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 That Are Transforming Today’s HR
“So let’s look at the next five years and leave everything beyond that to the clever folks over at MIT. Here are seven (7) trends that are transforming HR as we speak, and by extension, how work is compensated.”
From China Gorman: Investing in Development? It’s Key to Growing a High-Performing Workforce
“The study is based on a collection of responses from 185 organizations and seeks to determine how organizations connect learning to business priorities, create development programs that impact every stage of the employee lifecycle, and utilize technology to support learning initiatives.”
From Roberta Matuson: 5 Simple Steps To Maximize Talent and Grow Profits
“Leaders of companies are always looking for ways they can dramatically improve relationships with their customers and thereby grow their bottom line. You do this by maximizing your talent. Why? Because people do business with people – not companies.”
“At the awards breakfast, the managers heard from an expert in recognizing excellence in employees, Terry Barclay, CEO of Inforum Michigan, the most influential professional women’s organization in the state. Here are some excerpts from her speech, which focused on the importance of developing talent from within as well as understanding and battling the unconscious biases every manager brings to his or her job.”