Just a quick note on some press interviews I did this month. The October issue of Twin Cities Business magazine did a story on the intersection of talent management and talent development. I have commented in this blog about the importance of strategic talent development, and I expressed some of these views in that article. The [...]
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I am preparing to make a presentation to members of the Minnesota High Tech Association this week. As I have been thinking about my topic, “Strategic Talent Management,” I have been trying to hone my message down to just the basics. Here are a few highlights that I plan to discuss:
1. Strategic Talent Management starts with top [...]
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I came across this recent study by Bersin Associates (a pretty good resource for learning and development and talent management information) documenting the financial impact of effective talent management practices.
Drum roll, please………….
“Companies with Integrated Talent Management Strategies See 26% More Revenue Per Employee and 41% Lower Turnover among High Performers, According to New Bersin & [...]
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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 identify [...]
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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 [...]
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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 reason this [...]
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About a year ago I participated in a panel discussion on Talent Management where the central question was, “What can we do differently to develop talent in a down economy?” It was a great topic then, and it has become an even more relevant one over the last twelve months as the economic environment has [...]
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