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The economic recession spotlights how critical hiring and retaining the best leadership talent is to an organization. The financial meltdown, perhaps, could have been prevented had executives at the Wall Street banks demanded stronger corporate governance and led with sharper business acumen.
Clearly, recruiting the right leaders is paramount to the success, or failure, of any organization. Yet executive recruiting at many companies is still run like the good ol' boys club: the focus is on who you know rather than what you know. How can today's recruiters ensure the best leadership is hired?
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Presenters
John Garofalo is an HR Professional with more than 20 years of experience leading HR initiatives to drive business results. John has a proven track record in the development of strategic HR processes to enhance employee performance and productivity. Most recently, John served as the Director of Recruitment for the National Basketball Association (NBA), a global entertainment and sports company with offices in the US, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Canada. His strategic expertise significantly improved time-to-hire during strong domestic and international business growth and, led the industry in diversity hiring, achieving 47% diversity, and 45% female hires.Prior to the NBA, John spent the majority of his career at Public Service Electric & Gas, (PSE&G), a global energy services company, where John held several HR leadership positions. John drove a number of HR initiatives at PSE&G including recruiting, organization development, talent development, succession planning, performance management, workforce planning and strategic staffing.
John brings a strong strategic focus to HR and, has achieved balanced results across critical performance criteria. Representative accomplishments include: