Agility

Ditch the "employer brand" to build one brand:

Well that was fast. Sears prepares for bankruptcy as early as this week. An example of an organization not having the agility to respond to changes in the market. Over leveraged with debt, no digital strategy, no fresh infusion of talent.

The retail carnage continues. They should have bought Casper when they had a chance. Large retailers who do not identify and react to disruptive technologies and alternative distribution methods will continue to fail. Digital native brands like Casper will continue to take advantage of The Innovator's Dilemma. The decision-making and resource allocation processes key to the incumbent's success are the same processes preventing them to react to the new business threats. Next up: Sears?

Unemployment drops to 3.7% making it difficult to find the best candidates. Using an experienced and dedicated recruiter is more important than ever to identify and place top talent.

Words from the wise on psychometric assessments. Ray Dalio founded and grew Bridgewater Associates into the largest hedge fund in the world. In his book 'Principles', he points to psychometric assessments as one key tool to create a high functioning organization.

Great Harvard Business Review article on Emotional Intelligence. E.I. is one of many assessments we use to create more effective leadership.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all who have served in the past and present! Thank you!

If hired for a new job, which would you rather have? An extra week of vacation or an additional $2k in salary?

Alibaba could become the biggest Initial Public Offering in US history. The story of its Founder Jack Ma is fantastic. Read about his vision, drive, leadership and persistence:

We have seen most of these 7 Career Trends For 2014 in the job market. Employers are more cautious to hire, yet having a hard time finding talent.

How do you measure team performance? MIT's Professor Pentland came up with a very unique way to measure team productivity and performance through patterns of communication.