Conifer

Email me at coniferblog@proton.me

I primarily write about the following (in no particular order / preference)

1) Observations and thoughts on work
2) How to get things done at work (or at least how I get them done)
3) Books and my thoughts after reading them
4) Other interests like cooking, games, and travel

Building the Performance Management Team — November 2, 2025
What Makes Performance Management Difficult? — September 22, 2025
What is Performance Management? — September 4, 2025
We Must Cultivate Our Gardens — June 22, 2025
How Do I Get My Team To Care About Training? — June 4, 2025
How to Measure L&D Effectiveness — May 31, 2025
Best Ways To Build Each Training Type — April 19, 2025
Who's On the L&D Team? — March 22, 2025
Why is L&D Difficult? — March 12, 2025
The Evergreen Organization — March 8, 2025
What is Learning & Development — March 1, 2025
Write Better Interview Feedback — February 12, 2025
Let's Make Interview Questions — February 8, 2025
Know Your Sources — January 26, 2025
How To Train Your Interviewers — January 19, 2025
Building the Interview Plan — January 12, 2025
Design the Interview Loop — January 4, 2025
Data For Data's Sake — December 31, 2024
Values, Job Scope, and Ideal Candidate Profile -- Prepare For the Search — December 27, 2024
Palak Paneer — December 17, 2024
Reflecting On 10 Years of Work — December 7, 2024
How Do I Grow A Recruiting Function? — November 29, 2024
Who's On The Hiring Team? — November 23, 2024
Stop Doing Reference Checks — November 22, 2024
Why Is Hiring So Hard? — November 17, 2024
On Craftsmanship — November 16, 2024
How I Got Started and Why I'm Here — November 11, 2024
On "Good Enough" — November 10, 2024