March 7, 2014 by Wally Bock
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 about recruiting and succession planning. Top Talent Development Posts this week includes pointers to pieces about recruiting and succession planning. Click To Tweet From Human Resource Executive Online: […]
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March 5, 2014 by Wally Bock
“At a time when many people are asking, “How’s my kid gonna get a job?†I thought it would be useful to visit Google and hear how [Laszlo]Bock [Google’s VP of People Operations] would answer.” That’s why Tom Friedman says he wrote “How to Get a Job at Google.” That could be the most misleading […]
February 28, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. Here are pointers to pieces about finding tech talent, development plans, re-inventing your talent acquisition strategy, and investing in learning and development. From the Wall Street Journal: In Race to Find Tech Talent, Piazza Opens […]
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February 26, 2014 by Wally Bock
Big data is the latest all-purpose magic tool to help make business functions, like talent development get better results. Personnel Today just ran a two article series on the subject. Here are links and brief descriptions. HR data and metrics: overhauling your approach “Nick Kemsley, co-director at Henley Business School’s Centre for HR Excellence, shows […]
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February 21, 2014 by Wally Bock
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 Angela Duckworth’s view of success, what makes a top executive, lessons on succession from the Microsoft saga, and learning technologies. From Strategy and Business: Angela Duckworth’s Gritty […]
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February 19, 2014 by Wally Bock
“We were talking about the top executives in his organisation when my interviewee sighed.’I just don’t know why anyone would want to take on those roles.’ I stopped cold. This talented professional was clearly on his company’s ‘high potential’ list – they were investing heavily in his development in all the traditional ways.” That’s how […]
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February 14, 2014 by Wally Bock
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 the career path for top executives, developing the leaders you’ve been overlooking, developing contextual leaders, and stay interviews to retain top talent. From Wharton: Seeking Their Fortune: […]
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February 12, 2014 by Wally Bock
“10 ways to retain your best employees” opens with this paragraph. “If ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,’ then why not imitate the companies in Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ competition?” It’s the kind of article that makes me want to run screaming into the night. Part of it the fatuous advice […]
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February 7, 2014 by Wally Bock
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 talent management takeaways from the Super Bowl, social media learning, how to drive away talent, and how learning is behavior change. From Dr. John Sullivan: 8 Great Talent […]
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February 5, 2014 by Wally Bock
Picking a new CEO is important. Pick right and you can look forward to years of success. Pick wrong and you just might have a near-death or real-death experience. Just ask Ford about the impact of Alan Mulally or Home Depot about Bob Nardelli’s legacy. We’re not doing a good job of picking our CEOs. […]
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