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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July 19, 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 meeting candidates wherever they are, retention strategies, the side effects of a high potential program, and the most recent Hackett “HR Book of Numbers.” From John Sumser: […]
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July 17, 2012 by Wally Bock
There it was, another “we’ve got too many bad bosses” article. This one was on the HBR Blogs site, titled: “How Damaging Is a Bad Boss, Exactly?” by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman. Here’s a core section. “Bad Bosses Negate Other Investments: As Clifton points out, none of the other expensive programs a company institutes […]
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July 12, 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 businesses fail to retain top talent, making the business case for HR analytics, identifying the gaps in your succession plan, and erecruiting. From Forbes: Career-Development Gap: […]
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July 10, 2012 by Wally Bock
Josh Bersin had an excellent piece in Forbes last week with the inaccurate headline: “Jobs Report Points To Tumult In US Workforce.” This is a must-read and it’s not about the jobs report. It’s about the future of talent development. Here’s the lead. “Friday’s poor jobs report (only 80,000 jobs created) points out the many […]
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July 5, 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 employee orientation, choosing the right candidates to develop, shortages of critical workers, and self-development. From Monster Thinking via Human Capital League: Why Employee Orientation Is So Critical […]
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July 3, 2012 by Wally Bock
For centuries no one wrote about leadership. Plato wrote about the lives of the noble Greeks and Romans, not about leadership. Sun Tzu wrote about how to win a war. Machiavelli wrote about how to govern a principality and stay alive and out of the torture chamber. The military worked hard to educate better officers. […]
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June 28, 2012 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about making sure that applicants get a response, online university training and talent development, hiring the right person for the job, and a leadership development glossary. From John Zappe: Survey: Half […]
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June 26, 2012 by Wally Bock
“You can lead a horse to water,” the saying goes, “but you can’t make him drink,” The best human learning is a lot like horse’s drinking. The horse won’t drink until he’s ready. The best human learning happens the same way. People learn best when they’re ready. Last weekend the air conditioner at our daughter’s […]
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June 21, 2012 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about technology and recruiting, how to make your company a talent magnet, ways to engage top talent, how companies should develop talent, and the “middle” skills gap. From John Sumser: Technology […]
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