As learning and talent leaders, we fight daily for truth, justice and the company way. We strive to make a difference in the lives of employees, relying on our good intentions and abilities. Yet, the dark forces of ignorance and chaos are growing stronger and often we find ourselves falling short in our mission to serve – as well as our own career aspirations. Perhaps it is time to step back and acquire new super hero powers. For...
I’m cheering for a new wave of learning and talent leaders to show the way with a leadership brand of masterfully driving results first, operating with a strategic lens of business first and inspiring stretch performance first. ...
So make this year the year of balance: for every ‘yes’ to a new initiative, there is a courageous ‘no’ by backing off something else. ...
Rethinking how leaders conceptualize common talent challenges will help them find more relevant solutions for today’s business environment. ...
A solid strategy is the hallmark of high impact, high-performing talent and L&D function, but crafting a useful strategy is easier said than done....
Talent leaders need to reverse the idea that executives don’t need ongoing personal development. ...
By not producing high quality “ready now” talent for tomorrow, we’re doomed to manage the crisis of the day over and over again....
Forging a working relationship with a senior executive is can be quite a trial. Talent leaders need to bring the confidence and competence to gain respect in the ‘C-Suite”. Yet the unspoken rules are quite different and a new partnership savvy is needed....
Consider the state of your talent management. Is everything well ordered, appropriately placed and in useful shape? Or perhaps, like most of us, there is one spot that isn’t well maintained or in tip-top shape — the talent junk drawer....
Even with all the progress we think we’ve made with such efforts at training return on investment, big data analytics and proclaiming to be business partners, could it be possible that in our heart-of-hearts, we in HR aren’t ready to sit at the big table of results?...