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Monthly Archives: October 2012
I Need a Coach
Most of have counseled an employee at one time or another. In the industrial workplace, a person being counseled or coached typically failed to meet expectations and received specific guidance on what needed to be improved. Most employees wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Workforce
Tagged coaching, development, performance
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Talent Management Planning
After the last post on “What’s Up with Training,” a reader asked for more elaboration on talent management and the corresponding planning process. Before answering his question, lets discuss talent management from a conceptual standpoint. Like many popular business concepts, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Organizations, Workforce
Tagged learning, talent management, talent management planning, training
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What is Wrong with Training?
Boring classrooms that actually diminish employee engagement, Powerpoint presentations masquerading as e-learning, and an absence of any type of effectiveness analysis summarizes the comments made by a Fortune 100 training and development executive I meet last week. She had worked … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Organizations, Workforce
Tagged learning, talent management, training
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Job Seeking
Approximately a year ago, I compared the growing desire among employees to leave for better opportunities to a tiger waiting to escape a cage. Now, as the labor market shows some signs of improvement, especially in high demand segments intent … Continue reading
Taking Ideas
Recently, I had the pleasure of interacting with the best performing location of a large, multinational company. Although the organization employed tens of thousands of employees, this location consistently excelled at meeting customer needs and exceeding corporate goals. The employees … Continue reading
Second Generation HR Strategic Planning
I had a very rewarding opportunity on Friday to meet with a fantastic group of HR professionals and discuss the various facets of second generation HR strategic planning. Most organizations developed their first HR strategic plan during the 1990s or … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Leadership, Organizations
Tagged HR planning, HR strategic planning, strategic planning
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Creatures of Emotion
How many times have you received an email and out of anger or frustration started to write a response immediately? More than a few times, I have barely glimpsed the purpose of the message before I am ready to start … Continue reading
Constant Communication
Everywhere you turn, people seem to be linked to their phones or other portable devices send and receiving texts. We might even go as far as saying: “texting is the new talking.” Just today, as I made my way from … Continue reading
Posted in Organizations, Workforce
Tagged communication, electronic communication, texting
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