Tag: talent management

October 12, 2017

People can’t fix what they can’t see. From time to time, it’s our job as managers to see for them. By providing eye-opening feedback, we eliminate some of the tunnel vision that keeps others from recognizing their personal or professional […]

October 11, 2017

Effectively incorporating new employees can be a challenging task for HR and managers alike. Back when the majority of new hires were expected to stay with the company for the long haul, traditional orientation programs consisted of a brief introduction […]

October 10, 2017

Is it better for a company to develop a sea of generalists or specialists? The ideal answer is probably yes — in the sense that you want to have a mix of both types of workers. But given limited resources, […]

October 3, 2017

The average working American spends between 39.7 and 42.8 hours per week at work. Some Americans log even more time in their workplace. This amounts to more than half as many hours that we spend with colleagues as with our […]

September 28, 2017

Pixar is one of the most successful movie studios in Hollywood. Over the years, it has collected more than 20 Academy Awards for hits like Toy Story, The Incredibles, and Finding Nemo. Its last eight films have grossed more than […]

September 21, 2017

Every job can be stressful in its own way, but burnout takes that stress to an unhealthy, extreme level. The Mayo Clinic defines it as a state of physical, emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and […]

September 21, 2017

Talking compensation and promotions with your employees can be a tricky business, yet many managers make these costly (and sometimes time-sensitive) people decisions based on hallway conversations and gut feel. Intuition — a mental “shortcut” — is the result of […]

September 12, 2017

The job of supervising employees in a unionized environment has its own unique set of rules and challenges. HR professionals need to provide supervisors with the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in this special framework. This applies to both […]

September 8, 2017

It can be easy to think of telework as a silver bullet for engagement – what’s more appealing to an employee than rolling out of bed and walking across the hall to work in their pajamas? However, telework is just […]

January 25, 2017

Learning leaders must adopt a different mindset as companies face the most serious talent shortages of the century, Juan Ruiz-Hau writes for Chief Learning Officer. Since talent management includes learning, then part of this learning happens out there in the […]

January 18, 2017

The pressure to recruit and retain top talent is more intense than ever, as is the need to create a diverse, responsive and productive organizational culture. According to an October 2016 survey from ManpowerGroup, employers are facing the highest global […]

January 13, 2017

Early in my career I was promoted to a regional management position and transferred from Charleston, SC to Boston. I was responsible for all service operations in 15 offices throughout New England, upstate New York, and Northeast Pennsylvania. I was […]

January 12, 2017

Like most companies at the end of the year your organization announced salary changes, issuing merit raises to some, and generally recalculated overall compensation to ensure you remain competitive. But can you actually use money to motivate and retain your […]

January 10, 2017

Effective leaders are a key resource at all levels of an organization. Leaders are a necessity if companies are to thrive and succeed in the long-term. Great leaders push a company forward, elevate expectations, and are well-equipped to motivate those […]

January 6, 2017

Managers play an essential (and often under-appreciated) role in organizations. Research from the Gallup Organization found the relationship we have with our manager accounts for as much as 70% of our engagement score. That in itself speaks to the impact […]

December 29, 2016

According to Gallup, 60 percent of millennials would leave their current job for a new opportunity. Job seekers aren’t just looking in their fields, either. They’re changing career paths seeking growth, better opportunities, higher compensation and more meaning. But can […]

December 14, 2016

Although my professional experience is in very large organizations, we now work with smaller clients. This work has helped to change my paradigm about those processes that organizations put in place to engage their workforce, and measure the progress of […]

December 6, 2016

Personality has a huge impact in the workplace: from a first impression during the interview stage, to everyday interactions, to giving and receiving performance feedback. Every workplace and most teams have a variety of personality types, which means not everyone […]

December 2, 2016

When I read Ruth Whippman’s critique on the current mindfulness revolution—its urging that we to be in the moment—it was 3 a.m. I wasn’t quite there. But at a more reasonable hour — and level of consciousness — I considered Whippman’s […]

November 28, 2016

Across the business spectrum, all companies strive to improve employee onboarding and performance while achieving business goals. One way to achieve this is through implementing a mentorship program. These kinds of programs, when successful, can boost employee satisfaction, increase employee […]