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 HR metrics, succession planning, leadership development, and gender and competition.
From ERC: 7 Ways to Use HR Metrics
“Using HR metrics and data can be a useful strategy to uncover areas of opportunity and improvement, establish yourself or department as a strategic partner, and demonstrate your case when recommending new courses of action or programs. Here are 7 ways to effectively use HR metrics in your organization.”
Wally’s Comment: This is not cutting-edge stuff, it’s the stuff you should have been doing all along. My favorite is number three: “Remember to measure the intangibles.” These are good guidelines for using any business metrics.
“Stella Cosby, Senior Director of Human Resources at Agrium was a speaker at the Strategic Talent Management & Leadership Development Canada, which was held in Toronto, ON in July 2011. This is a recap of the presentation and challenges/solutions presented within. Ms. Crosby kicked off her session with a video showing how the demographics of the world are changing called “Did You Know†(the Human Capital Edition), available on YouTube.”
Wally’s Comment: Mark Walker offers you the essence of a great conference presentation.
From the Federal Times: Leadership development tops feds’ training wish list
“Leadership development training is the top priority for agencies’ training programs, according to a recent informal survey of government professionals by American Management Association (AMA) Enterprise Government Solutions. Leadership development was the first priority of 28 percent of respondents for fiscal 2011, and the first priority of 38 percent of the respondents for fiscal 2012.”
Wally’s Comment: Don’t skip this post simply because it reports on a survey of government managers. You’ll recognize the issues no matter where you work.
From HBS Working Knowledge: Gender and Competition: What Companies Need to Know
“Do women shy away from competition and thus hurt their careers? New research by Harvard’s Kathleen L. McGinn, Iris Bohnet, and Pinar Fletcher suggests the answer is not black and white, and that employers need to understand the “genderness” of their work.”
Wally’s Comment: As it says in the summary, “the answer is not black and white” which means that you need to read the article for the nuances.
Carnivals, Lists, and Such
HR Carnival: Changing of the seasons hosted by Human Race Horses
