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How Learning & Development Is Vital to Strategic Talent Management
In today’s knowledge driven economy, the most successful companies understand that sustainable advantage comes not from technology or having the right product, but from leveraging the most important asset any company has – the talent of its employees. Now more than ever, companies need their best and brightest to be fully engaged and actively participating in the decisions that will shape their future. Employees and their ability to give discretionary effort, share knowledge, and solve problems are the differentiating force of today’s market. Companies who can recruit, train, retain and engage top talent will be the ones that win.
How to Maximize Leadership Development and Succession Planning
Leadership gaps are a serious problem in most companies. According to a 2006 poll by Bersin & Associates, over 50 percent of companies identified gaps in the leadership pipelin as a major challenge. Unfortunately, the reality is that companies often set themselves up to fail when it comes to leadership. How? In filling any leadership position there are two choices. Hire someone from the outside who has the required leadership skills and teach them the necessary organizational knowledge. Or hire someone from the inside who has the organizational knowledge and teach them the necessary leadership skills. The vast majority of companies execute both scenarios poorly. We investigate how it should be done.
Delivering on 'What's to Follow' with Training
Management decisions drive companies. The only question is whether those decisions drive companies to success or failure. In our cyclical economy, economic busts are followed by booms. It takes courage to see it, but that's the opportunity recessions offer. Managers must make decisions that position their company not only to survive the recession, but also to take advantage of the growth opportunities that follow.
Creating Strategic Advantage Through Your People
In today's information economy, effective use of knowledge is the key to sustainable competitive advantage. The most successful organizations understand it is vital to tap the knowledge of their employees, and engage them to use their knowledge in creative ways to help solve the organization's problems, exceed customer expectations, and propel them to the top of their industry. The challenge, of course, is how to effectively utilize and grow emplolyee knowledge. A key component is effective development programs.