In the April Edition
The NEW Talent Acquisition Framework
Remember when HR was referred to as the personnel department? It was non-strategic and highly tactical – little more than hiring employees, administering benefits, tracking attendance and handling employee issues. Today HR is a considered a core business function and the CHRO has the enviable "seat at the table," and in most cases is considered a key business partner to the CEO.
Not that long ago, talent acquisition was referred to as the recruiting department – with no more responsibility than reviewing resumes, screening candidates, and organizing candidate interviews. The phrase "talent acquisition" is now mainstream – and is embraced by both large and small organizations. Companies understand that there is a broad end-to-end focus needed; one which stretches from building a strategic employment brand, through sourcing and recruiting, all the way to onboarding top people.
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A Leader's Most Valuable Tools
"Leaders concentrate on empowering others. They do not focus on attaining their own goals and fulfilling their own visions. Rather, they invert the pyramid of authority and use their tools to assist others in attaining their goals and the potential that awaits them and their organizations." Yesterday, I read this quote in a blog spot. The tools piece of it struck me. Leadership tools can take many forms. They can be an arsenal of personal stories of success and failure; they are assessments of talents and blind spots; they are checklists of best practices; they are decisions charts and tip sheets intended to make more efficient and effective the decision-making process and capabilities of an organization's leaders. Regardless of their format, utilizing them typically does not require a large investment of organizational resources. Moreover, their intrinsic value rests in the fact that they enable leaders to take action, not just build knowledge.
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The Employee Engagement Industry: A Snapshot
Employee engagement is becoming well-known and well-used in HR circles. A tangible metric that speaks to the satisfaction, excitement, loyalty and commitment of the workforce, it is often used as a critical indicator of organizational culture, a warning indicator for turnover, and an outcome metric for talent management efforts.
Our research found that 71% of organizations measure employee engagement. As of the latest annual count, there are approximately 100,000 firms in the U.S. that employ more than 100 employees. That equates to 71,000 firms conducting some sort of employee engagement initiative – the parameter for the current employee engagement market.
Read the conclusion of The Employee Engagement Industry: A Snapshot.
Using Social Sourcing for Better Recruiting Results
Even with record unemployment, corporations report they cannot get the talent they need, with 52% of U.S. companies reporting that they have difficulty in filling jobs. Dollars spent on traditional recruiting methods are failing to attack the skill sets that businesses require. Not in all cases is it that the talent is totally unavailable – in many instances, it is that the recruiters cannot locate the candidates, or once located, cannot attract them.
Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn – just a few of the social media and professional networks in the mainstream today which have changed the nature of communication between friends and business colleagues. Savvy recruiters have seized the "social" phenomenon as the prime method to brand their companies, post positions, and engage the passive candidate.
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In the News
Peoplefluent acquires Strategia Communications
By D.C. Denison
The Boston Globe
Internal Coaching Growing More Popular
Human Resource Executive Online
Diagnosing Health Care Leadership Development
By Ladan Nikravan
Chief Learning Officer
New Research Highlights
Global Business Communications: A Strategic Imperative in Todays Borderless Workplace
In this report, we demonstrate how differentiating a strategic approach to global business communications can be and we introduce the Enterprise Fluency™ Maturity Model.
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Succession Management Software: Enhancing Transparency and Enabling Mobility of Talent
This research bulletin discusses the challenges and processes that impact succession management. In addition, we review the technical solutions that help to identify talent, and track the progress of individuals over time in terms of their readiness and desires to assume "next-step" positions. It also includes a checklist with criteria for solution selection.
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Insourcing for Agility: Optimizing Talent Needs through a Blended Workforce
Growing use of "insourcing" contractors to create a vibrant, agile talent-driven workforce makes the blended workforce a norm in business today. This bulletin outlines the benefits of insourcing.
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Abandoning Performance Scores: Kelly Services Shares Soul-Searching That Guided Its Performance Management Evolution
This case study details the process that Kelly Services used when it decided to abolish performance scores.
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More Funding for L&D
With more money to spend, L&D organizations are striving to extend their reach and maximize their value.
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Oracle's Acquisition of Taleo: Implications for HR Software Buyers and Vendors
In this research bulletin, we discuss the implications of this acquisition and give you guidance that you can use to help guide your near- and longer-term HR software buying decisions.
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Kenexa's Acquisition of OutStart: Kenexa Finally Formally Enters the Training Market
This research bulletin discusses Kenexa's acquisition of OutStart, and its implications for buyers and the marketplace.
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Build, Buy or Lease? Leveraging Talent Analytics to Plan for Tomorrow's Workforce
This research bulletin covers how to use workforce planning and analytics to develop a build, buy, or lease strategy for talent, and then how to leverage four critical talent sources to fulfill that strategy.
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Learning Leaders 2012: Lessons From the Best
This report provides an in-depth look into the best practices of the winners of the 2012 Bersin & Associates Learning Leaders award program.
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