How Will You Challenge Yourself This Year and Beyond?
“New year, new career”… or maybe “new year, new mentee”… or how about “new year, more work-life balance.” Whatever goals you land on, setting your [...]
Culture: The Sharpest Tool in the Toolbox for Competitive Advantage
What makes up the components of a competitive advantage? Is it just one-upping your competitor? Not so much anymore. We see companies like Apple thriving [...]
6 Indicators to Measure Recruitment Effectiveness
There is a common misconception that it's challenging to measure recruitment success. That misconception is the result of limited thinking, the insistence on qualifying talent [...]
Leader vs. Boss: Does it Matter?
Many of us have had the misfortune of working for a “boss.” (Definition of a boss: “a person in charge of a worker or organization.”) [...]
2 Things Business Leaders Can Learn from Coaches
1. Simplify Small wins create momentum; it doesn’t matter what the task is. As a coach, you tell your players to focus only on the [...]
4 Tips to Find the Right Organizational Culture for You
Much of the conversation around organizational culture is centered, rightly, on how organizations create, sustain, and grow healthy cultures. Talent Acquisition is at the fulcrum [...]
How Leadership Indecision Erodes Trust
We’re at the mid-point. Half the year is over. As a leader of your company, you are likely feeling one of two ways: 1) Excited [...]
The Top 15 Values Social Impact Leaders Care About
At Y Scouts we are leadership search Sherlocks (say that three times fast) who employ a covert approach to candidate engagement. We reach out to [...]
Hiring 101: Crafting an Exceptional Hire
When was the last time you called your dentist to fix your bathroom pipes? Or maybe you weren’t feeling well - did you call your [...]