Earlier this week I read a post from William Rothwell, a leading succession planning expert, The Role of Executive Coaching in Talent Management and Succession Planning, which shared some interesting insights.

A few recent blog posts have got me thinking lately about the language around talent management. This started a couple weeks ago with a post from Paul Hebert. He looked at the use of the word management versus the term supervision, with the point being that what we really want our managers to do, as the front line on talent management programs, is supervise.

Last week, Roslyn Courtney, an award-winning expert on leadership, business change and talent management, announced the results of her survey on leadership and careers in a business world that is radically changing. Courtney surveyed 320 leaders and managers and conducted in-depth interviews. The survey looked at the use of talent, innovation and more, with some interesting results.

Competency assessments are one of the most critical parts of the talent management picture, particularly in healthcare as they help verify that clinical staff have the skills needed to perform their jobs effectively and deliver quality patient care.

I just read a terrific blog post over at Harvard Business Review that I wanted to share with you. It’s called Ditch Performance Reviews? How About Learn to do Them Well?