By Claudine Kapel - hrreporter.com Raise your hand if your employees and managers approach the annual performance management process with boundless joy and enthusiasm. If you didn’t raise your hand, you’re probably in good company. Few things provoke as much concern, resistance – and even dread –...
By Joanna Ruffle - hrmagazine.co.uk The economic crisis will continue to dominate the agenda in 2013, with further challenges ahead for Europe and beyond, especially within the public sector in this age of austerity. These turbulent times, however, call for swift and urgent action if the...
By AJ Kumar - fastcompany.com Weaved into the definition of "startup" is big potential, small paycheck--at first. And nothing grows both of those characteristics like the right top players, if you can get them on board. Adding to your startup's staff represents a major challenge for many...
By Drew Hansen - forbes.com Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) President John Maeda believes that art and design will transform the economy in the 21st century the way science and technology did in the last century. I agree, and we need creative leaders—inspired by those principles—to...
By Pete Alexandre, - business2community.com Executives and directors want to know how each department adds value to an organisation. The efforts of the sales department can be easily measured and directly tied to the company’s performance. The accounting department has hard numbers to evaluate collections on...
By Josh Bersin - forbes.com 2013 looks to be a year of global growth, but for HR and talent leaders, it will likely continue to present challenges. Bersin by Deloitte just released our 2013 predictions for corporate HR, leadership, and talent management. You can read the entire report here. Overall:...
By Doug Dickerson - ibtimes.com In a column for the Harvard Business Review Blog Network, Jack Zenger unveiled a startling and troubling fact: We wait too long to train leaders. Citing research from his consulting agency, he revealed that in their database of some 17,000 worldwide...
Summary: From talent management, payroll, analytics, HRMS and other niche HR solutions, this year saw several cool innovations and emerging trends, plus a generous helping of M&A with a side order of IPO. Brian Sommer covers major issues, company highlights, and the year's big misses. By...
By Justin Arneson, William J. Rothwell, Jennifer Naughton - astd.org ASTD launches a revised competency model for the profession. The forthcoming publication of The ASTD Competency Study: Training & Development Redefined™—scheduled to be available for purchase in May—will continue ASTD's more than 30-year history of publishing...
By Julie Sillito - realbusiness.co.uk Training and development of a workforce can often fall to the bottom of the pile in a growing business as orders take priority. However, not only are there distinct benefits in doing so, there are also legal requirements. One of the...