My Talent Was Here All Along… Who Knew?

Post Date: October 21st, 2011
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By: Neil Chin Aleong

There’s an old saying that the best place to hide anything from someone is right under the person’s nose. 

We miss the blatantly obvious. Unfortunately, the same is sometimes true in talent management.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Talent Management: Are you Developing Your Competition’s Stars?

Post Date: August 2nd, 2011
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 Are you developing your competition’s stars?

Why balance and alignment are key to effective talent pooling.
 
Much has been written about the benefit of talent pooling as the cornerstone of effective succession planning. Also, many managers make the assumption that somehow training and development programs magically translate to higher employee engagement which in turns yields greater productivity and higher profitability. Both principles are undoubtedly based in fact. But could there be a downside to employee development? Should this talent pooling and employee development come with a cautionary note? I recently discussed this issue with my colleague, Mark Adams. Here’s what we concluded.
 
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