If you’ve been out of college more than a decade, face it; you probably couldn’t get into your alma mater this year. There’s no way I could get accepted at my school — average SAT scores 700 and a GPA of 12. Get real! Experts say we’ve just finished the most...
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What Does Cisco Know About Using Talent to Drive Strategy?
Are you getting your money’s worth from your company’s talent management processes and programs? How do you know that you’re maximizing the organization’s investments in recruitment, development, and employee retention programs? These are questions more leaders are...
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What Can Google Teach You About Being a Great Manager?
Hot companies are like the prettiest girl (or coolest guy) at the dance. They make everyone else feel insecure about their own assets. Fast growing companies like Google, DreamWorks Animation, and NetApp often have an aura of invincibility. This is particularly true...
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Forget the Unemployment Numbers. Skill Shortages Are The Real Threat!
Last week the U.S. Labor Department reported that employers added almost 200,000 jobs in February. This means the unemployment rate is now 9%, at least temporarily. Frankly, these unemployment discussions distract attention from what is really a more important problem...
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Is Your Culture Sinking Your Talent Investments?
Savvy executives know they need to align their organization’s culture to support their objectives in recruiting, developing and retaining high-performing employees. It’s one thing to invest in career development and succession planning processes, for example, but if...
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Where Are Your Future Leaders Coming From?
The CEO of a major high tech company told me last week that the recession is definitely history for executive talent. He complained that he now has a serious problem with smaller competitors poaching his best managers. And he has had to boost compensation...
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