January 25, 2011 by Wally Bock
The Hay Group, a global management consulting firm, released its annual “Best Companies for Leadership” study today. The study will get a lot of press, as it should, mostly about things that don’t really matter to you. The list is more important than the ranking. I don’t know if it’s possible to come up with […]
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December 2, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about women in the C-suite, who can attend leadership development training, talent development for new hires, reflections of a seasoned coach, and pushing HR to the edges (of the organization). From […]
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November 30, 2010 by Wally Bock
CTV recently interviewed Joseph Bower, Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, on CEO succession. The interview is worth reading in full, but two power quotes jumped out at me. “There’s a great tendency to treat CEO succession as an event; it’s something that happens and you begin to worry about […]
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November 23, 2010 by Wally Bock
Canadian Business Magazine recently published an article on leadership development titled: “Leaders in Leadership.” Here’s the opening paragraph. “Canadian Business, in partnership with Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, asked Canadian executives to name the organizations that are best at developing the next generation of leaders. Here’s what they told us.” The article lists five companies and […]
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November 4, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about challenging high performers, HR’s worst nightmares, dysfunctional characters at the talent review meeting, hanging on to your star employees, and hiring for attitude. From Talented Apps: Do you challenge your […]
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November 2, 2010 by Wally Bock
Just this morning I opened another email from some consultancy. They’ve just published a report that will tell me how to achieve long term competitive advantage and profitability. All I need to do is part with a few hundred dollars and, “Voila!” I will have the answer. The promise is that, hidden from common eyes […]
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October 28, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about human capital metrics, the candidate experience, a coming turnover storm, helping your developing leaders learn to be “clutch,” and improving corporate learning. From TLNT: 10 Ways to Develop High Quality […]
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October 26, 2010 by Wally Bock
In one of the classic business stories, a bright, young manager stands in front of the CEO’s desk, knowing what’s about to happen. He made a bad decision and the company lost a lot of money because of it. The manager is sure this is his exit interview. He puts those thoughts aside to listen […]
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October 19, 2010 by Wally Bock
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article aimed at those “high potential” people every company seems to crave. The title was “Getting Ahead as a ‘High-Potential’ Manager.” Author Joann Lublin included good advice for “hi-pos” that mostly boiled down to “follow the rules and don’t turn into a jerk.” Then, there’s this. “‘HiPos’ like […]
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September 2, 2010 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about designing a training program, assessment tools, motivation, selecting new managers, and development. From SmartBlog: Design a training program that works “So, you’ve just hired someone — they have a great […]
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