Top 100 Influencers in HR, Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

Top 100 v1.11 David Perry

Posted on 03. Jul, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
The interesting thing about the Top 100 process is that I continue to discover new areas of influence. So far, every aspect of influence covered in the stories has involved the insides if the industry,. Each of the first ten people profiled are influential within the domestic American HR-Recruiting Industry.
Peter Drucker famously said [...]

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Top 100 v 1.10 Rob McIntosh

Posted on 26. Jun, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser

Influence encompasses a broad range of behavior and experience. The difference between influence and power is subtle. Power is the direct ability to harness resources to get things done. Influence is like power without the underlying resources. Influence is the ability to cause other people to use their resources in a certain way.
According [...]

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Top 100 v1.09 Bill Vick

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
The origins of American outsourcing are found in “third party recruiting” (TPR). The Recruiting task is so complex and innovation so rapid that most companies choose to outsource some component of the work. Long before there were organized process oriented management companies (RPOs), the “headhunter” moved onto the organizational stage.
In good economic times, [...]

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Top 100 Influencers v1.08 Bill Kutik

Posted on 19. Jun, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
The HR-Recruiting Industry has a huge variety of subcultures and niches. There is no such thing as a standard set of practices in the industry. The regional and tribal nature of our organizations change the face of HR-Recruiting from town to town and industry to industry. You do the whole thing differently if [...]

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Top 100 v1.07 David Manaster

Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
David Manaster pioneered the notion of collaborative online communities for HR Professionals. The Founder and CEO of EREMedia (the other preeminent community for Recruiting professionals). Widely known for his ability to adjust to changing times, Manaster navigates the changing face of our industry with grace and finesse.
As new ideas emerge, Manaster and his [...]

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Top 100: Recruiting and HR

Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
Our industry stretches from recruiting on one side to more traditional HR on the other. One part moves at market speeds; the other runs at a conservative pace. One part is an engine of competitive advantage. The other is the hard work that must be done with precision. Like families during the 60s, [...]

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Top Influencers v1.06 Robin Ferracone

Posted on 03. Jun, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
HR-Recruiting plays out at a variety of levels. So far, we’ve been looking at influence as it is practiced in the working levels of the industry. Software architects, marketing people, analysts and theorists all wield significant power in the standard set of transactions. Influence is, in one dimension, all about the marketplace. A [...]

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Top Influencers v1.05 Jeanne Achille

Posted on 29. May, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
Influence depends on connectedness. The advantage often goes to people who have been around a while and done a lot of different things. Being connected is of little value without a reputation for quality work and high personal standards.
The more I look, the more it seems that long term influence and institution building [...]

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Top Influencers v1.04 Elaine Orler

Posted on 27. May, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
Influence comes partly from the person and partly from the position.  It’s the intersection of audience and content. More interesting and subtle than sheer power or prestige, influence is measured by its wake.  Celebrity is not enough; in many cases, celebrity actually gets in the way.
While it’s not necessarily a question of how [...]

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v1.03 Kevin Wheeler

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by John Sumser.

By John Sumser
Influence is not an homogenous thing. There are levels of integrity, intensity and innovation. It can be peddled or it can be earned. There’s not a shortage of players who can increase sales traction for a product that is indistinguishable (at best) from its competitors. Every savvy tech person can point to smart [...]

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