If you’ve had the chance to read up on the future of the workforce both domestically and globally, you’re no doubt aware that we are facing a significant shortage of critical skills across nearly all industries. A substantial subset of this trend is the lack of leadership development or succession planning currently in place to groom the next generation of executives. Corporate leaders everywhere are, or should be, planning how to address these issues. While [...]
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Earlier today, I heard someone say that the success of their organization is directly attributed to the people within the organization. If you’ve read my posts here or elsewhere, you may be surprised to hear that I don’t necessarily agree with that notion. While I believe that an organization cannot be successful without qualified, engaged, and high-performing people, I think that what is being done is as important as who is doing it. That is, [...]
I’ve worked in recruitment and employment branding for just about a decade now, and as a Gen X’er, that covers most of my working life. For most of this time, I’ve identified myself as an HR Business Partner and Consultant, though as a hiring manager and senior director with a subsidiary of a mid-sized media company, I’ve also worn other stakeholder hats related to talent acquisition and talent management. Here’s what I’ve learned from some [...]
As an HR professional, do you believe your work affects the value of your organization’s workforce? That’s a bit of a complex question, so please considerate it carefully. As you muddle through the minutia, or ponder how to develop a more strategic HR department, or approve and reject new employee programs or HR services, do you believe your daily activities and decisions directly affect how valuable your worforce is to your company? Many people believe that the most effective and cost-effective way to increase profitability is through [...]
Okay, so as I’m writing this, it is occuring to me just how much of my mind and time are focused on issues of human capital and organizational development… and perhaps it’s not exactly healthy. Anyhow, as I read this article about Detroit’s plan to restore their communities by destroying homes, I couldn’t help but relate this to the corporate renewal we are all facing as we fight to push the recession behind us. This [...]
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