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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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