Hung, thank you for linking to John's article in today's Recruiting Brainfood. I've had the pleasure of knowing John for a couple of decades and always appreciate his inquisitive mind and thoughtful questions. He's one of those rare industry experts who's not afraid to acknowledge that he doesn't have the answer but, instead, wants to enjoy the journey of finding it alongside others who are also interested.
an intellectual heavyweight in our space. I am perennially annoyed that I don't get to speak with him often enough, or have him guest on Brainfood Live more. Timezone is a killer though, so I am going to have to get myself over to the US more often to get better aligned!
This is so true. One of my best friends has a terrible time making decisions, even small decisions. He's extremely bright, knowledgeable, and wise but grew up in a house with parents whose primary enjoyment in life seemed to be putting down others, including their kids, for taking action when not every possible piece of information was thoroughly gathered and analyzed. So, my friend agonizes over every decision and always beats himself up whenever he makes one and facts later come to light to indicate that there may -- not even was -- a possible better option. What he can't grasp is exactly what you're saying, that deciding to not make a decision is a decision.
great stuff John.
general semantics going to hit hard in 2026 I suspect.
too much kpi-ing going on
and we're going to need to find a way to retreat from the obsession with 'data driven decision making'
Hung, thank you for linking to John's article in today's Recruiting Brainfood. I've had the pleasure of knowing John for a couple of decades and always appreciate his inquisitive mind and thoughtful questions. He's one of those rare industry experts who's not afraid to acknowledge that he doesn't have the answer but, instead, wants to enjoy the journey of finding it alongside others who are also interested.
an intellectual heavyweight in our space. I am perennially annoyed that I don't get to speak with him often enough, or have him guest on Brainfood Live more. Timezone is a killer though, so I am going to have to get myself over to the US more often to get better aligned!
Just like deciding to do nothing is a decision, no data is data. The latest from HRExaminer.
This is so true. One of my best friends has a terrible time making decisions, even small decisions. He's extremely bright, knowledgeable, and wise but grew up in a house with parents whose primary enjoyment in life seemed to be putting down others, including their kids, for taking action when not every possible piece of information was thoroughly gathered and analyzed. So, my friend agonizes over every decision and always beats himself up whenever he makes one and facts later come to light to indicate that there may -- not even was -- a possible better option. What he can't grasp is exactly what you're saying, that deciding to not make a decision is a decision.