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Plumbing Greenwood Indiana comments on Employee Recognition and Kid's Birthday Party Swag

Plumbing Greenwood Indiana — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:21:33 +0000

A very interesting perspective. Surely we need to digress from traditional approaches if we were to strike a deal.

Seth McColley comments on If culture eats strategy, then what eats culture?

Seth McColley — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:51:19 +0000

You struck a chord with me here, Steve. I spent four years within the world of Yum! (all four with Pizza Hut), so I'm very familiar with the culture, the extreme focus on people capability and the company's success in China (India is the next big market). Lots of thoughts and lots of opinions on this subject (probably best shared over a cold beer), but I can testify that talent is a powerful and driving force, at least within Yum! From a people process standpoint, I've never seen anything quite like it.

Steve comments on Some applicants ARE awesome and can do lots of pull-ups

Steve — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:59:52 +0000

Richard - yep, I have to admit the Linsanity is almost all-encompassing. But I appreciate your take on this as well. I suspect that the pile-on after the fact going public was not intended or planned, but it still does not excuse some of the comments. I like your analogy of the private club that works hard to keep its membership 'correct'. Definitely something to think about. And no, I bet Main St has more 2X guys, but there are not many of them to be found anywhere really.

Richard Schad comments on Some applicants ARE awesome and can do lots of pull-ups

Richard Schad — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:30:36 +0000

First, I am amazed that it took you so long to highlight the cover letter in this space. My hypothesis for the delay is that you were lost in the Linsanity haze.
Beyond that, it was interesting and a bit humorous to read the letter. While I am not sure I'd give the candidate an interview; I do find the aloof commentators much less attractive both as potential employees and more generally as human beings. Clearly their response to the guy sounds a lot like, "No thanks, you don't have what it takes to be in the 1%." Which makes me think, as a percentage of population, do you think Wall Street has as many 2X body weight bench pressers as Main Street?

adeel comments on How much does the office furniture matter?

adeel — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:32:25 +0000

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Office Furniture comments on How much does the office furniture matter?

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Steve comments on Job Poaching and Designing Engaging Systems

Steve — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:06:02 +0000

Seth - thanks very much for the comments. Job Poacher is really only a couple of weeks old I think, so probably not many folks have heard of it. But it does help in a really simple way to cut through the BS and get right to the point.

Steve comments on If culture eats strategy, then what eats culture?

Steve — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:03:08 +0000

Hey Frank - thanks very much. I knew that some smart commenter would make that point! I think you are right and I guess the overall point might be that all three - culture, strategy, talent have their role and influence over outcomes. Just like Rock-Paper-Scissors I suppose.

Frank Zupan comments on If culture eats strategy, then what eats culture?

Frank Zupan — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:50:49 +0000

Great post Steve! This seems to be shaping up as a somewhat circular argument.

A related question: Can any organization, whether large or small-global or local, expect to attract and retain "talent" without a compelling organizational culture?

Seth McColley comments on Job Poaching and Designing Engaging Systems

Seth McColley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:55:59 +0000

Steve...I may be late to the party here, but it's the first time I've heard of Job Poacher. I think the concept is brilliant. Sort of reminds me of the "Make Me Move" feature on Zillow.com, the real estate site. There's always been this dance (for lack of a better word) that happens between job seekers and recruiters, and sometimes neither one is entirely upfront about their motives or where they want the conversation to lead. A site like this allows job seekers to cut right to the chase and proclaim a) their interest in making a move, b) the parameters of their search and c) maintain anonymity. Brilliant.

Seth