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Tom Bolt

Networking Is Only the Beginning

The answer to so many questions today is found in the one word “networking.” This is discussed in product marketing, sales training, recruiting, job searches, and just about anywhere that personal contact is necessary to begin some process. The keyword in this definition is “begin” because there is little value in simply collecting network contacts without doing something with them. As basic as this concept seems to be, we seem to get lost in the… Read More »Networking Is Only the Beginning

Mutual Mentorship

I recently wrote a 5-part series of on the topic of mentoring and that horse was sufficiently beaten to death before I was finished. It was a labor of love because I have always been a strong proponent of training in the workplace. I have not modified any of my thoughts since that time, but there is always something new or a different slant on a topic. Last week I read an excellent blog post… Read More »Mutual Mentorship

You Can’t Fake Optimism

Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. ~ Vaclav Havel If you search online for inspirational quotes about optimism, you will find a bunch of crap proclaiming that without an optimistic viewpoint a person’s world will stop turning. Optimism is one of those misunderstood concepts that in and of… Read More »You Can’t Fake Optimism

From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Recruiting Basics

Recent online discussions about recruiters and recruiter training meant throwing my two cents into the fray with a repeat of articles about recruiter excellence… going beyond the basics. There is also a need to go back to the basics from time to time, how we work with others, and to analyze where recruiting management is taking us. Can just anybody be taught to recruit? Could a troop of monkeys do as well as today’s recruiting… Read More »From the Archives of Make HR Happen – Those Times We Talked About Recruiting Basics

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – From the Inspirational To the Practical

I’m not sure if this is a permanent trend, but this week also began with an article that is intended to be somewhat motivational on Monday and evolved into an analogy of personal characteristics in an organization on Tuesday. Another recurring topic is on diversity and this week we take a look into exclusion as well as inclusion. Finally, job search advice is given in a general sense to anyone looking to find work and… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – From the Inspirational To the Practical