The Three Ls of Talent Readiness

By Tim Donahue
Perfecting the Talent Readiness formula for “Right People, Right Place, Right Time” involves many complexities, from shifting global demographics to the role of rapidly-evolving technology. But the business case boils down to the Three Ls – Leadership, Leverage and Legacy.
Leadership
The ever-shifting competitive landscape means that with leadership, mastery is a long-term goal. A [...]

How Bad Is It vs. How Could We Make It Worse

It struck me recently that in over 30 years of consulting this is the first recession where  I have had to cope with Cable TV!  I am no longer sure that the constant flow of bad news is creating a self fulfilling prophecy.   Last week I began counting the “sighs” from those on one News [...]

The Silent Generation Meets Generation Y: How to Manage a Four Generation Workforce with Panache – Part 6a

In order to accommodate the four generations, companies are going to have to implement the following 4 critical steps: Insure flexibility; Create educational opportunities for as long as employee is working; Create signature experiences for employees to attract and retain them;and  Re-recruit employees everyday.
According to Tom Casey, “managing human assets is the challenge right now” [...]

Talent Practices: Leveraging the Power of Collaboration

  One of my favorite quotes comes from Rob Cross in his book The Hidden Power of Social Networks, ” Research has consistently shown that whom you know has a significant impact on what you come to know, because relationships are critical for obtaining information, solving problems, and learning how to do your work.”  That, [...]

Learning as Competitive Advantage in the War for Talent

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 [...]

CEO Imperative – Talenet Readiness – The Essential Strategic Intent

 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 [...]

The Next Generation Enterprise: Creating the Agile Organization

Naisbitt begins his book, Mindset!, by saying that the future is always with us . . . social media acts as our collaborator, offering stories, facts, and opinions.  But it’s not just the information that’s important.  It’s the sifting process . . . the way in which we select and verify that allows us to bring [...]

The List: Provocative Ideas for Talent Management

In point of fact, we are no strangers to tough talent issues having survived many of the business challenges of the last several decades.  But balencing the demands of the business with a ready flexible pool of talent given the demographic changes, will require an increasingly sophisticated set of solutions that many companies have not [...]

Talent Readiness Beyond the Demographics: How are you preparing for the future?

We all approach this ‘workforce crisis’ issue from different perspectives.  For some of us, the issue is quite real and our organizations are worried about a range of issues, including impending retirements, brain drain, a revolving door in key markets, a lack of talent in certain disciplines, generational issues, and looking for actionable insights.  Meanwhile others of us [...]

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. [...]