Driving Productivity Might Revolutionize HR or Kill It Technology, combined with process improvements, will either revolutionize a stale and unproductive function or force its services to be outsourced to more efficient and effective third-parties.
Changing Nature of Work: The Labor Recession Will Outlast the Economic Recession Individuals are finding new freedoms and exploring their own capacity and taste for change and entrepreneurism. Some organizations are looking for ways to adapt to all of this without endangering their own success, but it may be that these two different needs are not compatible. The Labor Recession Will Outlast the Economic Recession.
Plays Well With Others Does collaboration and teamwork lead to more creativity or productivity.
Six Talent Trends for 2010 Economic, social and others trends that will impact talent, employment and work in 2010
Talent Synchronicity
Is risk avoidance adding more risk to your company’s talent strategy? Managing a financial portfolio takes increasing skill, risk tolerance and foresight. Whether you’re working with a financial advisor or not, active participation is required. Decisions are not easy but one thing is clear when it comes to good financial planning - diversifying your portfolio is a smart thing to do. In uncertain times it’s even [...]
HR, Culture and the Collaborative Workplace One of the key takeaways from Talent Camp was the role that HR can play in enabling and leading collaborative work environments. Not only is the time appropriate for HR to take this on but it’s critical that they step up to lead the way. By enabling collaborative work environments, HR assumes a role in [...]
Talent Camp - Community Last week a group of unique people from the talent space came together for the first Talent Camp to delve into transformational work - building the talent function of the future. I’ll get deeper into the ”work” in the next post but I wanted to share something else remarkable that came out of Talent Camp …… [...]
Social Recruiting Summit - NYC The second Social Recruiting Summit will take place in New York on Monday, Nov. 16th. If you missed the sold-out Summit at the Googleplex this summer don’t wait too long to check out the agenda and register. The Summit topics and conversations will challenge your thinking about recruiting, give you an opportunity to network, learn [...]
Using Social Networks to Communicate and Engage: The Future of Your Talent Acquisition Strategy The growth, adoption, and momentum of social networking over the past 18 months brings another round of significant change for recruiting departments. The first question that needs to be answered is whether or not you believe social networking is all hype or if it will result in lasting change. Then you can answer the question, “If [...]
Talent Camp and the BIG“What If”! How effectively is today’s HR function meeting organizational business needs? How about the individual and collective needs and capability of the organization’s workforce? How can a global CEO study indicate that Talent is the most critical imperative, ranking high above access to capital, (see pg 24 of the exec summary) and at the same time [...]
Do you offer what you seek? The front-end of your employment brand. Think about a brand that you admire. What comes to mind? How do you feel when you interact with the brand’s product or service? How about when you interact directly with the brand through their website, retail store, phone service, advertising or other means of outreach? Brands are emotive and most people like brands that [...]
What’s your employment brand relevancy? Developing a strong, clear, engaging employment brand can be the difference between a whisper getting whipped around in a breeze and a crank-up the volume, highly amplified message, metaphorically speaking, to attract the best talent to your organization. That doesn’t mean you have to get out the megaphone and scream from the rooftops, but it [...]
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How effective is your talent strategy in supporting the business needs of your company?
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Adaptive Talent Strategies….a beginning The ability for companies to move quickly is more important than ever before. Change is constant. Uncertainty is a reality. Complexity is on the increase, and the need for agility is rising as a core organizational competency. We’re living in a new business environment being shaped by shifting talent patterns, increased competition, shorter business maturity [...]