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William Tincup

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CEO, Tincup & Co.

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HR Vendor / Consultant, MBA, SPHR, Speaker, Blogger, DriveThruHR Co-Host, Fistful of Talent Contributor, HR Software User Acceptance / User Adoption Expert
http://www.tincup.com

WEB: DriveThruHR

Jan. 25, 2012

William Tincup is speaking at this roundtable

The First 90 Days: Making A New Job Work

Human Resources

Company Culture

Oct. 6, 2011

William Tincup is now following Dr Natalie Petouhoff and 19 other people

Sept. 6, 2011

William Tincup is speaking at this roundtable

Employee Communications: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

General Management

Human Resources

Aug. 30, 2011

William Tincup and 24 other people answered this question

What are the top mistakes that interviewers make when conducting an interview?

I agree with Steve... way too fast... split second judgement calls... imo, slow down, listen and smile more... more

Human Resources

Aug. 17, 2011

William Tincup and 3 other people answered this question

What is the earliest stage a company might invest in HR as a business strategy?

Atul & Mel have it right... I think it must be baked in as a part of the founding fabric. Example: Our great people enable us to create great software! Normally, small businesses think of HR at/around the 50 employee number... which in most cases ... more

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Performance Metrics

Aug. 8, 2011

William Tincup and 104 other people answered this question

What do you think successful people do that others don't?

Wonderful thread... I've liked many responses so far...
The one thing I would add is that most successful people I know think 6 months ahead. They think about now and the future... long term but they also have a keen awareness of what will happen ... more

Aug. 4, 2011

William Tincup and 4 other people answered this question

What do you think is the most important lesson HR can learn from the Murdoch scandal?

Two rules...
(1) Don't be a douche
(2) See rule number 1
That's what all departments can learn from the NOTW meltdown. more

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Employee Behavior

Aug. 3, 2011

William Tincup and 1 other person answered this question

Layoffs: how do you decide who gets a pink slip?

I like Mark's model... the only thing I would add is that no one wins with a layoff... management, those that stay, those that leave... the families of all involved, etc. No one wins so avoid layoffs at all costs...
That said, if you have ... more

Human Resources

July 6, 2011

William Tincup and 6 other people answered this question

What skill set is hardest for a start up to recruit for?

Not as much of a "skill" as a sense for how the candidate will cope with change and/or ambiguity. Start ups, like most businesses, need folks that are capable AND folks that can cope with what Craig describes above. more

Human Resources

June 24, 2011

William Tincup and 8 other people answered this question

What's the best swag you've received at a conference?

I received a Flip Camera from Monster.com at HR Florida last year. Ballin.

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