Tag: Talent Management
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Newsflash: Micromanagement Really Works
Breaking News: Micromanagement has the last word, now recognized as valuable business practice “This is the best news since man landed on the moon” said one supervisor for a nationwide clothing retailer. Just last week news broke that will change the face of the workplace forever. Micromanagement isn’t just a fad anymore, it really works. Our…
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Boomerang Employees: How to Approach the Decision
A while back I was reading a story about a CEO being asked to return to his company after stepping down from the role years before. As usual, I started tying the thoughts back to HR and how that sort of “boomerang†employee, at any level of the company, might approach the decision to return.…
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HR Project Management: The Ultimate Guide
HR Project Management Skills are Powerful Tools–Do You Have Them? When you look at a list of key HR competencies, one thing that often is lacking is a good set of project management skills. While it’s easy to try and segment the human resources profession away from the project manager role, I see it as…
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The Art and Science of Assessments (Free Webinar)
As you know, my daily work is filled with data crunching, report publishing, and other nerdy stuff. But occasionally I get the opportunity to leave my virtual cubicle and interact with the world. Here’s your chance to listen in. Assessments Webinar On Wednesday, February 5th at 1:00 EST, I’ll be co-hosting a Brandon Hall Group…
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HR Video Roundup Version I
I am testing out something new this week and have been publishing short, 1-2 minute videos on YouTube daily as a way to get some quick thoughts out there on a variety of topics. I’m rounding up this week’s content here. Let me know what you think about the topics, format, etc. \Subscribers will need…
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The Struggle Between a Caring Work Environment and Talent Density
Today we’re honored to have a guest post from a long-time friend and fellow HR practitioner. Jane Jaxon is the rockstar HR Director for a tech company in Boston. Learn more about her in the bio below the article. Building a caring work environment and increasing talent density: compatible or mutually exclusive? If you’re reading this…
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Strategic HR: Measuring Quality of Attrition #SHRMTalent
It’s day two of the 2014 SHRM Talent Management conference, and I attended a great session on Quality of Attrition: Management’s Favorite Human Capital Metric. The bottom line is that we know that every person that leaves the business is not the same. Why they left, how valuable they were, and what the organization could have…