March 15, 2011 by Wally Bock
When I was in my last year of high school I was selected for a church basketball league all-star team. Right after school let out, our team of New York City all stars travelled through the Midwest for two weeks. We played two kinds of teams during that time. We played other all star teams […]
March 10, 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 identifying future leaders, why most new managers are clueless about how to succeed, why new executives fail, 360 degree feedback, and fighting the war for talent in manufacturing. The first […]
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March 8, 2011 by Wally Bock
Bersin’s TalentWatch for the first quarter of 2011 includes lots of good information and analysis. The big news is that they found that almost half of their survey respondents now see business growth at or above plan. One in four reported annual revenue growth of more than ten percent. Naturally, HR departments are now ramping […]
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March 3, 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 employment law, coaching ROI, why CHROs think they’re not good at leadership development, and employee engagement trends. From Mark Neuberger: Getting Down to Management Basics: My 5 Postulates of Employment […]
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March 1, 2011 by Wally Bock
I had an interesting conversation the other day with a woman who’s being considered for promotion from individual contributor to supervisor in her company. She contacted me to help her prepare for “the little speech I have to give on leadership.” When I asked about her company’s process, here’s what she told me. There will […]
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February 24, 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 mobile recruiting, teleworking, cultural fit, and new models for leadership development. From Workforce.com: Going Mobile’ “In today’s high-tech world, recruiting is a 24/7 proposition. Mobile apps are helping recruiters stay […]
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February 22, 2011 by Wally Bock
I just read an article titled “How can HR departments ensure return on investments in their future leaders?” It’s about ways to get more from your investment of time and energy in talent management. It’s a perfectly fine article as these things go, suggesting three things you can do to improve your talent management. It’s […]
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February 17, 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 goal setting, simple solutions for a complex world, employee exodus, the war for talent in India, and the future of talent management. From Stacia Garr at Bersin: The Canary in […]
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February 15, 2011 by Wally Bock
On January 6, 2011, Noel Johnson announced that he was leaving the Clemson basketball team. Johnson is a very talented player and his departure left the team short-handed, but Clemson is a better team because of it. That happens sometimes in business, too. Business is a team sport and when things are going well it’s […]
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February 10, 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 mapping out the best places to invest your human capital development resources, talent mobility strategy, retention practices of large firms, Tata’s HR strategy, and why not just any metrics will […]
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