Business Success and the Next Generation Talent Pipeline

Investing in Next Generation Talent can mean the difference between business success – and failure.
That’s one conclusion of a new study of CEO line-up changes and shareholder returns in 2,500 publicly-traded companies over a 10-year period.
The Booz & Co. research – released this week – revealed there was an average 2.1 percent rate of  CEOs [...]

The Information Technology Perfect Storm

The concept of workforce planning has been a core Information Technology (IT) initiative for quite some time. For the most part, it is a mathematical or formulamatic exercise focused on predicted labor growth minus anticipated departures equals hiring needs. Oftentimes there are bells and whistles in the process: but if we are being candid, the [...]

Optimization of the Executive Coaching Experience

When you hear the words “a growth of over 2,000%” your first hope may very well be, “I wish that was my portfolio!”  No such luck!  Rather, this is the growth in the use of executive coaches since 1999. During that same time period, the overall corporate investment in executive development represented less than 1% [...]

The Human Capital Perfect Storm-The Necessity for Comprehensive Workforce Planning

The concept of workforce planning has been a core human resources capability for quite some time.  For the most part it is a mathematical or formulamatic exercise focused on predicted labor growth minus anticipated departures equals hiring needs.  Oftentimes there are bells and whistles in the process: but if we are being candid, the above [...]

Speeding Up Talent Globe-Hopping

Globalization and the increasing pace of business are reshaping a key aspect of talent readiness: International assignments.
Since 2000, global assignments shorter than 1 year have nearly tripled – rising from 10% to 27% of assignments. That is one finding of the latest Global Relocation Trends Survey Report by GMAC Global Relocation Services, released in 2007. [...]