September 23, 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 your “minor leagues,” purging the unproductive, coping with an aging workforce, the “pajama workforce,” and talent as a driver of strategy. From TLNT: How Are Your Minor Leagues Doing? “From […]
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September 21, 2010 by Wally Bock
What kind of “reality” TV show do you like best? They’ve become a staple of television because they’re relatively inexpensive to produce and because people like them. Many of the shows feature some kind of Darwinian, survival of the fittest, competition that pares down a pack of contestants to one final winner, week by week. […]
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September 16, 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 performance appraisals and coaching, motivation and talent management, lessons from physics for leadership development, hiring and retaining talent, and a strategic view of human resources. From the Human Capital League: […]
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September 14, 2010 by Wally Bock
Issue 7 of the Deloitte Review contains an excellent article titled: “Tailored to the Bottom Line.” You can read the article online or download a PDF. Here’s a key paragraph. “Consistent with a bottom-line approach, it is fair to ask: How do people management practices impact the performance of a company? Have these practices in […]
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September 9, 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 keeping up with changes in the recruiting environment, succession planning, peer reward systems, and what to do with an aging workforce. From DDI: Meet the Pretenders “Do you remember how […]
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September 7, 2010 by Wally Bock
Carl Bialik’s “Numbers Guy” column in the Wall Street Journal is often devoted to myth busting. Last week’s column, titled “Seven Careers in a Lifetime? Think Twice, Researchers Say,” was a good example. He busted more than one myth. Bialik started by testing the claim that “the average U.S. worker will have many careers—seven is […]
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September 2, 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 designing a training program, assessment tools, motivation, selecting new managers, and development. From SmartBlog: Design a training program that works “So, you’ve just hired someone — they have a great […]
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August 31, 2010 by Wally Bock
There’s more than one lesson to be learned from the Mark Hurd/HP fiasco. In addition to sending Mr. Hurd packing with a dump truck full of cash, the company also started scrambling to find a new CEO. Over at Johnson and Johnson there’s a slightly different situation. In an article titled “J and J Chief […]
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August 26, 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 stopping top talent brain drain, driving up engagement, managing talent development at Honest Tea, mandatory mentoring duty, and the impact of social media on the hiring process. From Fortune: How […]
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August 24, 2010 by Wally Bock
Listen up, friends. Sam Cooke sang it “A Change is Gonna Come.” And you’re about to be part of it whether you like it or not. That thought came flying into my head when I read John Sumser’s “HRXformation” post at HR Examiner. Here’s the core of his message. “It looks like there are several […]
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