Recruiting and getting the right "talent" in organizations is one of the most important leadership abilities. Whether the buzzword is "talent management" or "human resources", it all comes down to having the right people.
A recent post in Workopolis blog "New Rules for the Talent Hunt" highlighted how the job market is changing, with tips for recruiters and candidates. From this post, I found 3 key components that I feel are really critical to be aware of, when you are a leader searching for the right people:
a. Hire a person, not a resume. Spend time getting to know people in interviews: who they are, how they will contribute, and how well they will fit into your organization.
b. Getting it wrong can be costly. "Hiring the wrong person will cost you 2.5 times that person’s salary."* Getting it right is worth the reward of the time you invest in really getting to know people in interviews.
c. Fulfillment is the new corner office. Employee happiness (and productivity) is a result of fulfillment on the job. Engaged employees achieve more. Beyond hiring the right people, invest in keeping each person engaged and thus, achieving results on the job. Find out what is important to each person individually, to maintain fulfillment in his/her career.
* Source: Society of HR Management 2007
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Right Livelihood
Buddhists have a view of work as "Right Livelihood".
"According to the ancient scripture, the Dhammapada, Right Livelihood is said to be 'in tune with increasing helpfulness for beings and decreasing harmfulness.'" - from Awakenening the Buddha Within, by Lama Surya Das.
My purpose through my work is to help make workplaces more humane. I accomplish this in two ways. Through career coaching, I help people find careers that really fit for them, where they can put their strengths to work. Through leadership coaching, I help leaders develop their people-leadership skills, to become appreciative of other's perspectives and strengths, and to deal with others in respectful and humane ways, while accomplishing results together.
When people find work that fits for them, and when leaders evolve their people-leadership skills, it creates a positive ripple effect throughout workplaces. Unfortunately many people are in careers that don't fit for them, where it is a struggle for them to go into work everyday. There are also many people who suffer the ill effects of having a "bad boss" who creates a negative ripple effect, which goes beyond workplaces to negatively affect others at home and in the world at large.
Right Livelihood asks us to love our world through our work, instructing us to avoid vocations that harm others. How do you measure up against this standard?
Are you in a job that doesn't fit for you?
Are you a leader struggling with stresses that cause you to forget about how you are treating your people?
Have you found your Right Livelihood?
"According to the ancient scripture, the Dhammapada, Right Livelihood is said to be 'in tune with increasing helpfulness for beings and decreasing harmfulness.'" - from Awakenening the Buddha Within, by Lama Surya Das.
My purpose through my work is to help make workplaces more humane. I accomplish this in two ways. Through career coaching, I help people find careers that really fit for them, where they can put their strengths to work. Through leadership coaching, I help leaders develop their people-leadership skills, to become appreciative of other's perspectives and strengths, and to deal with others in respectful and humane ways, while accomplishing results together.
When people find work that fits for them, and when leaders evolve their people-leadership skills, it creates a positive ripple effect throughout workplaces. Unfortunately many people are in careers that don't fit for them, where it is a struggle for them to go into work everyday. There are also many people who suffer the ill effects of having a "bad boss" who creates a negative ripple effect, which goes beyond workplaces to negatively affect others at home and in the world at large.
Right Livelihood asks us to love our world through our work, instructing us to avoid vocations that harm others. How do you measure up against this standard?
Are you in a job that doesn't fit for you?
Are you a leader struggling with stresses that cause you to forget about how you are treating your people?
Have you found your Right Livelihood?
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