May 20, 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 performance reviews, talent management metrics, making sense of studies and statistics, the “new normal,” and what to do about compensation. From the NY Times: Time to Review Workplace Reviews? […]
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May 13, 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 leadership development at the best companies and at the US Navy, the future of MBA education, executive training programs, and rewards programs. From Workforce: Special Report […]
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May 11, 2010 by Wally Bock
The people at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) do a lot of research on topics related to talent development. Two of their executive directors, Jean Martin and Conrad Schmidt, just published an article in the Harvard Business Review titled: “How to Keep Your Top Talent.” You can download a copy of the article from their […]
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May 6, 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 Education 2.0, development, leadership coaching, star performers and salary differential, and performance bonus practices. From Reading about Leading: Education 2.0: The Importance of Ownership “I’ve been teaching adults […]
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May 4, 2010 by Wally Bock
During the Dot-Com Bubble, Warren Buffett was chided for not investing in any of the hot new companies. He said he knew there were lots of great values among the new start-ups. He just didn’t know how to predict who the winners might be. That’s the problem with high potential programs. When you hire a […]
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April 29, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I’ll be reviewing 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 engagement, onboarding, the newcomer advantage, flexible work (and life), and performance reviews. From TomorrowToday: Employee Engagement Report 2010 “Towers Watson is a global professional services […]
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April 27, 2010 by Wally Bock
You’ve heard the classic oxymorons. There’s “military music.” There’s “postal service.” And let’s not forget “jumbo shrimp.” Add “talent management” to that list. If it’s talent, you can’t manage it. And if you’re managing it, it’s not talent. Received management wisdom, attributed to gurus from W. Edwards Deming and Peter Drucker, through Robert Kaplan is […]
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April 22, 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 what today’s workforce must have, five common mistakes with top talent, new hires, learning on the job, and top online influencers in talent management. From Talent Management: The Four […]
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March 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. A recent 2009 survey by Accenture on work life balance found an interesting surprise–68% of the […]
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