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Nearly all hiring managers say the process takes longer than 2 years ago
- 93% of hiring managers say the hiring process takes longer in 2025 compared to two years ago.
- 92% of U.S. hiring managers find it challenging to find skilled talent, with hiring plans slightly slowing down.
- 30% of hiring managers admitted to making hiring mistakes in the past two years, affecting team morale and productivity.
- To improve the hiring process, employers are advised to set clear timelines, communicate effectively, track hiring metrics, and revamp their recruitment strategies.
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Ualett Taps Andrea Martin to Lead Product Strategy as It Builds the Fintech Infrastructure for Gig Workers
- Ualett has appointed Andrea Martin as Product Manager to lead product strategy in building fintech infrastructure for gig workers.
- Martin's expertise in product development and money movement infrastructure from previous roles at Dwolla, Businessolver, and V Shred will help Ualett scale nationally.
- She will focus on expanding financial products and services, embedded money movement options, and customer loyalty programs to cater to gig workers' unique financial needs.
- Ualett aims to become a long-term financial partner for gig workers, offering tailored cash advance solutions and personalized financial services for independent contractors.
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Developing the modern manager. Plus updates from Veritone, Atlassian and more
- The role of modern managers is evolving with flat structures and AI-driven efficiency.
- SHL's report highlights the need for human-centric skills in today's workplace.
- HR leaders must prioritize people management skills, culture building, and leadership capabilities.
- Featured updates include AI tools from Veritone, Atlassian, and insights on employee engagement.
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Beyond “Data-Driven”
- The term 'data-driven' is prevalent but often loses its deeper meaning.
- Focusing solely on data without understanding can lead to misleading conclusions.
- Product decisions under uncertainty require judgment and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative insights.
- Successful product leaders navigate uncertainty, interpreting data and making informed decisions despite incomplete information.
- Wisdom in product development lies in synthesizing multiple inputs for meaningful action.
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Shut up, Meg: Why Devs Don't Speak Up, and What it Costs
- Developers facing broken tools and processes were silenced for raising concerns.
- Leaders prioritized optics, discomfort of some over addressing developer needs and improvements.
- Lack of psychological safety leads to silence, hindering innovation and creating costly consequences.
- Softening feedback may mask real issues, hindering progress and misprioritizing solutions.
- Creating a culture of safety involves welcoming uncomfortable feedback for genuine improvement.
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Bosses should encourage workers to own their mistakes, take risks — and not throw colleagues under the bus, says this VP.
- Leena Rinne, VP at Skillsoft, emphasizes the importance of leaders encouraging employees to own their mistakes and take risks in healthy workplaces.
- Rinne argues that workplace toxicity can stem from favoritism and competition, hindering engagement and innovation.
- Leaders creating a culture where employees feel safe to make mistakes and pivot when necessary is crucial for innovation and productivity.
- Rinne promotes 'mindful maneuvering' by understanding employees' strengths and weaknesses to foster a workplace where individuals can flourish.
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What Are Interpersonal Communication Skills? Definition, Examples, and How to Improve Them
- Interpersonal communication skills are crucial for success at work and in personal life.
- They involve speaking, listening, body language, empathy, and problem-solving abilities.
- Improving these skills can lead to stronger relationships and more effective communication.
- Interpersonal skills go beyond communication to include teamwork, empathy, conflict resolution, and leadership.
- Understanding and developing these skills can enhance your professional and personal interactions.
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Global Fintech Series
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Voya Investment Management Announces Leadership Changes to Its Investment Platforms
- Voya Investment Management (Voya IM) announced leadership changes to its investment platforms in a natural evolution of its team, aligning capabilities with client needs.
- Eric Stein will become the chief investment officer overseeing various strategies, while Jeff Hobbs will take on the role of chief investment officer of Fixed Income.
- Chris Lyons and Vincent Costa, current leaders in the organization, have announced their retirements after successful careers at Voya IM.
- The retirements have led to new appointments, with James Lydotes joining as Chief Investment Officer of Equities to continue the success and innovation within the organization.
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Inferno - Circle III: Slides Over Substance
- Product managers in Circle III prioritize slides over substance, leading to confusion among engineers and a disconnect with user needs.
- Storytelling turns into a trap when clarity is overshadowed by formatting in presentations, risking catastrophic consequences.
- Metaphors and visionary language can inspire, but they should be backed by real substance to avoid deceiving stakeholders and users.
- Key lessons include treating slides like code by testing and validating them, focusing on practical use-cases, running 'Deck Freeze Weeks' for real progress, and ensuring strategies are actionable, not just presentable.
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From Predictive to Agentic: The Future of AI Product Thinking (Part 2)
- Product Managers are stepping into a future where AI products are agentic, requiring a shift in design approach.
- When products are agentic, PMs need to define behaviors, permissions, and boundaries, not just flows and states.
- Five helpful principles for building agentic AI include designing for outcomes, not inputs, and making trust visible and improvable.
- The future of Product Management lies in designing for agentic AI systems and prioritizing outcomes over features.
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Medium
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From Predictive to Agentic: The Future of AI Product Thinking (Part 1)
- Users are now requesting AI tools that take the correct actions rather than just providing suggestions, indicating a shift towards building autonomous teammates.
- The transition is moving from predictive AI, which acts as a co-pilot, to agentic AI, which functions as an autonomous teammate by proactively making plans, adapting to feedback, and executing tasks on the user's behalf.
- Product Managers are now faced with shaping AI behavior as part of the brand, emphasizing the importance of designing products that not only respond but also act for the user.
- The article discusses the evolution towards agentic AI by referencing familiar examples like Gmail, Spotify, and Notion, which demonstrate systems that go beyond responding to the user and instead act on their behalf.
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HRM Asia
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Innovation and ownership: The cornerstones of COURTS Singapore’s enduring success
- COURTS Singapore focuses on fostering a robust corporate culture based on growth, creativity, and collaboration to retain talent and drive high performance.
- The organization prioritizes creating a warm, open, and nurturing work environment where employees feel valued and supported, aiming to be an employer of choice.
- COURTS invests in employee growth through programs like the Management Trainee initiative and promotes values such as openness, fairness, creativity, ambition, and societal contribution.
- Employees like Dione Poh benefit from COURTS' supportive culture, where innovation is encouraged, performance is valued alongside employee well-being, and an owner's mindset is fostered.
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It’s Not a Job Title. It’s a Way of Operating.
- The role of a Product Operator involves orchestrating between product, delivery, and customer experience to reduce friction and ensure successful idea implementation.
- Product Operators focus on bringing clarity and structure without adding bureaucracy, through well-defined processes and agile practices in alignment with user feedback.
- They emphasize empathy, collaboration, and adaptive leadership, aiming to operationalize momentum and empower teams to follow through on shared goals.
- The article emphasizes the importance of operational efficiency and team empowerment over job titles, advocating for a strategic shift towards effective systems and a culture of clarity and consistent delivery.
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Why a mission-based approach to leadership can pay off
- Brian Peckrill highlights how ethical leadership can drive long-term success for organizations.
- He stresses the importance of investing in people and values to maintain ethical standards.
- Peckrill discusses the significance of transparency, accountability, integrity, and empathy in leadership.
- He also explains how for-profit CEOs can benefit from learning from nonprofit leaders.
- Encouraging leaders to prioritize values and ethics can help build trust and drive profitability.
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CareerBuilder + Monster files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- CareerBuilder + Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, citing a challenging economic environment.
- The company has entered into asset purchase agreements with three companies for selling parts of the business as part of the bankruptcy sale process.
- The bankruptcy comes a year after Monster and CareerBuilder announced plans to merge to benefit from shared resources and solutions. The merger was completed in September 2024.
- CareerBuilder + Monster is also completing the sale process with three companies and working on debtor-in-possession financing to continue operations during bankruptcy.
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