For most of the world’s companies, growth appears to have regained its place at the top of strategic agenda, displacing the cost-control mentality that has dominated boardrooms and executive suites for the past three years. That’s good news, but are companies prepared for the economic recovery?...

The official state motto of the state of Nebraska is “Equality before the law,” but according to Mike McCrory, Nebraska’s state personnel director of administrative services, talent management for the state’s 18,000 employees varies greatly from department to department by statute. “We’ve...

Many on-boarding programs are simply too short and only focused on new employees. I have been on-boarded into a new organization four times in my life. Two were OK and two were terrible. Having talked with many a learner about this experience and helped a few organizations develop on-boarding programs,...

There is no question that talent planning should be a process as critical as a company’s annual budget planning cycle, and most organizations aspire to have a talent planning process that will accurately forecast workforce capabilities and needs. One key ingredient talent leaders should include...

Consistency in talent practices across a global organization is hard to get off the ground, but aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin saw its capability soar as a result. Lockheed Martin leaders were hesitant to give up their high potentials or high performers because they were not sure of the players...

By customizing learning at the individual level, organizations can reap business benefits, such as improved performance, more motivated and loyal employees and reduced overall learning costs. Organizations have a long history of assembling learners in the same room at the same time and force-feeding...

A well-structured talent organization helps drive strategic intent and support core business processes. But designing the optimal talent management system is not an easy task. Should it be centralized or decentralized? What about spans of control and decision rights? Tension exists between these and...

As the economy sputters toward recovery, what can organizations do about massive discontent among individual contributors? Think of musical chairs. The popular children’s game is an apt analogy for the state of talent over the past couple of tumultuous years. In 2008, the economy crashed and the...

A Queensland employee who was sexually assaulted by a customer has been awarded almost $500,000 in damages after a court found her employer failed to address risks associated with working alone. The optical technician was working in her employer’s Brisbane store when an elderly man brought in...

Most employers are reluctant to openly identify and label key workers as “critical talent”, but fears this status will be used as a bargaining chip are misplaced, says human capital expert Anthony Sork. Many HR professionals believe that “identifying and labelling” individuals...