Get ’em While They’re Young
One challenge that’s getting tougher and tougher in various markets is recruiting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) employees. Forward-thinking organizations are figuring out how to reach the next generation of employees (that is, the folks coming in behind the Millennials) in order to make sure the talent they need is available in the coming years. […]
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- Jul, 15, 2016
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Jul, 15, 2016
Good Leadership is a Choice
You can be a good leader or a bad one. The choice is yours. Think about the good leaders you have had. They are good because they made conscious decisions that have led them to be good. Maybe they did not sit there and say “I’m going to be a good leader,” but they chose […]
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- Jul, 01, 2016
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Hiring Superstars vs Growing Them
If South Park’s underpants gnomes were talent management leaders, their organization’s talent strategy might look something like this: All too often, companies look for superstars whom they can steal away from others and put to good use. The problems is, this often does not work out so well for the superstar or their new home. […]
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- Jun, 27, 2016
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Positional Authority vs The Other Kind
If you’re in a leadership position you have a certain kind of authority; for the sake of discussion, let’s just call it “positional authority.” By virtue of your job title you have the authority to get things done, and also the responsibility to use that authority to make sure those things get done. That is, […]
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- Jun, 23, 2016
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An Affinity for Groups
An article a few years ago in Forbes noted the changing nature of what used to be called “affinity groups” but are now known more often as employee resource groups. If you are in a large company, or if you would like your SME to become a large company someday, the value of these groups […]
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- Jun, 15, 2016
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