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Don’t Throw Your Employees Into the Deep End
Stretch assignments can allow high potentials to get ready for the next step in their careers, but organizations must provide much-needed instruction and support.
E Pluribus Unum: D.C. Strategies Day Two
Out of many, one. That's the English translation of the Latin phrase, E pluribus unum, that has been a part of the national seal of the United States since 1782, and it's also one of the themes that I walked away with this week from Talent Strategies...
Details Need to Be Ironed Out in Government Diversity Initiative
“Diversity as a Transformational Strategy,” the name of the panel I moderated Monday, sounds like a worthy topic. Correction, it is a worthy topic. But I was a bit surprised that we didn’t actually get to the transformational bit during out discussio...
There’s Always Something
According to Harvard Business Review, women working hard to ascend the corporate ladder have a new barrier: their male peers’ wives. A May 16 blog revealed data from a research report on employed men’s attitudes and beliefs, and found that those w...
It’s Time for G.I. Jane: Women Advance Into Combat Positions
Female members of the military are moving into new roles in once all-male units as the U.S. Marine Corps and Army break down formal barriers.
The Week That Was
The sun is shining and the temperature is warming, which means summer is right around the bend! Stock up on some summer reading with these top five stories on Talentmgt.com for the week of May 14. 1. Steps to Create a Culture of Coaching: If manag...
Diversity Training Evaluation: How Do Your Initiatives Measure Up?
There seems to be a myth operating within some communities of practice that suggests the results created by diversity initiatives defy measurement. It is often presented with a belief that creating a measurable diversity process that drives busine...
The Exit Interview: An Engagement Tool?
Using exit interviews to measure employee engagement may not be the norm, but there are times it can help gauge employee sentiments.
Don’t Be Ignorant: Everybody Is Creative
Requirements for getting something published and circulated in media today are as relaxed as a Sunday afternoon, thanks in part to social media. Social media has us all hooked in one way, shape or form. Even those who have attempted to avoid it have ...
How Connecting With People Helps Build a Better Banker
KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney says the most important thing for a CEO, male or female, is taking care of clients, stakeholders, employees and the community.
Jack Welch, Women and Work-Life Balance
Oops, he’s done it again. Just when the so-called “War on Women” was fading from the political headlines with nary a shot fired (beyond those on talk radio and cable TV gabfests), former GE kingpin Jack Welch tossed a hand grenade into our midst l...
The Week That Was
Be sure to get your mother a gift for Mother's Day this weekend! Meanwhile, here are the top five stories on Talentmgt.com for the week of May 7. 1. The Age of Agility: Unilever's flexible work model changed what it means to go to work. Leaders cr...
How to Attract — And Select — Talent Beyond the Job Description
Job descriptions are written to attract superheroes — or so it seems. Talent managers can take these steps to be more appealing to candidates.
The Strengths — And Weaknesses — Of Automated On-Boarding
Those who have been entrenched in the world of on-boarding know there are two vastly distinct sides to the practice. There is the tactical, systematic side -- the act of processing new-hire tax forms, security information, payroll, etc. -- and then t...
The Week That Was
It's been a busy week here at Talent Management. We know you've been busy too. Let's shake off the crazy work week with the top five stories on Talentmgt.com for the week of April 30. 1. Five Tips to Make the Most of Exit Interviews: From lack of ...