July 10, 2012 by Wally Bock
Josh Bersin had an excellent piece in Forbes last week with the inaccurate headline: “Jobs Report Points To Tumult In US Workforce.” This is a must-read and it’s not about the jobs report. It’s about the future of talent development. Here’s the lead. “Friday’s poor jobs report (only 80,000 jobs created) points out the many […]
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July 5, 2012 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on employee orientation, choosing the right candidates to develop, shortages of critical workers, and self-development. From Monster Thinking via Human Capital League: Why Employee Orientation Is So Critical […]
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June 28, 2012 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 making sure that applicants get a response, online university training and talent development, hiring the right person for the job, and a leadership development glossary. From John Zappe: Survey: Half […]
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June 21, 2012 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 technology and recruiting, how to make your company a talent magnet, ways to engage top talent, how companies should develop talent, and the “middle” skills gap. From John Sumser: Technology […]
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June 19, 2012 by Wally Bock
Talk about a talent problem! Here’s how Vanessa Fuhrmans describes a big one. “Though unemployment remains stuck above 8%, companies can’t find enough machinists, robotics specialists and other highly skilled workers to maintain their factory floors. An estimated 600,000 skilled, middle-class manufacturing jobs remain unfilled nationwide, even as millions of Americans search for work.” That’s […]
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June 14, 2012 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 senior executives and talent development, the best way to combat attrition, why companies hire veterans (or not), and the dark side of metrics. From Blanchard LeaderChat: Most employees performing significantly […]
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June 7, 2012 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 innovative talent management at Astra Zeneca, “non-negotiables” in hiring, your hiring process, what it takes to be a world class Chief Learning Officer, and making sure your leadership development program […]
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May 31, 2012 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 a “work revolution” at Google, recruiting from inside, why people leave, building better bankers, and long term workforce planning. From DDI: Looking at Google “Video blog series featuring Julie Clow, […]
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May 29, 2012 by Wally Bock
Booz & Company has published its latest look at CEO succession. The title for this annual study is “The New CEO’s First Year,” but as usual the firm gives us a lot of food for thought. Here are three things that jumped out at me. The rate of turnover is up from last year, but […]
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May 24, 2012 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 star players and teams, turnover, examining your leadership program, and game changers in recruiting and workforce management. From Geoff Colvin: Executive Dream Team players trump all-stars “What’s the formula for […]
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