Amitai Givertz's Blog – June 2007 Archive (23)

Quote for the Day: Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

On competitive advantage in the war for talent...



"Your challenge, if you want to build long term profitability and competitive advantage is not to engage in an undifferentiated, scorched-earth war for talent. Instead you need to make sure you hire as many talented people who fit your culture as possible, then use your systems, supervisors and your culture to help them become as effective as possible."



Wally Bock,…
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Quote for the Day: Monday, June 4th, 2007

On talent management...



"After this [talent management] conversation most HR people recognize that this is not just plumbing or automation - but something way beyond their span of control. This kind of initiative must be led, supported and driven by Sr. Management. In most cases, what happens next is that there is some more conversation and then the idea dies."



Tom O'Brien,…
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Quote for the Day: Friday, June 1st, 2007

On stupid interview tricks...







"Mind games, puzzle tricks, gotcha impromptu zingers, irrelevant “IQ tests”, “moving Mount Fuji’isms and Chris Sells’isms”, sneaky hidden trapdoors of the Spolsky sort and all the usual Microsoft shenanigans are a wash. Smacks me more of Geeky Eliteisms, people cut off from the real world."





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Added by Amitai Givertz on June 1, 2007 at 1:30pm — No Comments

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