“Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” This beautiful quote by John Crosby sums up some of the key benefits of peer mentoring. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at this form of mentoring for employees; its definition, benefits, and the critical elements…
Employee Experience (EX) is getting more and more attention. For example, it’s ranked as the #1 topic in LinkedIn’s Global Talent Trends 2020 research. I am a great believer in the added value good EX can provide organizations. This belief is based on, among other things, research conducted by Starbucks in 2011, which AnalitiQs repeated…
The war for talent is here to stay. The top priority for Chief Talent Officers is to ensure that their organization’s hiring is done on time, and in accordance with all their quality parameters. Often, this means that it should be done at a faster pace, and without compromising its quality. As a result of…
Landing a job without an interview or background check, does that seem impossible? Not if you know about open hiring. In this article, we’ll zoom in on this concept. We’ll highlight some of its benefits and disadvantages and share 3 examples of companies that practice open hiring. ContentsWhat is open hiring? Benefits of open hiringDisadvantages of…
The number of articles on People Analytics is increasing. Taking a quick look at LinkedIn is enough to get you settled for a day of reading easily. Which is not bad in times of working from home during these strange COVID times (please all stay safe!). Most articles are theoretical: they discuss how People Analytics…
National differences between countries’ responses to Coronavirus are fascinating. A global experiment that no-one would have wished for is happening right now, testing how our social & economic systems adapt. National differences affect government policies, organizations, and how employees are treated. These will have impacts on how well people, organizations, and economies recover afterward. National…
In the past, survey after survey showed that the majority of people want to work from home. Well, now we’ve had a chance. For the past six weeks or so, every job that could be done from home has been done from home. And you know what? It’s okay to hate it. While this world-wide…
March 2020. On my agenda for today: hosting a workshop on collective intelligence. While I get ready to go to work I turn on the radio. The latest news isn’t great, Trump just decided to close the US borders. On my way to Paris’ business district, I remember a famous quote by Martin Luther King:…
Talent acquisition jobs come in various shapes and sizes. In this article, we zoom in on three of them, including their requirements and key duties. ContentsTalent acquisition job characteristics Talent acquisition managerTalent acquisition specialistHead of talent acquisitionBefore you goFAQ Talent acquisition job characteristics Regardless of the exact role, talent acquisition jobs all have certain characteristics…
In a recent episode of his Making Sense Podcast, host Sam Harris talks with Matt Mullenweg, one of the founding developers of Wordpress, an open-source platform used by 36% of the web. In 2005, Matt founded Automattic, an Internet company whose brands include Wordpress.com, Akismet, Tumblr, and others. Since his company is a 100% distributed…