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In the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) business landscape leaders face many challenges requiring aggressive, sustained talent management strategies to prepare them for success.
You won’t know unless you have an effective methodology in place to measure it, say renowned experts from ROI Institute, Inc.
By Lee Ellis Carla, a senior Human Resources vice president of a Fortune 200 company, has the challenge of evaluating the natural leadership potential of several team members. She had worked with all of them for some time, but she’s unsure about the best criteria to match the needed skills for the job with the […]
Supervisors and managers often consider performance in an employee’s current role when making decisions about promotions, but that factor alone is not enough to ensure success, according to a recent report.
By Josh Bersin Weak leadership can cost a company in many ways—alienate employees, reduce performance, erode trust among stakeholders, and stifle innovation. In fact, the quality of leadership is so important that analysts place a 15% spread on stock price based on company leadership.
Do you sense that there are many people within your organization that simply don’t trust each other? A lack of trust can drastically affect a company’s culture for the worse—and that, in turn, affects the bottom line. But what does trust really entail in the workplace? Expert Claudia St. John has some advice.
by Kyla Stott-Jess One of the hot topics discussed during the recent Canadian federal election was the possible legalization of marijuana. The Liberal Party, which won the election, took a position in favor of legalization as part of its platform. As the country waits to see whether the new government will put forward legislation to […]
Thanks to cost pressures exacerbated by the Affordable Care Act, narrow-network plans have increased in popularity because of their lower premiums, but plans using such networks need to think about associated potential problems with poor provider access, balance billing and provider directory information. Detailed information about the latest regulatory and legislative measures to prevent balance […]
Each month, BLR® conducts a nationwide survey of human resources professionals to learn about policies and practices in HR throughout the country. This month’s survey about recruiting is sponsored by SilkRoad. Available from November 5 to November 30, this month’s survey asks questions about recruiting practices, thanks to our sponsor SilkRoad, including: What best describes […]
The grinding, continuous volume of change may be wearing out employees, but often senior leaders don’t see it. This is according to a seven-country survey of senior executives at large corporations commissioned by Ketchum Change, a leadership and change management consultancy. “Dynamic business environments and a culture of continuous change is the new normal for […]