February 15, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. According to the CIPD/Halogen Software Employee Outlook survey, 33% of employees in the public sector stated they believed their company’s […]
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February 14, 2014 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 the career path for top executives, developing the leaders you’ve been overlooking, developing contextual leaders, and stay interviews to retain top talent. From Wharton: Seeking Their Fortune: […]
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February 12, 2014 by Wally Bock
“10 ways to retain your best employees” opens with this paragraph. “If ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,’ then why not imitate the companies in Fortune’s ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ competition?” It’s the kind of article that makes me want to run screaming into the night. Part of it the fatuous advice […]
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February 7, 2014 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 talent management takeaways from the Super Bowl, social media learning, how to drive away talent, and how learning is behavior change. From Dr. John Sullivan: 8 Great Talent […]
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February 5, 2014 by Wally Bock
Picking a new CEO is important. Pick right and you can look forward to years of success. Pick wrong and you just might have a near-death or real-death experience. Just ask Ford about the impact of Alan Mulally or Home Depot about Bob Nardelli’s legacy. We’re not doing a good job of picking our CEOs. […]
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January 31, 2014 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 your leadership development toolbox, improving training, why your top talent may leave in 2014, and recruiting STEM grads. From Right Management: What’s in Your Leadership Development Toolbox? […]
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January 24, 2014 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 best companies for leaders, differentiating in talent development, talent development as the manager’s job, and the importance of talent acquisition. From Chief Executive Magazine: 2014 Best Companies For […]
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January 17, 2014 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 hiring experts favorite interview questions, building a bullet-proof talent strategy, why it’s less expensive to develop rather than hire, and the responsibility for developing leaders. From Businessweek: […]
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January 10, 2014 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 about hiring by audition, succession planning, training fads, and how Twitter manages talent. From Matt Mullenweg: Hire by Auditions, Not Resumes “It all starts with the way we […]
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January 8, 2014 by Wally Bock
Janet’s youngest child just got her driver’s license. Janet is thinking about what she calls “resuming” her career. Janet is the cutting edge of the teleworker trend. Working from home allowed her to have children and be the mom she thought she should be. Now her oldest is going to college next year and her […]
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