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 “lost dog” recruitment strategies, winning the war for talent retention, frontline leader assessments, and why frontline leaders fail.
From Tim Sackett: The “lost dog” recruitment strategy
“Most HR shops have what I call the ‘post and pray’ recruitment strategy. It’s a reality for over 50 percent of the HR departments in corporate recruiting. They just post job openings on the careers page on their corporate website.”
From David Jardin: Are You Really Winning the War For Talent Retention?
“‘Regretted turnover’ is a metric that some companies now use to track how many employees choose on their own to leave. Turnover is costly in general, but losing top talent can also cause significant, even irreparable damage to your business.”
From Bradford Thomas: Four Things to Look for in a Frontline Leader Assessment
“For many, choosing the right frontline leader assessment is like helping my wife pick out sunglasses—too many options to consider and you don’t know until later that you have what you need. If you Google ‘frontline leader assessment,’ you’ll find 9.59 million hits for everything from personality tests to 360s and behavioral assessments.”
“If one word could describe the job of being a frontline leader today, it would be ‘harder.’ Growing demands for greater productivity, more innovation, and doing more with less have made leading at the frontline more challenging than ever. And these same demands have made their roles more critical to the success of our organizations.”
