November 30, 2010 by Wally Bock
CTV recently interviewed Joseph Bower, Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, on CEO succession. The interview is worth reading in full, but two power quotes jumped out at me. “There’s a great tendency to treat CEO succession as an event; it’s something that happens and you begin to worry about […]
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November 27, 2010 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 global trends, carrots, engagement, training impact, and that coveted “seat at the table.” From Bersin and Associates: Global Trends and Benchmarks “The question of career advancement is on the minds […]
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November 23, 2010 by Wally Bock
Canadian Business Magazine recently published an article on leadership development titled: “Leaders in Leadership.” Here’s the opening paragraph. “Canadian Business, in partnership with Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, asked Canadian executives to name the organizations that are best at developing the next generation of leaders. Here’s what they told us.” The article lists five companies and […]
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November 18, 2010 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 mass exodus, a pay raise as retention tool, telling the truth, 360 appraisals, and lessons from the Army. From TLNT: Sound the Alarm: More People Are Quitting Than Being Laid […]
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November 16, 2010 by Wally Bock
Annie worked for the same company for forty years and for all of that time she was what her company calls a “customer service clerk.” Her job was processing orders that came in the mail and answering the phone. The caller might be a customer or one of her company’s salespeople with an order or […]
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November 11, 2010 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 metrics that matter, emotional intelligence, how companies become “best places to work,” the career lattice, and performance reviews. From Profitability through Human Capital: 7 Ways to Tell if Your Metrics […]
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November 9, 2010 by Wally Bock
Recently I read a great post on the i4cp Productivity Blog. The title was “Performance Management: Not Everybody’s a Superstar.” Here’s a passage that jumped out at me. “It’s time to take off the type-A blinders and get some perspective; not everybody in the workplace is a superstar or future leader, and a lot of […]
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November 4, 2010 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 challenging high performers, HR’s worst nightmares, dysfunctional characters at the talent review meeting, hanging on to your star employees, and hiring for attitude. From Talented Apps: Do you challenge your […]
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November 2, 2010 by Wally Bock
Just this morning I opened another email from some consultancy. They’ve just published a report that will tell me how to achieve long term competitive advantage and profitability. All I need to do is part with a few hundred dollars and, “Voila!” I will have the answer. The promise is that, hidden from common eyes […]
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October 28, 2010 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 human capital metrics, the candidate experience, a coming turnover storm, helping your developing leaders learn to be “clutch,” and improving corporate learning. From TLNT: 10 Ways to Develop High Quality […]
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