May 10, 2012 by Wally Bock
Hay Group’s seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership study is now out and ready for discussion. Go to the firm’s site to learn more. Start on the page, “How do the Best Companies fill their talent pipeline and develop leaders?” where there are pointers to more information about the study. The study always draws comment […]
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May 8, 2012 by Wally Bock
Back when I was in my corporate period, I visited our field facilities regularly. The visits had two purposes. One was to raise the corporate flag and remind everyone that we were all in it together. The other was to work on manager development. I used to sit down with the facility manager and review […]
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May 3, 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 on hurry-up hiring on the rise, Gen-Y and recruiting benchmarks, understanding turnover, measurement in talent management, and whether transparency is good in succession planning. From Fortune: Hiring in a hurry picks […]
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May 1, 2012 by Wally Bock
“Lifelong learning” has been elusive and difficult. You got to choose from three less than satisfactory options. There was learning on someone else’s schedule. I tried night school after a full day of work. I went to training classes scheduled by companies. I attended full- and half-day programs offered by for-profit training companies. A lot […]
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April 26, 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 important factors to attract and retain top talent, promoting the right people, how to spot and groom leaders, and the future of leadership development. From HR Morning: Top 10 job […]
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April 24, 2012 by Wally Bock
Just going by simple definitions, “peer mentoring” ought to be an oxymoron. After all, “peers” are one’s equals. Mentoring, historically, is quite different. According to Wikipedia, referring to the origin of the term in Greek literature: “Because of Mentor’s relationship with Telemachus, and the disguised Athena’s encouragement and practical plans for dealing personal dilemmas, the […]
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April 19, 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 the driving force behind retention issues, the impact of recognition programs on performance management, active and passive learning, talent management systems, and big data and HR. From Refresh Leadership: The […]
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April 17, 2012 by Wally Bock
Laura Schroeder opens her post, “The Grass Isn’t Greener” this way. “Imagine you just spend a fortune recruiting exactly the right candidate, as well as offering a premium over market price to their salary in order to attract them to the role. In doing so, you’ve offended at least one internal candidate who’s always been […]
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April 12, 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 mentoring in the networked workplace, employee recognition, training versus hiring, and moving a manager back to the ranks. From Talent Management: Mentoring in the Networked Workplace “What holds true for […]
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April 10, 2012 by Wally Bock
John Mills, executive vice president of Business Development at Rideau Recognition Solutions, has an article at Industry Week urging “smart talent managers” to get out of the office and in touch with people. Here’s the part that caught my eye. “According to the latest Global Assessment Trends report, a research guide published by human resources […]
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