A few years ago, an interesting study came out of Harvard Business Review titled, “The Business Case for Curiosity.” In the study, HBR reported how an...
A few years ago, I believed the primary reason to fire someone was because they were underperforming. However, throughout my professional career, and certainly as CEO...
I recently participated in a team-building exercise at work. The experience was led by my co-worker, Aniruddha Kadam, who’s known for his great workshop leadership skills....
I don’t think anybody can say, “I have mastered the art of hiring or firing people.” Because hiring and firing are not just an art or...
All throughout graduate school, and really long before that, I always assumed that everyone around me was super competent, highly motivated, and very hard working. It...
Hiring for “culture fit” is an age-old debate in the world of recruiting, and a simple Google search on the topic paints a stark picture of...
Company cultures today can be very casual. In extreme cases, you have the Ubers of the world where company culture consists of “team building” retreats that...
For decades, Silicon Valley was synonymous with the tech industry—it still is. In fact, the region was named for the silicon needed to make semiconductor computer...
Working in staffing and recruiting early in my career taught me a lot about people and business. For example, every day, hundreds of resumes crossed my...
You only get one shot to make an impression.