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 making the case for leadership development, on how companies are making onboarding more effective, a new spin on succession planning, and the explosive growth in corporate training.
From Ken Kuzia: The Case for Leadership Development
“How do you get managers to buy into the fact that they need development? I posed this question to a group of professionals who mentor managers. Here’s what they said.”
From the Wall Street Journal: Companies Try to Make the First Day for New Hires More Fun
“Why is the first day on the job often the worst? New employees tend to be greeted with stacks of benefits paperwork, technology hassles and dull presentations about company culture. But some companies—hoping to create a first impression that really counts—are turning to orientations that seem more collegiate than corporate, complete with co-worker networking sessions, time for new employees to tout their skills and even officewide scavenger hunts.”
From Chip Luman: A New Spin on Succession Planning
“Succession planning has typically been a very politicized process – decisions about who should be advanced are often kept in the board room, where managers discuss in private the merits of their various employees. Behind closed doors, they often use subjective methods and play favorites. Yet, to be most effective, succession plans should be derived from objective data to ensure that the most qualified employees – those than show the greatest skills and aptitude to take on a leadership role – are advanced.”
From Josh Bersin: Explosive Growth in the Corporate Training Market
“US training organizations grew their spending by 12% in 2012 with similar growth rates expected in 2013. This is the highest growth rate in the last 8 years.”
