February 21, 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 Angela Duckworth’s view of success, what makes a top executive, lessons on succession from the Microsoft saga, and learning technologies. From Strategy and Business: Angela Duckworth’s Gritty […]
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February 19, 2014 by Wally Bock
“We were talking about the top executives in his organisation when my interviewee sighed.’I just don’t know why anyone would want to take on those roles.’ I stopped cold. This talented professional was clearly on his company’s ‘high potential’ list – they were investing heavily in his development in all the traditional ways.” That’s how […]
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February 17, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” Jerome K. Jerome Only 13% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, according to Gallup’s 142-country study on the State of the Global Workplace. Most employees (63%) reported being “not engaged” (i.e., lacking in job satisfaction, organizational commitment and advocacy […]
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February 16, 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. In a recent online survey by Silkroad, 78% HR professionals revealed their engagement practices. The majority (54%) don’t offer a […]
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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 Ken Nowack
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. The 2nd edition of our book “Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It” was written to help coaches initiate and sustain successful behavior change in the clients they work with. It’s completely free to download for the next 48 hours only so write […]
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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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