The Week That Was

These were the top five stories from the week of Oct. 6.

Chicagoans are gearing up to run the big Chicago Marathon this weekend. Supplement your pre-race meal with these top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of Oct. 6.

1. Mentoring in a Millennial World: Millennials' craving for mentoring is high, but the way in which the generation prefers to connect, learn and share expertise leaves traditional mentoring programs ill-equipped.

2. What Leaders Don't Know Could Hurt: Decades of research on teams and teamwork reveal valid and practical principles for designing and rewarding teams — and they may surprise leaders. Talent Management columnist John Boudreau has more.

3. More Stay Interviews, Fewer Exit Interviews: The stay interview is a productive tool needed in managers' toolkits — though managers must heed important distinctions to be successful.

4. Policies Alone Don't Change Behavior: Take a lesson from the NFL: Policy words are cheap; it takes more to make sure employees are behaving themselves.

5. Outfitting Outplacement: An effective outplacement strategy does more than just manage the transitions for those ultimately leaving the company. Here are three big questions talent managers need to consider. 

In Other News … 

It was HR Tech Week in glorious Las Vegas, and Managing Editor Rick Bell and I made it rain (not). Conferences are great for chance encounters and relationship building, which I did plenty of this week. Rick wrote about a chance encounter he had here.

Also, formatting hacks to improve your résumé, via Business Insider | Video. Read here.

And why not … The Wall Street Journal takes a deeper look into the legality of wellness programs. Read here.