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 top talent management trends, talent management strategies for virtual teams, guidelines for retaining people, and recruiters using social media.
From John Hollon: Are These the Top 10 Talent Management Trends for 2013?
“It’s that time of year for resolutions, predictions, and reflections back on all that has happened during this past year. Of all of these, it is the New Year’s predictions that are both the most interesting AND the most difficult to get your hands around. After all, who has a crystal ball that works well enough to help us get a good fix on the future, anyway?”
From Michael Haid: Talent Management: Leading Virtual Teams
“Virtual teams make good business sense. They help cut costs – e.g., reduced office space and equipment and widen the net of available and qualified talent. Having a talent strategy in place to capture value from virtual workers and teams will help ensure accelerated success and a future return on your investment. However, creating and empowering virtual teams requires thoughtful planning and execution.”
From Bud Haney: Guidelines for Retaining Top Talent
“Employee turnover is about more than just the emotional loss of saying goodbye to a familiar face. Recruiting and replacing an employee is an expensive process. There are the immediate costs of interviewing and training a new employee, as well as the long term harm and loss of morale as a result of losing a top performer. Retaining and motivating top talent is one of the highest priority concerns for chief financial officers, just as important as managing healthcare insurance and controlling costs. Losing a high performer could have damaging effects on a company’s overall profits and development. Once you’ve attracted top talent, you must respond in a way that will help you retain it.”
From Business Week: Job Recruiters Turn to LinkedIn, Social Media Startups
“In his more than 15 years as a headhunter, Jeff Vijungco has tried Monster (MWW), Craigslist, CareerBuilder, and other online job boards. Lately the head of recruitment at Adobe Systems (ADBE) has scrapped most of them. “I think job postings are such old news,†Vijungco says. “Social is the hot new industry.†Recruiters are filling openings faster by relying on new tools that scour social networks and target workers who aren’t necessarily looking for jobs.”
Carnivals and Such
The Last Carnival of HR for 2012 hosted by Gautam Ghosh
