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 overcoming the barriers to leadership development, why learning is not applied, where the talent wars are hottest, sweating the soft stuff, identifying talent early, and an overview of SHRM 2013.
From Dan McCarthy: How to Overcome the 3 Organizational Barriers to Leadership Development
“You would think that given the rock-solid evidence that organizations with great leadership consistently outperform those that don’t that EVERY organization would be heavily invested in the development of its current and future leaders.”
From Stephen J. Gill: Why Learning Is Not Applied
“How would you answer the question, “Why do you think learners forget what they’ve learned so quickly?†This is the question that Charles Henderson asks in the Linkedin Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group discussion. He has received nearly 700 (and counting) comments which seems quite a lot for a Linkedin group. He must have hit a nerve.”
From HBR: New Research: Where the Talent Wars Are Hottest
“Given the forecasts of uncertain global economic growth, we might expect companies to hold off from hiring new employees and to limit whatever international hiring they do to emerging markets. But our 2012 global survey of more than 1,000 corporate directors, conducted in partnership with WomenCorporateDirectors and Heidrick & Struggles, said otherwise. The vast majority of board members told us their companies are hiring in double-digits and across the globe.”
From HR Executive Online: Sweating the Soft Stuff
“Are today’s entry-level job candidates ready for the workplace? That depends on who you ask.”
From DDI: Talent Beyond the Classroom
“The question of how much resource in schools should focus on those with the most potential to do well has been a debate coloured by ethical wrangling and political posturing. But in the world of business, it is a much more black and white consideration. Organisations have an ever present need to identify and promote the best people they have. It’s simple; the better their leaders, the better the prospects for the business.”
