December 11, 2012 by Wally Bock
Last week, Matt Stollak, Associate Professor at St. Norbert College, posted on True Faith HR about his reaction to the continuing discussion of HR’s “seat at the table.” Here’s the money quote. “The role of the strategic HR leader has changed…yet, in 2012, there is still conversation about that piece of furniture.” Matt linked to […]
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December 6, 2012 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 creating a leadership development program, how talent development can help your company, prosthetic environments, and maximum ROI on leadership development training. From Bud Haney: Create a Leadership […]
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December 4, 2012 by Wally Bock
My friend Greg had two children, Linda and Jason. They were very different. Linda was a “people person” who was great at “going with the flow.” Jason was more “buttoned-down.” Linda worked at Nordstrom and loved it. As far as she was concerned, Nordstrom’s was the best place in the world to work. So, when […]
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November 29, 2012 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 assessments, myths about recruiting and recruiters, the balanced scorecard and talent management, and talent management and leadership effectiveness. From Jac Fitz-enz: Eye on Assessments “Some managers claim […]
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November 27, 2012 by Wally Bock
In February of 1961, McDonald’s opened Hamburger University in the basement of a McDonald’s restaurant in Elk Grove Village, IL. I don’t know who had the first “corporate university,” but this certainly has to be on the short list. By 1993, there were 400 corporate universities. At the turn of the century there were 2000. […]
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November 23, 2012 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 virtual onboarding, talent management lessons from the US election, lessons from the HCI Learning and Development Conference, and Don Charlton’s views on whether you should hire for […]
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November 20, 2012 by Wally Bock
Michelle V. Stacy is the president of the Keurig unit of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. She describes her career in NY Times article titled, “Stepping Back to Lead Better.” Stacy’s story is a wonderful example of how career paths are often a mix of choice, chance and necessity. The beginning looks “normal” enough. There was […]
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November 15, 2012 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 why you may benefit from hiring from within, why skills and experience are irrelevant when hiring, bridging the hiring gap for college graduates, and why most firms […]
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November 13, 2012 by Wally Bock
Just a couple of weeks ago, Ron Thomas asked, “What’s So Hard About Succession Planning?” Conceptually, succession planning looks pretty simple. The plan should help you identify and develop people for important positions in your company forever. But that entails long-term thinking and disciplined execution and lots of hard work. Alas, it seems to be […]
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November 8, 2012 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 most leadership development programs fail, integrated talent management, HR and recruiting technology, and what’s next for leadership development. From Kevin Eikenberry: Why Most Leadership Development Efforts […]
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