Talent Management is a hot phrase among HR managers nowadays, and for good reason: companies who effectively manage their talent recruit and keep top talent while training their existing talent to a higher level of competency — resulting in better financial performance. These organizations have more consistent company visions, and a workforce that is more aligned in their mission to achieve that vision. But lofty goals aside, setting up and sticking to a [...]

Normally we think of management control systems as something employees don’t like but that is not really the case. Employees like having clear goals. They are flattered if managers a level or two above them care about their goals. They are impressed if a company has an effective on-line system that helps their manager set goals give feedback and assign appropriate training. And most of all, if they genuinely are high performers they are pleased [...]

The systematic HR blog has some great observances on defining employee engagement.  It points out that while we want to create motivating workplaces, not all employees are engagable. Nor do we want to spend the time engaging everyone. Our senior talent, managers and executives are of critical importance as are the up and comers that represent our future.

This ties into the importance of talent pooling as a key element in succession planning…

A talent [...]

Later this month we’re hosting a webinar on the management process best practices that provide workplace clarity and consistency, while minimizing the conflict between employees and managers that can often arise, even with a well-defined performance management system . The session will be headed by Julie White Ph.D., Senior Managing Partner of Impact Achievement Group, Inc. Julie will focus on what to do with difficult employees, including:

• The key to defining job requirements [...]