A dog is for life, not just for Christmas It is more than 40 years since the slogan “A dog is for life, not just for Christmas”, was created by Clarissa Baldwin OBE, Chief Executive of the Dogs Trust (which was known as the National Canine Defence League in those days). Treat them …
Colleague: “Hey HB! The Job Description for your CIO role is not showing.” HasBean: “I know! None of the senior executives are posted.” Colleague: “Why Not? It’s time I started planning the skills for my next role.” HasBean: “It’s just the way we’ve always done it here.” Colleague: “Oh I see! So my only option …
HasBean: “We need someone with a certificate in Project Management.” Candidate: “So as you can see, I have a certificate in the latest Project Management methodology.” HR: “So tell me about your experiences with the last project you managed – size, budget etc.” Candidate: “Oh No! I haven’t actually managed any projects yet. The recruitment …
HR: “What a shame Angela has left. She was our best Business Analyst.” HasBean: “I didn’t know she was even looking!” HR: “She told me she didn’t feel challenged, and couldn’t see a career path.” HasBean: “How could we have known that?” HR: “But, we knew she fully met the requirements of her current job, …
Manager: “Great News! For the cost of a weekly coffee, I now know the complete digital skills of my whole team.” HasBean: “You already have that, it’s in their job descriptions.” Manager: “Sure, that shows what we needed when we hired them, but NOT all their skills.” HasBean: “What’s the use of that?” Manager: “What …
CISO: “This is the internal candidates list for the new Information Security position.” HasBean: “Don’t think I know her! And how old is he now? Isn’t his wife about to have a baby? He supports the same football team I do – we should interview him!” CISO: “Hang On! The skills profile matching shows we …
HR: “When was this Job Description updated last?” HasBean: “I’m not sure. Why?” HR: “It lists a requirement to assist the Y2K Team prepare for the Millennium Bug!”
Manager: “We really need you to start deriving a lot more value from all our data.” HasBean: “Already on to it. I’ve started recruiting and looking for a supplier.” Manager: “Do we not already have people with suitable skills?” HasBean: “I doubt it. It requires a whole new set of Job Descriptions.” Manager: “But we …
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