August 2, 2011 by Wally Bock
Last night I spent an hour on the phone with my friend Bob. It was the day he fired Gordon. Once upon a time, Gordon was projected to become the CEO of his mid-sized manufacturing company when my friend retired. The fact is that Gordon always performed. He routinely exceeded his targets. He finished his […]
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July 28, 2011 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 losing top talent, coaching in talent development, eliminating boring training videos, pre-employment assessments, and hiring and retaining valuable workers. From the Dayton Business Journal: Most companies lose top talent “Despite […]
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July 26, 2011 by Wally Bock
I was going over possible articles for my weekly pointers to “Top Talent Development Posts” when it hit me. There were posts about programs and trends and technology, but one thing was missing. It’s perhaps the most important thing: judgement. Without good judgement, all the supporting systems in the world are pretty useless. We say […]
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July 21, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review all kinds of blogs to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about spotting talent, creating a great onboarding experience, shrinking training departments, and great leadership development as an example of great talent management. From Bill Taylor: How Do You Know a Great Person […]
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July 19, 2011 by Wally Bock
Several of the top supervisors I studied had a very simple set of behaviors for dealing with the annual or semi-annual performance review system that so many people love to hate. Now some companies are using software to make those “best practices” easier. All the top supervisors I studied understood “performance evaluation” as a part […]
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July 14, 2011 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 talent wars, recruiting online and otherwise, engaging high potentials, and connecting the dots for integrated talent management. From Mike Haberman: Talent Acquisition Wars Include Hoodies “If you are in the […]
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July 12, 2011 by Wally Bock
Carl makes good money. He likes the people he works with. He’s a top performer among the 30-somethings in the company where he works. He’s also thinking about leaving. Career Realism recently carried an article that captures the essence of why his company may lose Carl: “Retention Problem? Perhaps it’s a Career Development Problem.” Here’s […]
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July 7, 2011 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 talent at the tipping point, scarce talent, Bersin’s HR Factbook, HR changes at SAP, and a free leadership development program. From David Wilkins: Talent at the Tipping Point “In the […]
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July 5, 2011 by Wally Bock
My father was a Lutheran Pastor, and so I grew up around and in choirs. I didn’t realize it at the time, but in addition to being exposed to the workings of some wonderful music, I was also learning lessons about teams and stars. Great church choirs have a balance of voices. In the great […]
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June 30, 2011 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 successful leadership and talent development strategies, learning in today’s workplace, “Must Haves” in hiring, distrust of talent development programs, and spotting those high potential leaders. From HRM Today: Building Successful […]
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