August 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 executive coaching, traditional job descriptions, talent management and succession planning, and bold talent management. From Stephen J. Gill: Executive coaching: How do we know it works? “Executive […]
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August 21, 2012 by Wally Bock
On August 2, 2012, the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) published their study, “Realizing the Value of People Management.” The study was the result of BCG research conducted with the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA). They “surveyed 4,288 HR and non-HR managers about people management challenges in today’s world. The study overview opened this […]
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August 16, 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 developing your own leaders and the importance and prevalence and techniques of social recruiting. From Kyle Lagunas via TLNT: 3 Reasons to Grow the Talent You Have […]
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August 14, 2012 by Wally Bock
CEO succession is getting a lot of attention lately. Professor Steven M. Davidoff of The Ohio State University wrote a column in the New York Times about it, with the title, “When Picking a C.E.O. Is More Random Than Wise.” He suggests that boards fall prey to all sorts of biases, fallacies, and bad practice […]
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August 9, 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 the CARA Group Pulse Survey, what talent management should look like, succession planning, and a look at the state of talent management. From BusinessWire: 84% of Companies […]
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August 7, 2012 by Wally Bock
Talent management is the company seen through the eyes of its employees. Almost everything I’ve read about talent management looks at it from the company perspective. In The Executive Guide to Integrated Talent Management, for example, Peter Cappelli says that a common definition of the term is: “Getting the right people with the right skills […]
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August 2, 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 peer performance reviews, some possible HR metrics, keeping top talent, and increased spending on leadership development. From the Wall Street Journal: Peer Performance Reviews Take Off “As […]
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July 31, 2012 by Wally Bock
Josh Tolan sure knows how to write a headline that piques your curiosity:”Caveman Can Do it: Hiring Lessons From Our Ancient Ancestors.” Here’s the opening of the post. “When you think of a group of people with good recruiting practices, it’s likely your mind doesn’t go back to prehistoric times. Most cavemen probably did not […]
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July 26, 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 what makes a “real” leader today, what makes good recruiters good, why employees join and stay with organizations, ideas for retaining the young and talented, and how […]
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July 24, 2012 by Wally Bock
“One rap on HR professionals is that they aren’t particularly business savvy or focused enough on the strategic elements of managing a company.” That’s how John Hollon begins his post, “Ten Tips to Help Prove the ROI of Your Training Program.” The tips in his article are good ones. And if you’re in HR and […]
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