March 26, 2013 by Wally Bock
Talent development is not a smooth process. We imagine it as a gradual, incremental process that moves steadily in a single direction. It’s not. Things go along fairly smoothly for a while, with some gradual and planned development. Then something happens and we face a crisis or great opportunity. That’s when development suddenly speeds up. […]
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March 21, 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 hiring manager bias, looking at the recruiting process, onboarding, and leadership development. From HR Morning: Is your hiring manager biased? “Hiring managers are always looking for the […]
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March 19, 2013 by Wally Bock
My father was the pastor in a small town. He didn’t make much money and had no resources beyond what he and my mother had saved in the decade they had been married. Dad liked to fish and he coveted some fishing gear in a local store. My mother decided to save some money from […]
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March 14, 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 succession planning, onboarding, big data and the hunt for talent, and why talent management is an innovation imperative. From Dan McCarthy: Succession Planning Development Plans: Skill Gaps or […]
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March 12, 2013 by Wally Bock
I wasn’t ready to be fired. After all, I had performed magic. Revenue was up and years of deficits had been erased. The audit was free of qualifications. Staff turnover was down. I had succeeded by any measure, I thought. So I wasn’t ready to be fired. But I was. “What good can we make […]
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March 7, 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 leadership develop, talent assessment, improving the candidate experience, and making the most of your chief HR officer. From Dan McCarthy: A CEO’s Guide to Leadership Development “So […]
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March 5, 2013 by Wally Bock
In his post, “A CEO’s Guide to Leadership Development,” Dan McCarthy says that the key differentiator of companies that excel in leadership development is the “commitment and ownership” of the CEO. Then he says this: “So when it comes to leadership development, what’s the difference between a CEO that is just ‘involved’ and one that […]
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February 28, 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 future of telework, how Google uses analytics to transform HR, unlocking big data for workforce analytics, the evolution of recruiting technology, and an ideal process for […]
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February 26, 2013 by Wally Bock
Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, was in the news twice in the last week. She was praised for “putting her stamp on Yahoo” in the words of the New York Times. Then came another Times article, this one headlined: “Yahoo Orders Home Workers Back to the Office.” Here’s a quote. “She started with free food and […]
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February 21, 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 strategic HR, efficient talent sourcing, 2012 CEO transitions, why training may not be the answer to talent development, and getting a return on your learning investment. From […]
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