By Karen Voloshin, Julie Winkle Giulioni - astd.org The simplest leadership development programs may be the most effective and sustainable. After a lengthy moratorium on leadership development during the recent recession, many leaders in the training and development field predict that organizations will begin investing heavily again...
By Rebecca Merrett (CIO) - cio.com.au There's an obvious reason why CIOs and HR managers should get together It may not be the department traditionally tied with IT, but it does manage the organisation’s most valuable asset, people. Equally, with technology underpinning almost every business and industry in...
By John Dame and Jeffrey Gedmin - hbr.org Whether we’re looking at business or politics, sports or entertainment, it’s clear we live in an era of self-celebration. Fame is equated with success, and being self-referential has become the norm. As a result we are encouraged to...
By thehrdirector.com As a manager, your role, values and management style all have a significant bearing on the degree to which your team members feel engaged and motivated. So trying to create a climate that makes ‘staying’ worthwhile for your team is therefore a good investment....
By Katie Jacobs - hrmagazine.co.uk As evidence continues to support the idea that a diverse workforce leads to more profitable and innovative companies, the next big challenge is to manage inclusion, something many organisations are struggling to deal with. Anyone not sure of the need for diversity...
By Dave Crisp - hrreporter.com We know innovation grows from establishing a culture of engagement and growth for staff that offers challenge coupled with support. Targeting innovation as a business-related objective for human resources is an obvious strategic move beneficial for both the organization and HR. Within...
By Jack Zenger - forbes.com One of the boxes on most performance appraisal forms is a summary of the individual’s plans for development during the ensuing year. Such plans are usually sketchy. They most often include some outside or internally sponsored course or program the individual...
By Peter Laurie - callcentrehelper.com Peter Laurie of Power Partners Development reports on the secrets of building a performance-focused training department. Avoiding “The Sheep Dip” It is a fact that many call centre agents are still being subjected to the age-old training ritual of “sheep dipping”. This is...
By Sandeep Chand of iCIMS - venturebeat.com This post was authored by Sandeep Chand, Director of Research & Development at iCIMS. iCIMS is the leading provider of innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions. There is a growing awareness among decision makers of what big data is, what...
By Helen Giles - hrmagazine.co.uk It’s now a few years since David McLeod and Nita Clarke’s ‘Engage for Success’ report came out, and they have inspired several high profile employers to promote the Engage for Success movement. Their recent review has identified four 'enablers for engagement': strong...