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  • Workers Feel The Pressure of the Skills Gap Around the World [Podcast]

    Workers Feel The Pressure of the Skills Gap Around the World [Podcast]

    As HR leaders, we’re well aware of the skills gap. Hiring and retaining workers for key roles is what takes up a key part of our mental energy on a daily basis, but what about the workers themselves? In a new report that analyzes global worker opinions, it is clear that the skills gap is on…

  • Case Study: Using Hackathons to Attract, Develop, and Engage Talent

    Case Study: Using Hackathons to Attract, Develop, and Engage Talent

    “This message will appeal to people in our recruiting process who gravitate towards a culture of hackathons and innovation. It will also turn away others that don’t fit.” Gary Bolton, Vice President of Marketing at ADTRAN I recently had the pleasure of connecting with a handful of key staff members at ADTRAN in Huntsville, Alabama,…

  • How Talent Technology Enables Employee Engagement [Podcast]

    Talent management technology has come a long way in recent years. I can still remember seeing a demo for a technology solution back in 2014 and the salesperson was so proud of the fact that I could copy and paste data into the system. By the way: It wasn’t searchable. You couldn’t run reports. You…

  • Are Custom Learning Experiences The Future of Training?

    I’ve been wanting to write for some time about the customization of, well, everything. I think it’s fascinating that so much can be customized to your very specific, individual tastes. Personalization is in virtually everything we do. Movies/television? Give Netflix a go. Music? Check out Pandora. Hungry? Get a NatureBox with your own favorite snacks.…

  • Job Simulations = Better Hires and Better Training

    Recently I had the pleasure of joining Trish McFarlane for an HCMx Radio podcast episode where we talked about how to use simulations in your recruiting and training initiatives. We start with a bit of my background–if you’re new here that might be interesting for you. Then we leap into some of the work we’re…

  • The Powerful Result of Realistic Training

    Training needs to mirror real life. Think about it. If I’m training you on how to change a bicycle tire and then I set you in front of a bus, that training wasn’t very useful. It didn’t mirror real life. It wasn’t realistic. If I train you on how to change a bus tire indoors on…

  • Why You Should Force Your Employees to Read Books

    This topic is a bit controversial, but it’s something that I believe and stand by. Why? Because I’m a fan of reading, for one, but also because I have personally seen this work as a tool in the world of work. I’ve used books within performance discussions, both positive (succession/development oriented) and negative (performance improvement/problem-focused)…