January 22, 2014 by Wally Bock
When McKinsey & Company asked over 500 executives to rank their top human capital priorities, leadership development came out on top. But most of those same executives think they need to upgrade their programs, according to “Why leadership-development programs fail,” by Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, and Kevin Lane. “Only 7 percent of senior managers polled […]
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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 15, 2014 by Wally Bock
“The test of a manager is whether he or she adds value to the team. Are they more productive with the manager or without?” My friend Jim Pancero was talking about sales managers, but he could have been talking about anyone responsible for the performance of a group. And since I heard Jim say that, […]
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December 31, 2013 by Wally Bock
The Industrial Age belonged to the specialists. As SAP’s Reuven Gorsht points out in “New Problems, New Approaches: The Rise of the Generalist,” division of labor and specialization were the way to improved performance. That was then. In the Knowledge Age, things are different. Organizations are flatter. Organizational silos are dysfunctional. And the increasing speed […]
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December 3, 2013 by Wally Bock
Here’s how Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman describe the question behind their article, “Will Your Bad Boss Make You a Bad Boss, Too?” “Do people who work for terrible leaders turn out to be terrible leaders themselves?” I prefer to come at that question from the other side. Do great bosses spawn more great bosses? […]
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November 29, 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 the knowledge of senior workers, performance management, leadership development, and succession management. From Todd Nordstrom: Mining the Wisdom of Your Senior Workers — Before It’s Too Late […]
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November 21, 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 trends that are transforming HR, investing in development, maximizing talent, and guarding against bias in talent development. From Laura Schroeder: Looking 5 Years Out: The 7 Trends […]
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November 5, 2013 by Wally Bock
“Next Practices in Global-Minded Organizations” is the fourth annual i4cp/AMA/Training magazine study of challenges and opportunities in global leadership development. Here are the four featured findings. There is a shift to defining leaders by influence, not role. High-performance organizations are allowing managers to self-select involvement in global leadership development programs. Business performance is gaining prominence […]
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October 24, 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 lessons from the recent CareerBuilder survey, trusting your gut in recruiting, and assessing the person they’ll become. From Brent Rasmussen: 4 Recruiting Behaviors That Limit the Quality […]
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October 17, 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 building company leaders, designing talent development on a global scale, elements of a learning culture, stocking the high potential talent pool, and World of Learning 2013. From […]
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