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 reducing learning and development costs, reducing employee turnover, manager engagement in employee learning, and getting more out of 360 degree feedback.
From Personnel Today: Top 10 ways of reducing learning and development costs
“The economy may be showing tentative signs of recovery, but learning and development (L&D) professionals are still expected to tighten their belts and find significant savings in their L&D budgets.”
From Darcy Jacobsen: 12 Surefire Tips to Reduce Employee Turnover
“How would you feel about a higher retention rate in your organization? I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of a single HR exec I know who would turn that down. In fact, employee retention is without a doubt one of the most intense challenges facing most human resources departments.”
From Stephen J. Gill: Manager Engagement in Employee Learning: More Work or More Reward?
“While I’m not aware of research that ties training-involved managers with their own success in companies, I am aware of very successful companies who value highly the role of managers in training and learning and recognize and reward that involvement.”
From Dr. Paul H. Eccher and Dave Ross: 5 Steps to Getting the Most Out of 360-Degree Feedback
“Capable of providing individuals with valuable information about their workplace behaviors, including their strengths and weaknesses, 360-degree instruments can help individuals establish clear goals for self-improvement.”
