June 20, 2013 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 succession planning, talent management programs as popularity contests, weeding the garden, and tours of duty. From Patricia Lenkov: Succession Planning: Not Just for Older Leaders “Dell Computer […]
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June 19, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What’s It Like to Take an Online Class? Competency: self-development, managing self, achievement orientation Who benefits: all of us Consultant Usage: may be good background material for coaches and career counselors What’s it about? Two excellent newspaper writers/reporters have written about their personal experiences taking classes from MOOCs. Larry […]
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June 18, 2013 by Wally Bock
Tech firms, top executives and pundits often portray technology as “The Universal Solution to All Problems.” Reality is more mundane and frustrating. Yesterday, I read an excellent article titled “The Future of HR Technology” at Human Resource Executive Online. It’s a great read if you want to read some deep thoughts about what’s coming. Let’s […]
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June 16, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“My reputation grows with every failure.” George Bernard Shaw How are we seen by others? Are we seen the same by our boss, colleagues, family members, friends and others? What are they actually evaluating? Current research suggests that we are globally evaluated by everyone on two universal aspects of human behavior ((Judd, C. et al., […]
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June 14, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “I want to live in a world where everyone has access to a great education. I want to live in a world where people don’t have to choose between paying for tuition or […]
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June 13, 2013 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 killing the will to learn, proving the payoff for talent development, incorporating into your hiring process, and business leaders focus on talent development. From Darcy Jacobson: Seven […]
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June 12, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Call Your Brain to Attention! Competencies: self-development, managing self Who benefits: I did, you can too Consultant Usage: There is something in this book for any and all consultants and consultant activities What’s it about? People keep reminding me that I am no Einstein. So when I saw a […]
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June 11, 2013 by Wally Bock
Wouldn’t it be great if change would wait until you’re ready? Too late! It seems like only a few months ago that online learning was a coming thing, but now it’s here. It doesn’t seem that long ago that the discussion was about how many students could participate in a MOOC, but now Fortune informs […]
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June 10, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“Eighty percent of success in life is showing up” Woody Allen ASTD, in their 2012 industry report, Â estimates that U.S. organizations spent approximately $156.2 billion on employee learning in 2011. Of this total direct learning expenditure, 56 percent ($87.5 billion) was spent internally. However without follow-up, 90% of new skills are lost within a year […]
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June 9, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“Rehab is for Quitters.” Unknown I was taught early in life not to quit anything I started. “Suck it up” and “hang in there” were signs of resilience and the ability to put up with temporary discomfort, disappointment or even failure. There seems to be some evidence that “hanging tough” has some advantages in work […]
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