A couple of months ago, Eugen Sakhnenko got in touch with me about a cool new photoblog he'd be starting profiling interesting people in the Toronto area. The project, called ATLAS, has featured a handful of cool personalities that I've ...Read More

Originally posted at Wikinomics.comIn my research on how social networks can be leveraged for talent purposes, one of the core themes that has emerged has been how organizations can evolve relationships with candidates throughout a more complete employment lifecycle. Traditionally, ...Read More

Originally posted at Wikinomics.com Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Open Government and Innovations Conference in Washington, DC. The two-day conference was a fantastic opportunity to hear some of the leaders in open government thinking, including: Aneesh Chopra, Federal ...Read More

This post was originally published at Wikinomics.com I still keep in touch with a handful of teachers from high school. One of those teachers, Mike Perosevic, taught me grade 11 economics and always seemed to push the envelope when it came ...Read More

If you're a Twitter user, you've probably wondered how seemingly irrelevant hashtags make it to the top of the Trending Topics list. How could #meowmonday be so popular? (Especially when #nopantstuesday is less than 24 hours away!). A few ...Read More

Despite placing #1 on BusinessWeek's annual ranking of "The Top 25 Ideal Employers" for the third year in a row, Google is facing its fair share of talent challenges. At 22,000 employees, it can no longer provide the start-up appeal ...Read More

Having worked in the construction industry for the past few years, I’ve interfaced with firms involved in the building process at all levels - from general contractors who manage construction on-site, to architects and designers, to small machine and metal ...Read More