Challenges and Opportunities for Talent Managers / 6: Measurement

     Of course in most of the reports I’ve been reviewing, there are also the requisite comments on needing to measure talent better.  Eg the PwC report: “CEOs are also seeking a better understanding of the scale and effectiveness...
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     In my last post, I wrote that I’d explain more about why it is that I don’t think “commercial savvy and speaking ‘business’ rather than ‘HR’ language” is the way forward for talent management. And actually, it looks as if a powerful...
READ MORE - #HRD12 – helping people become what they are (challenges and opportunities for talent managers / 5)
    As well as dealing with the truth about talent, the need to create value and opportunities for career development, the fourth big challenge for talent managers / heads of talent will probably be their own role.
The key research here is... READ MORE - The Head of Talent Role: Challenges and Opportunities for Talent Managers / 4
      The other recent report on talent management I thought was interesting is SHL’s Assessment Trends report.  I’m particularly taken by SHL’s third key finding – that companies are giving up on career development: “Despite...
READ MORE - Career Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Talent Managers / 3
     Right, well I’d half-started a series of posts on talent management (see ‘the truth about talent’) which I’d better complete… and rather than turning this into something that I’ll never get done, I’m just going to summarise a couple...
READ MORE - Challenges and Opportunities for Talent Managers / 2: Creating Value

#BersinIMPACT: Agile HR

     As well as career development, performance management, recruiting and learning, the two key themes of the conference were probably big data, and agility. This is Josh Bersin on agility: “In today’s fast-changing business environment,...
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#BersinIMPACT: Mentoring for Career Development

     The other process area that seemed to get a fair amount of focus at Bersin Impact, other than performance management, learning / leadership development, and recruiting, was career development.  This is perhaps not surprising...
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#BersinIMPACT: Blowing up performance reviews

     I only managed to catch the final session yesterday but it was a good one.
We started with Bersin’s research suggesting that 70% of companies follow a coaching and development vs a competitive assessment approach to performance... READ MORE - #BersinIMPACT: Blowing up performance reviews

HR Carnival: Feeding vs Obsolescence

     Welcome to the new HR carnival, returning to Strategic HCM for the sixth time, and featuring a great mix of HR blogs from around the world including Malaysia, India and Abu Dhabi, as well as the UK and the US (where I currently am,...
READ MORE - HR Carnival: Feeding vs Obsolescence
     Sorry for not blogging for a while – sometimes I just loose the motivation (it always comes back again though!).  The challenge when I’ve had a lull though is choosing which of those things I’ve missed commenting on that I’m...
READ MORE - Challenges & Opportunities for Talent Managers / 1: The Truth About Talent