August 8, 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 “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 […]
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August 6, 2013 by Wally Bock
“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” ~ Napoleon I remembered that quote when I read Gerald Ledford’s article, “Talent Management: A Catchphrase Backed by Actual Ideas,” at Industry Week. The whole article is worth reading, but I zeroed in on Ledford’s fourth point about the employee value proposition. […]
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August 1, 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 From the NY Times: Air Force Asks Students to Solve Real-World Problems “People will be challenged to develop technologies for search-and-rescue operations, create software code for an unmanned […]
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July 30, 2013 by Wally Bock
This morning’s Harvard Business Review Management Tip went straight to the heart of talent development. But the tip, “To Attract the Best Talent, Offer Meaningful Work,” only tells part of the story. The challenge isn’t simply to “attract the best talent.” It’s to attract them, retain them, and help them develop. And it’s not just […]
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July 25, 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 secret of workplace respect, managing high performers in a matrix, developing leaders, and long term development plans. There’s also a summer reading list for HR. From […]
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July 23, 2013 by Wally Bock
Do you know who your CEO will be half a century from now? Yesterday after months of waiting and days of speculation, featuring what the NY Times described as “webcams showing live scenes of inactivity,” the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a son. Half a century from now, the young man could be King. […]
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July 18, 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 HR and mobile, bridging the gap between recruiting and hiring, developing leaders, and ways to use the 9 box matrix that you may not have thought of. […]
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July 16, 2013 by Wally Bock
Once upon a time, not very long ago, brain teaser questions seemed to be the thing. After all, Google and Amazon were successful, and they asked brain teaser questions, so companies around the world started asking them, too. Then Laszlo Bock (no relation), the senior vice president of people operations at Google, told the New […]
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July 11, 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 about assessing an individual development plan, hiring using Facebook, clearing talent development roadblocks, and making time for growth opportunities. From Dan McCarthy: 20 Questions to Assess the Quality […]
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July 9, 2013 by Wally Bock
In my first job as a manager, I did it all. I hired and fired and monitored work. I was career counselor for the people on my team. If one of them had a question about benefits or vacation policy, I set off to find the answer and bring it back. If I couldn’t find […]
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