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Tag Archives: hiring
Hiring the Right Person
Malcolm Gladwell presented at the New Yorker conference on the Challenge of Hiring in the Modern World. As usually, he provides some great thoughts. I wrote on Hiring the Right Workers The job market is an inefficient market. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Fun, Management, webcast
Tagged Data, hiring, management, Systems thinking, webcast
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IT Talent Shortage, or Management Failure?
IT talent shortage, or management failure? [the broken link was removed] Is there a talent shortage? Only because employers have created it. The real shortage is in good management. Without proper seeding, feeding and cultivating, the IT community withers like … Continue reading
Hiring: Silicon Valley Style
Interviews on how to hire in Silicon Valley. I especially like Guy Kawasaki’s comment – “the key to getting great people to work for you is to have a great product. That is why Google does so well. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Google, IT, Management, Software Development, Systems thinking, webcast
Tagged Career, hiring, IT
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Google’s Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm
Google Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm. First, from a “what should I do,” view, I believe, Kevin Meyer’s advice is more appropriate: The False God of the Almighty Algorithm. But Google can do some things well that are … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Creativity, Google, Innovation, Management
Tagged Creativity, Google, hiring, Innovation
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Hiring the Right People
The job market is an inefficient market. There are many reasons for this including relying on specification (this job requires a BS in Computer Science – no Bill Gates you don’t meet the spec) instead of understanding the system. Insisting … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Customer focus, IT, Management, Performance Appraisal, Popular
Tagged Career, curiouscat, Deming, hiring, management, managing people, Popular
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Selecting Six Sigma Black Belts
A Question of Balance by Jim Bossert and Larry Krynski, Quality Digest. The articles explores attributes needed by black belts: personal, technical ability, training, experience, aptitude and culture. “This article examines “each attribute to see how it contributes to selecting … Continue reading
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Tagged hiring, Six sigma
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