Construction firms have been making high-stakes talent calls with thin data for years. Enterprise IT is finally catching up and there's a lot to learn.
Hiring on Instinct Is a Luxury Most Industries Can’t Afford For most of its history, construction hiring ran on relationships and gut feel. A superintendent’s reputation, a project manager’s track record, a handshake deal that held for years. It worked, until it didn’t. Today’s labor market is too tight, the stakes too high, and the […]
Mistakes are the currency of growth, if you can embrace them
Eighteen months ago, I left a great job at a global financial institution to join a fintech startup just coming off its seed funding round. At the time, the company had just three employees who were designing our early products out of a small coworking space. Like many professionals taking a less-trodden path, I found […]
Get out the microscope, and engage the Board in what you find
The majority of mergers fail to meet their intended goals. For those that are successful, the top reasons, per the KPMG Board Leadership Center, are, in order of importance: Well executed integration plan A correct valuation Effective due diligence A well executed integration plan depends on effective due diligence. Frequently, not enough time is spent […]
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Corporate innovators are building an innovation community to actively engage, support and educate each other. We share best practices and ideate around key challenges in a vendor free and very collaborative environment. Since its inception in 2016, activities include: Innovation organization review: members review their innovation organization’s evolution, org structure, positions, responsibilities, process, tools, methodologies, […]
Bootstrap your brain
Lexy Prodromos, a fellow active learner (see Out Work and Out Learn Everyone!), truly bootstrapped her way into a prominent role in the blockchain ecosystem. Now a Research and Marketing Strategist at Bloq, Inc., and the Director of Operations for the Chicago Blockchain Center, her journey shows how to build your value and seize an opportunity. We worked together […]
