Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
Talent Wars: The “A” PlayerHoax details an HR practice called “tograding.” The approach has some good advice (depthful, behaviorally focused interviews with well trained interviews) mixed with an often simplistic, and unproven application techniques.
Check out this tograding promotional blurb:
CEOs report that “picking the right people” is one of their most serious challenges.… Read the rest
The San Francisco 49ers fired their head coach Mike Singletary yesterday.
I don’t know Singletary, but have followed his career since 1985 when I lived in Chicago for five years (comprising what I refer to as the longest decade of my life) and he played for the Chicago Bears.
Singletary was an undersized, underpowered linebacker who played with lots of smarts and heart, and it’s no coincidence that the Bears won a Super Bowl and were highly competitive with him on board.… Read the rest