You know that a lot of things have changed because of the recession, but here’s another one you may not have thought of — how talent management … Read more
The 2020 Leadership Model for Tomorrow’s Workplace
By Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd There are five leadership areas that seem to be emerging as requirements for the leader of the future. The process … Read more
You’re Fired – Now Go Out and Make That Big Decision for Us
For those of you who don’t know, I am a big sports fan. And even more so, I am a big fan of the National Basketball Association and the Portland … Read more
Business Analytics: 4 Ways They Can Help – Now and In the Future
As an HR professional you’re asked to make decisions everyday to ensure compliance, improve your workforce and your company’s bottom line. But to make an … Read more
The Top 6 Myths About Talent: Must Knows for Your Employment Brand
By Mary Delaney and Sanja Licina As the nation’s economy begins to stabilize following one of the deepest recessions felt across the globe, employers are … Read more
The Case for Building a Culture of Coaching
By Paul J. Gorrell and John Hoover As business coaches, we are always on the new frontier looking to help our coaching clients add value to the … Read more
Welcome to TLNT.com: We’re Glad You’re Here
If you are reading this, you clearly are someone I want to get to know better. Yes, you have found out about TLNT.com, the new website devoted to talent … Read more
Worth Remembering: You Never Stop Learning to be a Better Manager
Here’s a lesson worth remembering: No matter how long you have managed people, or worked in HR, one thing is for certain – you never, ever stop learning … Read more
New Initiatives Mean More Employee Complaints, More Employer Burdens
In the mercurial world of employment law, each new calendar year brings new or revamped legislation. It’s the same story in 2010. Among the myriad of … Read more
3 Ways to Help Clean Up BP’s Employer Brand Disaster
We don’t need to rehash what’s going on in the Gulf of Mexico, right? An oil rig exploded and is now dumping thousands of gallons of oil into … Read more
How can HR Capitalize on Complexity?
I have always had been a voracious reader of white papers. Because of the web, we now have access to all the top thought leaders in whatever discipline you … Read more
How Workplace Privacy Rights are Changing in the Digital Age
Privacy in the workplace is one of those issues that seems to be constantly changing in our hyper-digital age, and it just changed a little more, thanks to … Read more
5 Good Reasons Why ROWE Hasn’t Quite Caught On Yet
Results-Only Work Environment (or ROWE) has been something I’ve always been extremely fond of in theory but extremely skeptical of in practice. If … Read more
As Recession Wanes, More Employers are Focusing on Talent Management
Good news about the economy may be inconsistent and hard to find, but here’s a little bit that might give you some hope: employers say they are planning to … Read more
The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Employees
I’m not a big follower of Dan Pink and his book Drive, but I am intrigued by his premise – that everything we know about what motivates people is … Read more
3 Reasons Why Immigration Issues Are Catching Up With Employers
I’ve been watching the debate over Arizona’s immigration bill with great interest over the past couple of months. As has happened with a lot of … Read more
The Delicate Art of Managing Expectations
When it comes to success or failure in the workplace, it’s often simply a matter of perception. If you can accomplish more than people thought you could, … Read more
Does Transparency Scare You?
I’ve talked to several HR managers in the last couple of months who are working on helping employees collaborate across teams. This whole idea of breaking … Read more
Yes, Teams Still Matter in the Era of “A” Players
Have you heard the latest human resources guru tell you how you’re going to regret everything unless you hire and keep your “A” players at your company? … Read more
What HR Can Learn From American Idol
I’m not a big fan of American Idol, but like a lot of people, I find I get sucked into the competitive aspects of taking a group of talented people and … Read more