The Conference Board recently put out its 2012 challenges for CEO’s. Top two on the list: innovation and talent. Makes complete sense to me, the world is changing rapidly as globalization keeps chugging along, and there’s a huge demographic shift underway. We know all of this already. Change is the only constant, and the source […]
Archive for March 2012
Success stories are useful ways to examine the role that talent management can play in the growth and development of an organization. Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States. It is also the only one that is, and has been, consistently profitable for a number of years. Its success has […]
There are two cultures that exist in your organization today. The formal and the informal and Its the informal one that you should be thinking about. Because its in this space where most people operate. It’s how work gets done, it’s where people talk and most importantly it’s what people feel. Your informal culture is […]
I’ve got this novel approach for how to engage your people … try being more personable. Yes, that is it. Try it today. It won’t cost you anything but a little time. But it is time well spent. When you walk into work, try actually talking to your people. If it’s been a while since you’ve […]
With all this talk of the changing of the guard, how is your company preparing the next wave of leadership? I had the opportunity to see a High Potential program run this past month. I took note of the palpable excitement among the group. What I also noticed was that the company didn’t shy away […]
Over the last one hundred years, the economy has gone through several stages in which success has been defined differently. Each stage has had its own structure, governing patterns, roles, talent practices and assumptions about people. The Industrial Age was when the economy was manufacturing oriented. A few people made decisions, command and control was […]
Have you heard the news? Probably not, because only 31% of the companies in the US actually let you know that you’re high potential. And of those companies that do publicly covet their high potentials, most don’t really give you the details of what being a high potential means. Being named a high potential is […]
Have you looked in the mirror lately and really asked yourself, “Who am I?” Did you like your answer? Is it consistent with your efforts to become who you want to be? Does it match up to how others would answer that same question about you? What is said is indeed your professional brand. And […]
Change is coming early here in the Northeast. The winter season has been mild, almost too mild. Talking about it only increases the likelihood that something strange is a brewing. We’re doing our best to be ready for either event; the warmth of spring, or an extended winter. So far all signs are pointing to […]
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