December 31, 2013 by Wally Bock
The Industrial Age belonged to the specialists. As SAP’s Reuven Gorsht points out in “New Problems, New Approaches: The Rise of the Generalist,” division of labor and specialization were the way to improved performance. That was then. In the Knowledge Age, things are different. Organizations are flatter. Organizational silos are dysfunctional. And the increasing speed […]
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December 26, 2013 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 retention strategy, engaging high performers, 25 smart recruiting topics, and a new era in talent development and learning. From TLNT: Employee Retention Doesn’t Just Happen: Five Keys to […]
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December 24, 2013 by Wally Bock
I was reading David Jardin’s post, “Why You Really Need to Start Treating Talent Like Assets” when I came across the following. “When it comes down to it, companies treat talent as either assets or expenses.” Jardin’s point is that people are assets in the sense that you invest in them. They are sources of […]
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December 19, 2013 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 using an auction to identify your best talent, valuing talent, securing the talent advantage in growth markets, and maximizing your employees’ talent. From Jordan Cohen: How an Auction […]
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December 17, 2013 by Wally Bock
Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were going to transform learning. At least that’s what we were told, but perhaps we were thinking about learning the wrong way. The New York Times compared the promise and the reality of MOOCs in “After Setbacks, Online Courses Are Rethought.” “Two years after a Stanford professor drew 160,000 students […]
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December 12, 2013 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 learning to be great, why managers tolerate mediocre performance, coaching, and a coaching culture. From Mike Kappel: Great Companies? They Have People Who Keep Learning to Be […]
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December 10, 2013 by Wally Bock
Onboarding at most companies I’ve seen is simply dreadful. Even worse, they don’t do much to get people working and productive quickly. Facebook is different, at least for engineers. Here are five things I like about what they do. Facebook starts before the first day. Tom Campos, Facebook’s CIO, says that “you need to get […]
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December 5, 2013 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 why managers accept mediocre employees, who may be left behind as tech changes recruiting, why the Digital Age hasn’t revolutionized recruiting, and the world’s most talent competitive […]
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December 3, 2013 by Wally Bock
Here’s how Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman describe the question behind their article, “Will Your Bad Boss Make You a Bad Boss, Too?” “Do people who work for terrible leaders turn out to be terrible leaders themselves?” I prefer to come at that question from the other side. Do great bosses spawn more great bosses? […]
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November 29, 2013 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 knowledge of senior workers, performance management, leadership development, and succession management. From Todd Nordstrom: Mining the Wisdom of Your Senior Workers — Before It’s Too Late […]
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