I’m celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday this week with my family – and I’m very grateful. What are you thankful for?
Location: Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Date: September 18, 2013
Source: Jennifer McClure
Empowering Organizations and People Leaders to thrive in the ever-evolving world of work
Written by Jennifer McClure
I’m celebrating the Thanksgiving Holiday this week with my family – and I’m very grateful. What are you thankful for?
Location: Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Date: September 18, 2013
Source: Jennifer McClure
Written by Jennifer McClure
The business world is ripe with raconteurs, rhetoricians and grandiloquent speakers – which is to say that many businesspeople use unwieldy elaborations of common English words and phrases in an effort to make a point – or simply out of habit without considering the meaning (or lack thereof) of a particular phrase.
Recently, in the LinkedCincinnati Group on LinkedIn, I posed the question:
“If you could kill one piece of corporate buzz-speak (like the phrase ‘move the needle’), what would you eliminate?”
After over 100 comments in just one week, below are a few of my favorites from the discussion:
1. Think outside the box
First, can you define what the box is, so I can think outside of it? Yeah, I didn’t think so.
2. There’s no “I” in Team
But there is an “m” and an “e”… There’s also an “I” in quit.
3. Reach out
This sounds like it involves touching in the workplace. Your HR person will not be amused.
4. At the end of the day
Lazy and meaningless at any time of the day. Unless, of course, it IS literally the end of the day.
5. Let’s take that off-line
Translation: “I don’t want to address that and I hope you’ll forget to bring it up again.”
6. We want to partner up with you
To take advantage of what a person or company has built/grown/acquired – for free.
7. I’d like to pick your brain
See #6.
8. Drink the kool-aid
Sounds way better than asking employees to die for you.
9. This one’s in your wheelhouse
I don’t want to have anything to do with this project. You can have it.
10. Take one for the Team
You’re on your own here. We’re officially throwing you under the bus.
11. Kick the can down the road
Because nothing says we’re serious business people like comparing work activities to a child’s game.
12. Game changer
Yeah, right. Before that it was “world class” and before that it was “state of the art”.
13. It is what it is
“I am your supreme Leader. And I don’t give a shit what you think.”
14. Get in bed with
Just say NO to using this in regards to customers, vendors, etc. Trust me. They’re not that into you.
15. Open the kimono
Some things are better left unseen. Keep that kimono zipped up and find another way to talk about transparency!
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Unbridled Talent LLC is a consulting and advisory firm providing services to clients in the areas of leadership development, executive communication skills and talent strategy. Jennifer McClure offers keynotes, workshops and training that inspire and teach business leaders to be more effective in their careers and as leaders of their organization’s most valuable resource – people. Contact us to schedule an event or to discuss our strategic consulting and advisory services.
Written by Jennifer McClure
Recently, I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect Vegas 2013 Conference on the topic of “Driving Success with LinkedIn as a Small or Mid-Sized Company”.
The esteemed panelists I had the pleasure of working with included:
Angie McDonald – Vice President of Human Resources, Realogy Holdings Group
M.T. Ray – Senior Director of Global Recruiting, ExactTarget
Arnaud Kermouche – Manager of Talent Acquisition, Uni-Select, Inc.
The following video is from our session (some subscribers may need to click here to view) and I’ve also summarized some key points from the session below the video and the time increments for each question/response.
Whether you’re using LinkedIn for recruiting, employer branding or employee engagement via a free account or using paid LinkedIn Talent Solutions, I promise you’ll find the experiences, tips and suggestions shared by these successful Talent Acquisition leaders helpful!
ExactTarget – Today, 95% of ET employees are on LinkedIn and over 50% of openings are filled by employee referrals.
Uni-Select – LinkedIn is now a cornerstone in the employer brand strategy and is used to increase visibility.
Realogy – Started small and had to demonstrate ROI to be able to invest more in LinkedIn. Now use LinkedIn to find candidates and fill jobs domestically and internationally.
Uni-Select – Worked with LinkedIn to understand candidates, to listen to them and improve communications.
Realogy – Filled key positions in the UK and Hong Kong that would have previously been filled by outside agencies.
ExactTarget – Showed significant dollar savings in agency fees and was able to invest more in an internal sourcing team.
Uni-Select – Able to attract and hire for C-level and VP positions directly.
ExactTarget – Have basically stopped using agencies domestically and have had success with some international hires.
Realogy – Use LinkedIn as a strategic tool to make business proposals and present data to inform hiring managers.
ExactTarget – At least 50%. Able to target passive talent, get employee referrals and use it for employer branding.
Realogy – LinkedIn is part of a diverse talent acquisition strategy.
Uni-Select – LinkedIn is third highest source of applicants.
Realogy – Understand how to utilize mobile and also how to work more closely with hiring managers.
ExactTarget – Social recruiting in general – not just LinkedIn, but also Twitter, Instagram and other social sites.
Uni-Select – A recruiting video and communicating more effectively with employees so they can be Ambassadors for the company on LinkedIn.
Uni-Select – Uses lunch and learn sessions.
ExactTarget – Partnering with hiring managers and teaching them how to use LinkedIn to share jobs.
Realogy – Provides tips on how employees can improve their Profile and how franchisors can improve their Pages to get more followers and attract people to the company.
More great tips and info from the panelists and audience members on getting the most out of LinkedIn, getting started with a LinkedIn strategy, proving ROI and dealing with push-back from Marketing or other departments who aren’t supportive of developing an employer brand.
Thanks to LinkedIn for once again providing a great learning and connecting experience at their annual conference!
It’s never too early to register for Talent Connect 2014 in San Francisco October 20 – 22, 2014!
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Unbridled Talent LLC is a consulting and advisory firm providing services to clients in the areas of leadership development, executive communication skills and talent strategy. Jennifer McClure offers keynotes, workshops and training that inspire and teach business leaders to be more effective in their careers and as leaders of their organization’s most valuable resource – people. Contact us to schedule an event or to discuss our strategic consulting and advisory services.
Written by Jennifer McClure
Beautiful Fall day. Beautiful, fuzzy horse. This is my happy place. What’s yours?
Location: Honey Tree Stables
Where: Oxford, OH
Date: November 3, 2013
Source: Jennifer McClure on Instagram
Written by Jennifer McClure
These leaves seem to have a plan for where they’re headed. Do you?
Location: Mom’s Farm
Where: Cleveland, Tennessee
Date: October 24, 2012
Source: Jennifer McClure on Instagram
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