Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about recruiting and retention, mentoring for future leaders, and HR analytics.
From Dana Theus: Want to Attract Talent? Be Talent!
“Why? People like to work with and for people they like and aspire to be like. And these are qualities that many people can talk about but only those who really get it can demonstrate enthusiasm for. When you are like this and others know it, they will send you the best and the brightest.”
Wally’s Comment: This is something we often forget. The first step on the way to attracting top talent is becoming the kind of place they want to work.
From Melany Gallant: Employee Turnover and Retention Hot Topics at HR in Hospitality
“Employee turnover is too high. What can we do to retain our valuable employees? These questions were hot topics at the 6th Annual National HR in Hospitality Conference and Expo.”
Wally’s Comment: The core of this post is three specific recommendations for things you can do to increase both engagement and retention.
From Derek Irvine: Dissatisfied Employees Say They’re Staying Put
“Dissatisfied workers, regardless of intent to stay, are not engaged with your organization, your culture or your priorities.”
Wally’s Comment: Here’s why you can’t concentrate only on retention. You don’t just want talent, you want talent that’s engaged. Concentrate only on retention and you can wind up with a company full of people that haven’t left because no one wants them. For the most effective talent management, both recruiting and retention must be ruthlessly selective.
From the Human Capital League: Holding the Corporate Ladder for Future Leaders
“Everyone was abuzz when LinkedIn published a study last October revealing that one in five professional women has never had a mentor. Honestly, those aren’t bad stats. Beyond the headline lies the truly alarming data. Of the Gen X and Gen Y women polled, only half reported that they’d been mentored by a more established woman during the course of their career. Another statistic from the study: 67% of women stated that they had never mentored another woman simply because they had never been approached to do so.”
Wally’s Comment: This post is about women mentoring other women, but the advice will work for anyone.
From Jon Ingham: HR Analytics: HCI Talent Strategy and Workforce Planning Conference
“I particularly liked SuccessFactors’ description of their analytics process, e.g. this phrase: ‘Unless an indicator is aligned with either HR or corporate strategy, it is unlikely to be valued by management.’ The need is therefore to start with an understanding of strategy (what matters), and measurement (how are we doing), before undertaking analytics about the issue.”
Wally’s Comment: There’s plenty of thought-provoking stuff here about how you can use HR analytics to get better results from your talent management.
Carnivals and Such
From Dan McCarthy: The March 2012 Leadership Development Carnival Going Green Edition
