#6Things: “Meternity”, Strong Writing and Why the War for Talent is BS

Hey y’all. I’m writing this from rainy NYC. This week we talk a LOT about women, fitting since it’s almost Mother’s Day. Let’s DO THIS!

This is actually awesome

This is being dubbed the “LinkedIn for women” who’ve taken a break. My only question is why on earth no one thought of this earlier. So many of my entrepreneur friends find that these educated, experienced women are the perfect storm of candidates when it comes to staffing. Let me know if you try it. (Fast Company)

Great way to sell a book

This lady and her MEternity. Of course, the entire internet was up in arms when this lady started complaining about how all her mom friends get this awesome vacation and she never gets to meet her girlfriends for margaritas. Woof. But as the headline says…(NY Post)

And I would complain BUT…

I would write more about meternity but this lady already handed this lady her baby bump on a platter. It’s everything I want to say and more. (Medium)

I predicted it! Because people grow up!

This one is not about moms but it is about the nauseating millennial trend. JK, it’s actually why we need to be worried about Generation Z now. I figure we have at least four more years before we discuss this no? Do we need to jump the gun? Get off my lawn. (Quartz)

Write Strong. Live Strong.

I wanted to put this in last week’s #6things but…didn’t. This basically underscores what I’ve always thought, which is that amazing writers who write what they actually think totally rock their career (Laurie Ruettimann, Kris Dunn, Tim Sackett, Robin Schooling all spring to mind). (Without BS)

Remember The War for Talent?

“That was the name of a 1997 article and popular 2001 book written by the good people at McKinsey & Company, the publication of that set off a worldwide craze over a raft of flimsy “talent management” ideas. One of the most prominent: To win in business, companies had to promote their most “talented” people aggressively while culling their ranks of the least “talented” with similar urgency. What makes for a “talented” employee? Hell if I know. But I do know this: Like most wars, it was not only destructive but also wrong-headed. The War for Talent was a War on Common Sense.” (New York Observer)

Maren Hogan

Maren Hogan is CEO of Red Branch and general Bad@$$

Maren Hogan is a seasoned marketer and community builder in the HR and Recruiting industry. Maren started Red Branch Media and, before she hired all the smiling faces you see below, she ran it on her own. In marketing for over 15 years, she has deep experience in strategic campaigns and a long-term, results-based operational approach.