January 2, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about maximizing talent management, being nice to new hires, succession at GM and Ford, and fifteen CEOs who spent their entire career at their company. From John Boudreau, […]
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December 26, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces retention strategy, engaging high performers, 25 smart recruiting topics, and a new era in talent development and learning. From TLNT: Employee Retention Doesn’t Just Happen: Five Keys to […]
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December 19, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces using an auction to identify your best talent, valuing talent, securing the talent advantage in growth markets, and maximizing your employees’ talent. From Jordan Cohen: How an Auction […]
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December 17, 2013 by Wally Bock
Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were going to transform learning. At least that’s what we were told, but perhaps we were thinking about learning the wrong way. The New York Times compared the promise and the reality of MOOCs in “After Setbacks, Online Courses Are Rethought.” “Two years after a Stanford professor drew 160,000 students […]
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December 12, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on learning to be great, why managers tolerate mediocre performance, coaching, and a coaching culture. From Mike Kappel: Great Companies? They Have People Who Keep Learning to Be […]
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December 10, 2013 by Wally Bock
Onboarding at most companies I’ve seen is simply dreadful. Even worse, they don’t do much to get people working and productive quickly. Facebook is different, at least for engineers. Here are five things I like about what they do. Facebook starts before the first day. Tom Campos, Facebook’s CIO, says that “you need to get […]
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December 5, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on why managers accept mediocre employees, who may be left behind as tech changes recruiting, why the Digital Age hasn’t revolutionized recruiting, and the world’s most talent competitive […]
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November 29, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on the knowledge of senior workers, performance management, leadership development, and succession management. From Todd Nordstrom: Mining the Wisdom of Your Senior Workers — Before It’s Too Late […]
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November 26, 2013 by Wally Bock
I confess that I have a problem with using the word “talent” to mean “the people we want.” I’m old fashioned that way. For me “talent” is what the Merriam-Webster dictionary lists as the primary meaning: “a special ability that allows someone to do something well.” That’s how I was thinking of talent when I […]
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November 21, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on trends that are transforming HR, investing in development, maximizing talent, and guarding against bias in talent development. From Laura Schroeder: Looking 5 Years Out: The 7 Trends […]
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