Telling high potentials they are high potential…Can you keep a secret?

Many of the most successful large organizations have been spending a lot of time honing their talent management practices in recent years.  A great deal of energy is being spent on identifying talent.  The idea being, identify the talent, and channel your development development resources into those who have it, since that will give you the biggest payoff.  Once you have a process to [...]

Target Corporation: Fast, Fun, and Friendly

I attended a great presentation by Jodee Kozlak, the Head of HR for Target Corporation.  She was speaking at the First Tuesday series sponsored by the Carlson School, Wells Fargo, Twin Cities Business, and Northmarq.  The speaker series, open to the public, is held the first Tuesday of each month at the University of Minnesota’s McNamara Center [...]

HEADLINE: “People are our biggest liability…”

You don’t hear many CEOs or other corporate leaders using this phrase.  If one did, it would probably make the headlines.  Instead, what you hear is, “people are our biggest asset.”  In fact, if there were a hall of fame for hollow phrases, this one would occupy a prime position in the section honoring corporate-speak.  The [...]

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