Opening up talent for business success
Diversity should be threaded through all talent management activities and strategies so organisations can reap the benefits of accessing and developing talent from the widest possible pool. This is the main finding from our new CIPD research report, Opening Up Talent for Business Success: Integrating Talent Management and Diversity. Our research draws upon focus groups […]
HR professionals: We need your input!
Take part in our survey, designed to help organisations benchmark their talent practices against industry norms and best-in-class companies, and get a copy of the results plus a complimentary report. The study examines the maturity and effectiveness of talent processes, including recruiting, performance management, compensation, leadership development, and succession management. The research also explores the […]
Engaging your talent through embodied leadership
Which qualities does a leader require to inspire engagement of their key talent and harness discretionary effort? Make healthy high performance part of your organisation. In today’s fast-paced, impatient and often stressful world, leaders need to find a way of being and leading that liberates people to contribute their unique talents willingly – thereby giving […]
Retain talent and avoid the brain drain
Organisations must steel themselves for the looming talent drain as their employees grow secure enough to look outside of their current job role – bear in mind all the organisations that will soon be in a position to begin poaching talent again from their competitors. Our global engagement research found that employees are 1.5 times […]
Make 2010 your year: Leadership, personal development and talent
New year means new you: personal development is never wasted, making you a better employee, manager and leader: with succession planning a key aim for many HR directors this year, now is the time to invest in you and be part of the plan. With the prospect of a better year and a brighter future […]
2010 – the year the talent war resumes
With 2010 approaching and signs that the economy is starting to recover, Richard Doherty from Jobpartners looks to what the future has in store for talent management. Against the backdrop of recession, 2009 was undoubtedly one of the most difficult years in recent times for HR and talent management. With preditions of an upturn and […]
Jobpartners launches mid-range ActiveRecruiter Business Edition
Recruitment and talent management software developer Jobpartners has released a new version of its ActiveRecruiter system. Designed as a web-based “on demand” application, the Business Edition of ActiveRecruiter handles every step of the recruitment process from defining a position and posting the vacancy to online job boards to hiring the candidate and managing their development. […]
Bonus question – what is the answer?
With the news this week that RBS, the failed bank at the heart of the banking crisis, is to be heavily reinvested in by the Government to the tune of £39m, there remains much speculation over the future of bonuses. Stephen Overell of The Work Foundation spoke to Charlie Duff about the situation. Money has […]
Home grown leaders preferred, say UK employees
When hiring your next CEO or director, bear this in mind: research has revealed that ‘growing your own’ creates better perceived, more highly regarded leaders than hiring externally. A majority of UK employees have more respect for leaders who have worked their way up through an organisation. Two thirds of the employees surveyed considered ‘home-grown’ […]
Is the war for talent now flooded with recruits?
From a talent drought to a potential talent flood – but how to sort the great from the good? Lisa Proctor, Director of Changeworknow, explains how online and 'might as well' applications have swelled the talent pool's banks fit to burst – and how to handle it well. What a difference a year makes. Only one […]
The future is mobile: Time to give employees a fresh challenge
Chris Phillips explains why now is the time to take talent and internal mobility seriously and gives advice on how organisations can get their own strategy up and running. The economic outlook might be looking brighter now than at any point in the last 12 months, but this is no time for HR to rest […]
How talent development drives a high-performance culture
A united, high-performance workforce is not just a pipe dream, says Erik Finch, who examines the recommended steps of unified talent development to help achieve this goal. The pinnacle of any talent development initiative is, or at least should be, the creation of a high-performance culture. All businesses should aspire to this ‘utopia’. In […]
Twelve creative routes to talent engagement
Having a low level of employee engagement in your organisation is a crime, says Andrew Leigh, who explains how to uncover high levels of talent engagement in the workplace. Talent engagement goes beyond the basics of talent management. It deals with the two essential questions: What does this person need to make a […]
Facebook proves employment goldmine for bank
The use of social networks in business continues to prove popular, after it emerged Japanese bank Nomura utilised Facebook to recruit former graduate trainees of failed investment bank, Lehman Brothers. It’s claimed up to 60% of Lehman’s trainee graduates were hired by Nomura, following the Japanese bank’s use of Facebook to identify potential candidates. Last […]
Success in a recession: Is talent really that important?
Research shows that it is determination and knowing what to do with the talent you have which really count. So Blaire Palmer asks, should we be placing ‘talent’ further down the list of priorities? Most of us are in the business of developing talent. And yet, how much do we really know about what talent […]
Software-as-a-service and talent management
Erik Finch questions whether software-as-a-service is the right choice for learning and talent development and examines the factors that employers should consider before adopting it. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model typically involves a vendor developing a web-native software application, and hosting and operating it on behalf of its customers (either independently or through […]
Is talent management in a slump?
In contrast to claims that recession and staff cutbacks would stimulate interest in talent management, the software companies supplying programs to support these activities are having a tough year. John Stokdyk investigates. US-based talent software analyst Josh Bersin first called attention to the talent management software slump in a May blog posting. He concluded that […]
The rise of talent management systems
Josh Bersin outlines how HR professionals can keep up with the rapid growth of talent management software and ensure you find the best fit for your organisation. One of the fastest-growing segments of HR is talent management systems. These new integrated platforms automate and improve processes for applicant tracking, goal setting and performance management, career and […]
David Fairhurst interview: Managing the workforce in a recession
Lucie Mitchell talks to David Fairhurst, HR chief at McDonald’s, about his views on the importance of employee engagement and talent management during the current downturn. David Fairhurst, senior vice president, chief people officer at McDonald’s Northern Europe, knows a thing or two about human resources. Recently voted as HR’s most influential […]
Why some survivors don’t survive
The survivors of a redundancy programme need to be nurtured and treated with respect within an open and honest environment, otherwise they will think with their feet and work elsewhere, says Andrew Leigh. In a much earlier incarnation, I once worked for an up-and-coming advertising company which made use of my services […]
