Author: victorassad6

I advocate, consult, speak, and write about recruiting talent, building HR capabilities, and developing excellent leaders, teams, and cultures. I am the CEO of Victor Assad Strategic HR Consulting and Managing Partner of InnovationOne. I have just released my first book, "Hack Recruiting: The Best of Empirical Research, Method and Process, and Digitization." It has received outstanding endorsement and 5-star ratings on Amazon. We work with small, mid-size, and large organizations in a variety of industries such as medical devices, bio-tech, high tech, health care, manufacturing, semiconductors, mining, and retail. Before consulting, I led HR for fast-growth, global businesses of Medtronic and Honeywell.

Would Your Company Win Your Industry’s Super Bowl?

Posted by victorassad6on February 3, 2015February 3, 2015in Talent ManagementLeave a comment

New England Patriot Coach Bill Belichick won his fourth Super Bowl last night. Even amidst a controversy over cheating in the January 18 game against the Indianapolis Colts, his legacy will be as a master strategist of the game of…

Hiring Like Google — Recruiting is Everyone’s Job!

Posted by victorassad6on January 28, 2015January 28, 2015in RecruitingLeave a comment

Google executives believe that, “Hiring is the most important thing managers do.” Everyone knows someone great, and recruiting is part of everyone’s job. I will be the first to tell you that what works for Google is no guarantee of…

What Makes A Team Smart?

Posted by victorassad6on January 28, 2015January 28, 2015in Team Effectiveness2 Comments

One of the most important activities for business executives and managers is to set up and empower effective teams. New research shows that the smartest and most effective teams have characteristics that may surprise you. In the January 18, 2015…