Do organizations even know what “talent” is?

Nice post man, good topic.  Also some really good comments, and there has been some interesting conversation around culture fit related to the removal of Jack Griffin at Time Warner. I usually find the cultural fit conversation to be pretty humorous.  In my experience, it seems that the people using it as a reason to… Continue reading Do organizations even know what “talent” is?

Diversity & HR…less talking, more doing.

Jason- Good post, and really good comments from Eric and Ben and Jay.  I do not think that HR and Diversity are soulmates, and I am not sure that they should be.  Diversity and inclusion work today touches a lot of stuff far outside the realm of HR and I have been suggesting that the… Continue reading Diversity & HR…less talking, more doing.

Put that Freak Flag Away!

Jason- Organizations are conformist by nature. Some organizations are really conformist and some not so much, but there is always some degree of conformity…that is true of any social group actually. Conformity is the cost of membership. Too much conformity can be really, really bad and you can see examples of this ranging from Enron… Continue reading Put that Freak Flag Away!