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.

Back in April, I read a story in the Washington Post by Ian Shapira on the work ethic of Millennials – Millennials accused of lax work ethic say it’s not all about 9-to-5. I read some subsequent debate on the article a few weeks later and thought I’d reflect on it here. Shapira’s initial report on some recent generational survey data was pretty compelling to start.

Earlier this week we released the results of a recent poll of human resources professionals’ opinions on controversial topics in business and talent management. The poll was conducted in conjunction with a panel webcast that took place last month with seven HR thought leaders as part of our HR Raging Debates Forum.

Over 200 HR professionals from a variety of forums participated in the HR Horror Story Contest from Halogen Software earlier this month. This year, HR pros shared their insights into some of the spookiest HR issues around, and many shared their own personal HR Horror Story. Some were funny, while others were downright disturbing! Here’s a summary of the survey results, as well as the winner (and runners up) for the best HR Horror story. [...]

I came across a solid article recently, referenced on the blog entitled, that focuses on trends related to the Millennial generation. The blog pointed out a piece from strategy + business magazine that explores how generational differences in the workforce are necessitating new and emerging talent management strategies. It discusses how to engage and retain employees in these tough economic times. I was particularly interested in this observation: