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 best companies for leaders, differentiating in talent development, talent development as the manager’s job, and the importance of talent acquisition.
From Chief Executive Magazine: 2014 Best Companies For Leaders
“Each year since 2005, Chief Executive has sought to identify those companies that excel in leadership development. In partnership with Chally Group Worldwide, a Dayton, Ohio-based sales and leadership talent-management firm, and with the Human Capital Institute, we canvas world-class companies through a questionnaire and interviews in order to learn what companies are doing to identify and nurture people three or more levels down the chain from the CEO.”
From Dan McCarthy: How do you differentiate and develop talent without leaving others behind?
“We have started a leadership development program among the top performers in our company. We are working on development and succession so that we are better prepared for the coming retirements. The program is not a secret, and we have talked openly about it to all employees. My challenge is the grumbling and engagement among those not in the group. How do I differentiate and develop talent without leaving others behind?”
From Monique Valcour: If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material
“Skilled managers have never been more critical to the success of firms than they are today. Not because employees can’t function without direction, but because managers play a vital role in talent management. Gone are the comprehensive career management systems and expectations of long-term employment that once functioned as the glue in the employer-employee contract. In their place, the manager-employee dyad is the new building block of learning and development in firms.”
From China Gorman: Developing Business Leaders as Talent Leaders
“A new research brief by Aberdeen Group looking at Human Capital Management trends for 2014 highlights that talent acquisition — specifically the scarcity of talent available in the external marketplace — is the biggest driver of HCM strategy today.”
