August 17, 2010 by Wally Bock
In September 2000, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) launched a pilot telework program to investigate ways to give the people who work there “the flexibility to work from anywhere.” The pilot was supposed to last nine to twelve months. It didn’t take that long. Six months later, executives had seen enough. They […]
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August 12, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about culture, rewards, the costs of hiring Homer Simpson, helping technical experts transition to management, and measuring human capital. From DDI: Slouching Towards New Normal “Lately I’ve been obsessing about […]
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August 10, 2010 by Wally Bock
Chuck Christensen was one of the wisest human beings I ever knew. He’d learned a lot in his “rags to riches” career and he shared it freely. Chuck had started out working on the loading dock at a trucking company that became part of Consolidated Freightways. He’d climbed the corporate ladder to Executive Vice President. […]
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August 5, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot for the week. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about retaining top talent, talent management strategies, today’s top talent management challenges, training for new managers, and hiring senior executives that stay and produce. From the Hartford […]
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August 3, 2010 by Wally Bock
“Honey, it’s almost dinner time. Would you go outside and plant some tomatoes?” Sounds stupid. After all, you can’t plant tomatoes at 4 o’clock and have tomatoes at 6 o’clock dinner. But that seems to be what many companies expect from talent development. Check out this Wall Street Journal story that’s titled, “Leadership Training Gains […]
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July 29, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot for the week. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about talent management semantics, teamwork or talent, senior leadership and talent development, another survey on innovation and job satisfaction, and gender-specific management training. From The Employee Performance […]
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July 27, 2010 by Wally Bock
In hockey there’s a statistic called “plus-minus.” It calculates the goal difference for a player’s team when that player is on the ice. It’s a way to measure a player’s contribution to the team. We need something like that at work. Most people who work in companies do most of their work in teams. We […]
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July 22, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot for the week. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about barriers to building talent, program evaluation, hiring better, and appreciating your top performers. Plus, there’s a list of great articles on motivating top talent. From TLNT: […]
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July 20, 2010 by Wally Bock
I know this may reflect poorly on my sophistication, but I love the poems of Rudyard Kipling. One of my favorites is “The Mary Gloster.” It’s very long, but great for reading aloud. My daughters will remember it from when I read them poems before bedtime. The poem is presented as the words of an […]
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July 15, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot for the week. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about what you can learn (yes, there is something) from the Cleveland Cavaliers, executive derailment, managing the toxic high performer, distributing scarce rewards, and some thoughts on […]
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