Should We Use Race or Gender as a Requirement for Leadership Positions?

“My administration will look like the country, and I commit that I will in fact pick a woman to be Vice President.”Joe Biden, Democratic Presidential debate in March 2020. Joe Biden has committed to selecting a woman for his running mate. Should we do the same with our leadership positions? Should we commit to hiring …

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The Most Taboo Topic in the Hiring Process

There’s a long list of topics that are “inappropriate” for the workplace: religion, sex, drugs, politics, money. We know these taboos, and we shush anyone about to bring them up. We want a “civil” work environment, so rather than train people on how to have a conversation about these topics, we pretend they don’t exist …

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Are You Asking the Right Questions

It seems like everyone wants content related to COVID-19 and that is definitely not my forte. Talent acquisition, for the most part, continues forward, but there will be changes. When I was talking with Vadim, I realized I have more questions than answers. But as each organizations is different, how you answer the questions is …

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