In the November Edition
Coaching: An Essential Part of Performance Management
Coaching is an important part of any successful performance management program. It can improve performance in a time when we're asking employees to do more with less. It increases employee engagement. And coaching helps create knowledge transfer – which is critical as Baby Boomers begin to retire.
It can also significantly impact business outcomes. Research shows that organizations with highly effective development plans – a direct result of effective manager coaching – have twice the revenue per employee as those with ineffective development plans. And organizations that incorporate coaching have one and a half to two times better business results than organizations that rely solely on performance assessments or pay for performance.
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A Shift in Sourcing Strategies: Does this Spell the End of Job Boards?
Recruiters are increasingly turning to job board aggregators (
Indeed, Simply Hired), search engine optimization (
Jobs2Web), and social media (
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) to source candidates – in particular technology savvy Gen Y-ers. These tools help organizations save money, reduce time to fill, and improve quality of hire.
In fact, our research shows that over 70% of organizations have begun using social networking for talent acquisition. And many – including
7-Eleven, Hyatt, and
Dell – have significantly reduced their spend on job boards in favor of social networking and SEO. So what does this mean for the future of job boards?
Read on for insight into the fate of traditional job boards.
Three Imperatives to Transform Learning
Changing workforce demographics, a sluggish economy, and evolving technologies are putting pressure on learning organizations to do more than they have in the past – both for the workforce and business stakeholders. These organizations are expected to deliver ever-greater results and align more closely with business goals.
But there are real challenges to the transformation of the learning function. Learning professionals are being asked to do more with less while simultaneously addressing serious skills and leadership gaps, becoming more innovative and collaborative, and building stronger relationships with the business. If the learning organization fails to evolve, it risks becoming irrelevant.
Continue reading Three Imperatives to Transform Learning.
In the News
Forbes.com
November 10, 2010
The Rising Challenge Of Social Business To HR Departments
By Rawn Shah
In this article Rawn talks about Josh Bersin's expert panel session,
Getting Beyond Compliance: Elevating HR's Enterprise Wide Strategic Role, from last week's
Enterprise 2.0 conference. Plus he sat down with Josh to talk about the big-win possibilities for HR using social business.
Click here to read the article.
Human Resource Executive
November 1, 2010
Lattice vs. Ladder
By Maura C. Ciccarelli
In this article Stacey Harris, Principal Analyst, talks about how technology finally matches the hype in lattice talent management.
Click to here to read the article.
New Research Highlights
Talent Metrics: Benchmarks and Best Practices in Creating a Measurement Strategy
This research bulletin provides benchmarks for commonly tracked talent metrics, including employee turnover and promotions, and describes how to create an effective talent measurement strategy.
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The Business Value of Research in Corporate Learning and Human Resources
In this report, we describe why rigorous, pragmatic, continuous research is critical to success in the design and implementation of people strategies.
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Talent Management Roadmap to Maturity
Using examples from leading organizations, this research bulletin describes how to embark on a path toward mature, effective talent management.
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Coaching to Win: Developing People and Driving Performance at ADM
In this report, we share best practices from Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) on implementing an eight-week, process-based coaching learning experience.
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Connecting Talent Processes: The Path to Integrated Talent Management
This research bulletin describes how to improve connections across talent initiatives to promote a more holistic view of talent across the organization.
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