I came across a couple of interesting blog posts recently. The first one, Unearthing Talents Your Employees Keep Hidden by Sean Silverthorne over at Bnet talks about how you have employees with hidden talents that, if you only knew they existed, could help your business. He references Steven DeMaio’s blog on Harvard Business Publishing on the same topic. Steven says:

So school’s out and vacation schedules might mean the office looks as empty as the school hallways at times, but summer time can be a very important and productive time at work! Seriously, it can be.
I’ve been thinking about ways to help stay engaged, and made a list to share with you:

Last month, we were involved with a great Webinar with HR.com. It featured presenters Steve Roesler CEO of Roesler Communications and blogger at the popular All Things Workplace, and Kathy Anthony of O’Sullivan Creel, a long time Halogen customer.

As we mentioned last week, Kris Dunn, of HR Capitalist and Fistful of Talent blogs will be joining us at our 4th Annual Halogen User Conference, scheduled for October 14-15 in Ottawa, to share some social media lessons for HR.

In preparation for that, here’s a little bit of info on one very popular social media service – Twitter.

Many professional services firms struggle with creating accountability and consistency when it comes to talent management practices. One of the biggest reasons for this struggle is the very nature of work being executed within these firms. Accounting, engineering, marketing/PR, legal and other types of firms employ highly skilled professionals, and their bottom line is dependent upon the combined intellectual capital of these individuals. This makes employee engagement a top priority, which itself often is at odds with the culture of these firms, where billable work is the priority.