March 12, 2014 by Wally Bock
Performance reviews are the process everyone hates. Jena McGregor reviews most of the reasons in her excellent piece: “The corporate kabuki of performance reviews.” The short version is that they’re not fair, increase stress, don’t make things better, and suck up a ton of time. W. Edwards Deming put this more strongly, speaking of “performance […]
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March 9, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.” Dalai Lama Getting ahead and getting along in organizations requires that you play some politics with leaders, colleagues and others. Does your approach to playing politics “fit” the corporate culture you are in? Do you […]
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March 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 about recruiting and succession planning. Top Talent Development Posts this week includes pointers to pieces about recruiting and succession planning. Click To Tweet From Human Resource Executive Online: […]
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March 5, 2014 by Wally Bock
“At a time when many people are asking, “How’s my kid gonna get a job?†I thought it would be useful to visit Google and hear how [Laszlo]Bock [Google’s VP of People Operations] would answer.” That’s why Tom Friedman says he wrote “How to Get a Job at Google.” That could be the most misleading […]
March 2, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“I don’t think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.”  Woody Allen Being a leader can be a lonely place. The higher you go in an organization the least likely you are to have colleagues and reports provide you with honest and candid feedback about your behavior. How many […]
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February 28, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. Here are pointers to pieces about finding tech talent, development plans, re-inventing your talent acquisition strategy, and investing in learning and development. From the Wall Street Journal: In Race to Find Tech Talent, Piazza Opens […]
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February 26, 2014 by Wally Bock
Big data is the latest all-purpose magic tool to help make business functions, like talent development get better results. Personnel Today just ran a two article series on the subject. Here are links and brief descriptions. HR data and metrics: overhauling your approach “Nick Kemsley, co-director at Henley Business School’s Centre for HR Excellence, shows […]
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February 24, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.† Dave Barry ASTD, in their 2012 industry report, estimates that U.S. organizations spent approximately $156.2 billion on employee learning in 2011. Of […]
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February 22, 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 21, 2014 by Jim Warren
The McKinsey Quarterly recently published an insightful analysis on “Why Leadership-Development Programs Fail.” The authors cite four major problem areas and organize their comments around them: 1) Overlooking context; 2)  Decoupling reflection from real work; 3) Underestimating mind-sets; and 4) Failing to measure results. I basically agree with the problems they identify, and my response […]
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