Author: John Hollon

John Hollon is an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized expert on leadership, talent management, human resources, and smart workforce practices. For the last six years, he worked as Vice President for Editorial at ERE Media where he founded the highly popular HR and talent management website TLNT.com TLNT.com. Before that, he was Editor-in-Chief of Workforce Management magazine, the nation’s oldest HR and talent management publication. During his 30-year career, he has also held editing positions at the late Los Angeles Herald Examiner and California’s Orange County Register. He was the top editor for Gannett at two statewide papers—the Great Falls Tribune in Montana, and The Honolulu Advertiser in Hawaii. He also has deep experience in magazine and online publishing, having been a group editor and editorial director at Fancy Publications in Irvine, vice president for editorial at Pets.com in San Francisco, and Editor of the San Diego Business Journal. In addition to his work as an editor and media executive, John is also an adjunct professor in the College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton.

Why We Need to Treat Departing Employees Better as They Head Out The Door

Here’s something I’ve learned from years of management: There are two key days that employee’s judge the organization on — their first day at work, and their last. The first day of work has been getting a lot of attention as everyone seems to be focusing on the importance of onboarding, and that’s a good […]