Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about learning technology, network analysis in recruiting, the leadership pipeline, and how gaming may affect talent management.
From Karen O’Leonard: Increase in Learning Tech Spending
“2010 was a turnaround year for many U.S training organizations. After double-digit spending cuts in each of the prior two years, training budgets began to stabilize – and even increase within many organizations . Overall, companies spent 2% more on training in 2010 than in 2009. With budgets loosening up, many L&D organizations initiated learning infrastructure projects in 2010. The proportion of spending allocated to learning tools and technologies reached an average of 10% – nearly equaling its high of 11% in 2007.”
Wally’s Comment: This is a good, quick look at the intersection of talent management and technology. Note the increase in training budgets and in the percentage of those budgets devoted to “learning systems.”
From Josh Letourneau: “Small Worlds” Thinking: Breakin’ Down the Talent Pools
“What we don’t speak of much, however, is the network structure and characteristics of a “Talent Pool”, and how we may be able to ‘game’ these elements to our advantage. Is this a little bit of subversive manipulation, “Cloak and Dagger” of sorts? Perhaps, I’ll nod to that, but keep in mind we’re manipulating the network and our position in it, not any people individually. This is real stuff, Folks – don’t get it twisted. If we found Saddam Hussein in a spider hole using this understanding, you can surely find your Candidate.”
Wally’s Comment: This is a good explanation of the application of network theory (specifically “Small Worlds Networks) to recruiting.
From Trish McFarlane: Leadership Pipeline: Building and Growing Your People
Wally’s Comment: This post is from the Human Resource Executive Forum and covers, among other things, the “hallmarks of talent-focused organizations.”
From Clark Quinn: Game Implications
Wally’s Comment: You may not have been thinking about the impact of gaming on talent management, but Clark Quinn has. That’s good. What’s even better is that he shares some of his thinking in this post.
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