If you ask an organizational leader to articulate his/her company’s talent strategy, the answers probably will sound more like a list of talent processes, programs, and practices versus a talent strategy. While these elements enable a talent strategy, by themselves, they are not a talent strategy. A talent strategy is a road map for how …
A study of 32 million profiles of active LinkedIn users who’ve worked at a larger company (one with more than 500 employees) since 2013 illustrates the important role that internal mobility plays in retention. The study found the likelihood of an employee staying with a company decreases as the years pass. One year after being …
In this 17-minute podcast, ideas are shared on how the risk of failure in job transitions continues to be surprisingly high. In particular, there are two primary types of risks: 1) Scope Risk – when the role requires someone to do something new or for the first time and 2) Scale Risk – when the …
With employee wellness and wellbeing continuing to be a critical priority for many organizations, this book by Jeffrey Pfeffer highlights how employee health and well-being is not only good for employees but enables a firm’s competitive advantage. Conversely, when wellbeing is diminished, it can lead to reduced employee engagement, increased turnover, and reduced job performance. …
This week, a former colleague reached out to me for some career advice. For the sake of anonymity, let’s call her Sheila. Shelia is exceptionally talented, loves the company for which she works, and is considered by many to be a “go-to” person who gets things done. Given her strong track record as an individual …
For those of you who enjoy watching/listening to intriguing and practical ideas, this is an excellent 60-minute webinar by Allan Church and Marc Effron. In the webinar, they discuss the challenges of measuring potential and how there are various models of potential, which begs the question: “what model is correct?” Allan provides insights into this …
In 2007 while I was employed at AT&T, I designed and executed a strategic analytic initiative to link employees’ perceptions of the employment value proposition to employee engagement and business outcomes. This approach, which is sometimes referred to as linkage analysis, is a methodology for understanding the relationship between employee, customer, and financial data. Linkage …
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