November 10, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“You can’t choose up sides on a round world.” -Wayne Dyer Often times, a point of confusion arises in identifying who should have the ability to choose raters and who should track progress for 360-degree feedback. In most cases, 360-degree feedback sponsors should have the ability to track and monitor which rater’s participants are to be [...]
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November 9, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Corporate Responsibility and a Little Ethics Too Competency: leadership, financial leadership, visionary leadership Who benefits: senior managers Consultant Usage: senior organizational development consultants, executive coaches What’s it about? Every once in a while I like to step back and look at the big picture in the world of business. [...]
November 8, 2011 by Wally Bock
Talent is not enough. That’s my big take-away from the Aon Hewitt study, “Top Companies for Leaders.” The last version of this particular survey (not to be confused with the Hay Group’s “Best Companies for Leadership“) was published two years ago. If you were thinking that you could just, magically, find the most talented people [...]
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November 6, 2011 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. In the latest APA Stress in America survey, 69% of employees are satisfied with their employer [...]
November 4, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed” Edward Heath Humor Break: You know you’ve been unemployed too long when you get a pre-declined credit card in the mail. The economy is [...]
November 3, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.” -Friedrich Nietzche Confidentiality is an important aspect of 360-degree feedback for both participants and respondents. It is necessary to ensure that everyone that participates feels able to answer honestly and candidly. If there are any doubts around [...]
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November 3, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on tracking talent and finding leaders, people who don’t want to be managers, the art and science of picking a leader, and IBM’s succession planning example. From CNN: Tracking the talent, [...]
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November 2, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Emailaholics Anonymous Competency: managing self, self-development, time management, technological leadership Who benefits: any email user, IT types Consultant Usage: self-development, time management consultants What’s it about? John Freeman has written a 2011 book with the fantastic title of The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox. First [...]
November 1, 2011 by Wally Bock
“Tracking the talent, finding the leaders” is an interview with Robert P. Gandossy, who’s described as “the founder of the annual Top Companies For Leaders’ study.” If talent development is part of your portfolio, you’ll want to read the article for a hodgepodge of observations on leadership development. One part of the piece really caught [...]
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