After posting this blog, I’ve continued to come across some interesting talent practices in this space, so I have continued to ‘update’ as information comes across my ‘virtual desk.’ I’ve choosen to group the new information under the original post so that you can see how the ideas have continued to develop over time.
As I said [...]
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In a period of global, recession it is easy to ignore the very real phenomenon of imminent talent shortages. As we enter the next decade, a perfect storm is descending on enterprise ability to access and retain the necessary talent to promote success.
nGenera research begun in 2003 suggests the following 5 trends cannot be ignored [...]
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Those of you who read USA Today July 15th may have caught an intriguing article. It highlighted the challenges faced by a consortium of universities and companies to promote technical degrees among today’s students.
The target for this group was to induce 400.000 students to major in the math or sciences. Their record of success is [...]
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11/09/08
In the course of my normal early on-line shopping for the holidays, I ordered shoes from Zappos. Being curious, I followed the CEO on Twitter. For those looking for a great example of how to talk about tough issues with employees check out the CEO blog at Zappos. This is a company known for developing [...]
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