TotalPicture: Talent Acquisition, HR Tech, Careers, Leadership, Future of Work

If you are going to use a recruiter, pick the right type and the right individual or firm and be prepared to manage your recruiting partner. David Lord is one of the world's experts on recruiters."

We are seeing companies that are being strategic, proactive, and methodical as it relates to hiring. The days of handing over 3 to 5 candidates for a specific rec and saying 'here you go' are over." Sheila Greco

"Most people who lead businesses are not in tune with human beings. They're in tune with with business side, with the financial world; they're in tune with the broad strategic approach they need to take. But the real successful leaders have learned to pay attention to both." Bill Berman

When to do deeper work... the Goldilocks of the brain... we're talking about the most complicated thing in the non-universe: the brain... one of the things that activates strong emotions in a big way is uncertainty...

“Applying neuroscience to leadership matters. Intelligence is our greatest strategic asset, yet we live and work profoundly out of sync with our own biology. The fundamental role of great leadership is to create places of work where the highest level of collective intelligence can emerge and flourish. If any one of your employees is not showing up to work with full brain/ body engagement, you are squandering your only true competitive advantage." Janet Crawford

Do you need a job search coach? That’s the focus of our discussion today.

Onboarding "is the process of acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating new team members, whether they come from outside or inside the organization. The prerequisite to successful onboarding is getting your organization aligned around the need and the role."

Onboarding "is the process of acquiring, accommodating, assimilating and accelerating new team members, whether they come from outside or inside the organization. The prerequisite to successful onboarding is getting your organization aligned around the need and the role."

Rick Smith, the bestselling author of The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career from Good to Great, He is the co-author of the Wall Street Journal and Business Week bestseller The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers, which remains one of the top-selling professional career books of all time.

"Our research shows that about one-quarter of the workers who survive a layoff are depressed enough to be clinically treated." David Noer

A recent Wall Street Journal study revealed that the number one most sought after executive skill by organizations is strategic thinking, but few leaders have that skill set. In his new book, Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy, Focusing Your Resources, and Taking Smart Action, Rich Horwath dissects the three most important elements of strategic thinking, breaks them down into simple and attainable skills, and shows readers how to apply them every day.

Communicating in Today's Workplace - Do People Listen When You Talk? Do Others Understand You? Do You Get What You Want?

Sales Jobs, Medical Jobs, Nursing Jobs, Accounting Jobs, Construction Jobs, Retail Jobs, Hospital Jobs, Engineering Jobs, Finance Jobs, IT Jobs -- add them all up: 300 Million Job Related Searches on Google - Per Month!

I would bet anyone that has worked in the corporate world would agree that organizations are hugely inefficient and that much of what managers do is self-defeating. At the same time, there is a solid body of data on which organizational designs and management practices improve performance. The reason we don't replace what doesn't work with what does is exactly what the latest research in neuroscience teaches us." - Charles S. Jacobs

Chris Brogan helps large and mid-sized businesses understand how to use social media tools like blogging, social networks, community platforms, and more to build business value for marketers, sales organizations, and how these tool foster internal collaboration for a competitive advantage.