Hiring

June 12, 2026

PART TWO – THE FUTURE OF HIRING IS OBSERVABLE PERFORMANCE In Part One of this series, I explored the difference between measuring individual skills versus evaluating how candidates actually perform those skills in a real workplace setting. Skills matter, but performance depends on far more than isolated proficiency. Context, judgment, prioritization, adaptability, and decision-making all...

May 21, 2026

PART ONE – HIRING FOR SKILLS OR PERFORMANCE: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE? Hiring based on skills has become a defining trend in talent acquisition, and for good reason. Candidates who demonstrate the right skills typically onboard faster, contribute sooner, and require less initial training. In a business environment where time-to-productivity matters, this shift feels both...

May 4, 2026

From Rail Yards to AI: Rethinking Job Analysis Without Losing What Matters I’ll admit it, I have a love/hate relationship with job analysis. Over the past 30 years, job analysis has taken me just about everywhere. I’ve worked the graveyard shift in railroad hump yards, ridden through Horseshoe Bend in the middle of the night...