August 11, 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 JK Rowling and talent management analytics, the cornerstone of integrated talent management, the secret to high retention and performance, and keys to effective on-boarding. From DDI: What J.K. Rowling Can […]
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August 9, 2011 by Wally Bock
We love our fads and buzzwords. One of the hottest is “talent management,” even though “talent” is often a code word for “people” and there’s no way to actually measure talent. Talent management is the big picture thing, the one that important people spend their time on. Not so, “performance management,” which represents the blocking […]
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August 4, 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 on talent communities, the integrated HR executive, giving them a mentor instead of a bonus, and talent planning and global mobility. From Gautam Ghosh: Some thoughts on Talent Communities “Someone asked […]
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August 2, 2011 by Wally Bock
Last night I spent an hour on the phone with my friend Bob. It was the day he fired Gordon. Once upon a time, Gordon was projected to become the CEO of his mid-sized manufacturing company when my friend retired. The fact is that Gordon always performed. He routinely exceeded his targets. He finished his […]
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July 28, 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 losing top talent, coaching in talent development, eliminating boring training videos, pre-employment assessments, and hiring and retaining valuable workers. From the Dayton Business Journal: Most companies lose top talent “Despite […]
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July 26, 2011 by Wally Bock
I was going over possible articles for my weekly pointers to “Top Talent Development Posts” when it hit me. There were posts about programs and trends and technology, but one thing was missing. It’s perhaps the most important thing: judgement. Without good judgement, all the supporting systems in the world are pretty useless. We say […]
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July 21, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review all kinds of blogs to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about spotting talent, creating a great onboarding experience, shrinking training departments, and great leadership development as an example of great talent management. From Bill Taylor: How Do You Know a Great Person […]
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July 19, 2011 by Wally Bock
Several of the top supervisors I studied had a very simple set of behaviors for dealing with the annual or semi-annual performance review system that so many people love to hate. Now some companies are using software to make those “best practices” easier. All the top supervisors I studied understood “performance evaluation” as a part […]
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July 14, 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 on talent wars, recruiting online and otherwise, engaging high potentials, and connecting the dots for integrated talent management. From Mike Haberman: Talent Acquisition Wars Include Hoodies “If you are in the […]
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July 7, 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 on talent at the tipping point, scarce talent, Bersin’s HR Factbook, HR changes at SAP, and a free leadership development program. From David Wilkins: Talent at the Tipping Point “In the […]
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