Mar 31Head on over to my blog…If you’re reading this, you somehow stumbled across my Medium page. I’m abandoning Medium and focusing exclusively on my blog, which you can find at www.dpthoughts.ca Why? Mostly on Principle. Medium recently made some changes to its platform, and the result is that I’m no longer able to earn any…Blog1 min read
Jul 21, 2021Please Re-sendI love this out-of-office message from Nat Ives of The Wall Street Journal. To be clear, I’ve never met or interacted with Nat. I don’t know him at all. But he’s the publisher of the WSJ’s CMO Today daily newsletter, which I really enjoy, and his email address is at…Work Life Balance2 min read
Mar 10, 2019Great companies start with great recruitment processes.I’ve worked for a few really great companies in my career, so I can say the following with confidence: great companies treat their employees well even before they become employees. How do they do that? By having a great recruitment process in place. Let me share a story with you…Job Hunting10 min read
Jun 21, 2017The Future of Work: 5 Lessons from the HR leader who helped shape the culture at Netflix.“The future of work is not compatible with the world we live in today.” So says Patty McCord, the former Chief Talent Officer for Netflix. She’s the person credited with authoring the company’s original “Culture Deck” that’s been viewed over 15 million times and prompted Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to…Hr Talent Management12 min read
Published in Career Relaunch·May 4, 2016Why I left Google.I am an ex-Googler. Those who know me will likely be very surprised about the “ex” part of that sentence. As a marketer, I’ve loved Google for over a decade. When I began working there last year, I made no secret of how privileged I felt to be a part…Career Advice6 min read