A colleague of mine emailed me after reading a New York Times article about a black woman who had shared that she was an introvert, troubled by the way her leadership team had taken the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)…
Category: Diversity and Inclusion
“Hack Recruiting” to be released August 1
I am thrilled to announce that my book will be released on August 1! "Hack Recruiting: The Best of Empirical Research, Process and Method, and Digital Technology" The early reviews are coming in. Bill Schiemann, an author, public speaker, and Principal…
Practice pay equity to attract the best talent
This weekend Proctor and Gamble stepped in on the pay equity dispute in US soccer. It’s female deodorant brand, Secret, offered to help reduce the pay gap between the US women’s world championship soccer team and men’s team by paying…
It is time to recruit America’s forgotten workforces.
Are you struggling to find job candidates for entry-level job openings? It is time to consider America’s forgotten workers— the formally incarcerated and those with disabilities, including autism. A recent and insightful article in The Wall Street Journal illustrates the…
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Has the #MeToo Movement shocked your complacency? Take these 7 steps!
The frightened employee called our ethics hotline 17 years ago to report that her former boss, a Vice President, was harassing her at her apartment building. He would show up at her apartment building, despite it being halfway across the…
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Airbnb’s Hyper-growth, HR and AI, The Truth About Gender Bias in Leadership
Are you ready for the disruptive spirit of HR? If you have never experienced a DisruptHR event, expect high energy, fast pace, fresh and leading content like you have never heard before. Food, wine, and beer. The audience is encouraged…
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How AI can improve your employee inclusion and engagement!
The traditional approaches to diversity and inclusion are not moving the needle. Whether its “the letter” at Google or sensational headlines about bad behavior at companies such as Uber or Fox News, diversity and inclusion remain a hot topic. Can…
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Use your data to improve sales force recruiting, skills, diversity, and sales!
The goal was to double the sales force of a medical device company that was launching a game-changing product, by hiring more than 100 sales representatives across the U.S. We needed to accomplish this in roughly six months. And, by…
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Coaching Girls Softball Taught Me Important Lessons About Leadership
One of the biggest influences in my young life was a baseball coach in junior high who spent extra time with me, not the best athlete by any measure. He helped me work on my batting technique, especially, bunting. It…
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Tired of Talking About Millennials? Me Too. But Two Juggernauts Are Coming…
A recruiter complained to me recently about Millennials, “I have so many Millennials who do not show up for their interviews. Once they are hired, our managers have a hard time motivating them, and their turnover is high. It’s not…
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