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Daniel Howden

Daniel Howden

Daniel Howden was a VP of Comms at Workable. He writes about the ideas shaping the world of work. He was formerly with the Economist and Guardian.

Time to reboot the gamification of recruitment

It’s safe to assume that Casey Wardynski didn’t foresee the scale of what he was starting back in 1999. As chief economist of th...

The limits of euphemism

As individuals it is likely that we have differing degrees of tolerance for being spoken to indirectly. And yet most of us are e...

Holacracy after the hype: lessons for business

It has often been tough to separate Holacracy from its accompanying hype. The alternative management system, meant to distribute...

The dishonest myth of work-life balance

There are some truly bad ideas that are nonetheless born survivors. The notion of “work-life balance,” popularized in the 1980s,...

Why parental leave laws aren’t working

If we want to have a workforce in the future we need to have children. The necessity to create tomorrow’s employees means today’...

The world’s most enduring personality test is a meaningless parlor game

If you work for a large organization you’re probably already aware that yours is one of 16 distinct personality types. You may b...

Money for nothing: are we ready for universal basic income?

Several years ago I went to visit a radical experiment in the remote west of Kenya near the shores of Lake Victoria. A handful o...

writing effective job descriptions

Writing effective job descriptions: a style guide

Given that the purpose of a job description is to attract applications it would make sense for it to be inviting. Yet, all too o...

Understanding interviews per offer and interviews per hire KPIs

Understanding "interviews per offer" and "interviews per hire" KPIs is crucial for measuring recruiting efficiency. These metric...

Qualified job candidates per hire: recruiting metrics that matter

How and what we need to measure in recruiting remains an active discussion. While there is plenty of data on offer from key recr...

The leadership illusion

This is the leadership industry, a complex that now encompasses colleges, gurus, corporate departments, startups, foundations, c...

Average time to hire: key recruiting metrics to track

The most important recruiting metrics include time to hire, which measures the duration from engaging a candidate to accepting a...

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