Talent Management

I approach everything new with a particular recipe, a set of questions that get my mind around the task at hand. And even though you would believe that there are common answers to these questions, this is simply not the case.  When building your next strategy, I challenge you to ask your team and stakeholders these questions and close the gaps that you find between the answers. 

What is the goal?  Have you ever really made the rounds to your team members to get a true understanding of the goal they are trying to accomplish as a team?  Have you ever asked the same question of your client group and finance team?  You will likely get different and possibly conflicting answers from each of these groups of people, yet we as HR leaders are attempting to get all parties to achieve the same goal.  Get everyone looking at the same target, and you will be amazed at how quickly and effectively things happen....Read More Here!

from The Talent Economy

PreVisor, the global leader in employment assessments and talent measurement solutions that connect employment decisions to business results, released its 2nd annual Global Assessment Trends report summarizing findings from over 230 companies headquartered throughout the world. Co-sponsored by ADP®, this year’s report aims to provide HR and business audiences with an up-to-date perspective on practices and trends related to talent measurement programs used for hiring, career development and succession planning.

Highlights of the 2010 Global Assessment Trends Report (GATR) include key HR trends related to assessment, an overview of talent measurement practices around the world, and changes observed in comparison to the 2009 report results.

“The report findings confirm what we’ve witnessed in the past twelve months: that many of our clients, while recognized as leading HR practitioners, continue to feel pressure from the economic downturn”, observed Noel Sitzmann, PreVisor CEO. “However, the data also indicates that many organizations have made the necessary adjustments to move forward with effective talent measurement and management programs that will contribute to business growth going forward. These are exactly the kinds of strategic initiatives we work hard to support.”