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Read the full post HRleaders possess few more ideal tools to help them achieve strategicpartner status in their organizations than the powerful and mysteriousconcept of workforce planning. Why? Because more than many otherfunctions, workforce planning demands a grasp of the long term, anability to see the company's big picture – not only now, but for yearsinto the future. The job should come with a crystal ball, a turban andmaybe tarot cards. Read the full post The latest TrendWatcher is here, and this time we've focused on work teams. In i4cp's recent Taking the Pulse: Teams survey, we asked companies about virtual teams, the usefulness of teams in general and the obstacles and advantages that work teams present. Author and i4cp analyst Donna Bear derived six key findings from the responses:
Read more about these findings and some recommendations on how to use this research to your organization's advantage. Read the full post Inlight of the current economic climate, much has been said about layoffsand how to handle them. Maybe we should, instead, take a closer look atwhat it takes to avoid them altogether. A company's first response tosigns of trouble does not have to be pink and in slip form.Unfortunately, i4cp's own Pulse Survey Findings: Cost-Cutting Measuresearlier this year found that layoffs were third in terms of gettingserious consideration on a list of ways to cut costs, below reducingdiscretionary spending (duh) and outsourcing. Read the full post The August 25th issue of BusinessWeek (with quirky actor Rainn Wilson of The Office fame on the cover) is the kind of issue that HR geeks like me will eat up. It's packed with articles from some of our favorite business gurus including Jim Collins, Ram Charan, Marshall Goldsmith and others. After reading the feature twice, I was struck by two articles.
The first came from Marshall Goldsmith, who noted that "old people" – his phrase not mine – like to brag about how tough things were "back in the day." But in reality, he contends, life was easier back in the day for many – primarily if you were American, white and male (again, his words). Goldsmith cites himself as evidence that, with his GMAT scores and average work ethic, he would not be able to compete in today's environment. Read the full post TalentManagement, Integrated Talent Management and Strategic TalentManagement … what does it all mean? Heck, do you capitalize the termsor not? As the Talent Pillar Director for i4cp, these are some of thequestions I struggle with on a daily basis. But the use of thisterminology is not just an issue of tomato vs. tomahto. Well-definedterminology is becoming a make-or-break issue for many HR professionalsas senior leaders lament that HR needs to fix Talent Management. Thedefinition that becomes important is what the senior leaders understandTalent Management to mean. Read the full post Are many of today's top leaders and HR management professionals really as inept in regard to workforce planning as I hear? Read the full post Thanks to Peter Clayton over at Total Picture Radio, the latest TrendWatcher podcast is now online. The podcast features an interview with David Wentworth, a member of i4cp’s research team, on his latest article titled Backsourcing: Bringing HR Processes Back In-House.
Read the full post The latest TrendWatcher has been released, and it takes a look at the ongoing quest to shatter the glass ceiling and promote gender diversity in the highest echelons of the business world. Although women have made great strides in the workplace, most of us are aware that there are still gender discrepancies; from women earning less money than men to an egregious lack of women executives and board members. It’s not that savvy businesswomen haven’t achieved seats on the board – they’re just extremely underrepresented.
Read the full post  When I was a young entrepreneur still trying to make my first sale in the Computer Based Training industry, I happened to meet Joe Dougherty, the CEO of Course Technology in Boston. Course Technology was an early pioneer in computer-based learning content and was a very successful subsidiary of the Thomson Learning group. Joe was as gracious as could be with me, considering that I was totally inexperienced and had very little to offer him. At the time I remembered thinking Joe reflected the company and the industry in the mid 90’s: young, energetic and full of promise.Read the full post As we progress into the 21st century and Baby Boomers inch closer and closer to retiring en masse, Generation Y will increasingly play a greater role in the workforce. While Gen Y is expected to continue the upward productivity trends engendered by Gen X, boost team performance and embrace cutting-edge technology, concerns still abound; from a lack of basic academic knowledge to overreliance on supervisory guidance and group support.
Read the full post Withthe nation's economic woes making it incumbent upon employers andemployees alike to find more effective, fuel-saving, cost-saving waysto work, the use of technology to conduct business is expected to grow.Conferences, client meetings and internal team interactions that wouldhave taken place face-to-face in even the not-too-distant past aregoing online as quickly as corporate travel budgets are drying up.We're certainly ready for the convenience and affordability of virtualwork environments, but are our organizational leaders equipped with theknow-how to manage effectively in the electronic workplace? Read the full post Strictlyspeaking, productivity is all about comparing inputs with outputs - forexample, how many widgets Jane or Joe Employee (or their workgroup ortheir company or even their country) can crank out per hour of work.
Read the full post Rightnow, the future of commerce is dreading the end of summer. But as thenew school year approaches, businesses eagerly await the students whowill shape tomorrow's workforce. According to a recent study by i4cp, almost 80% of organizations viewed the quality of kindergarten through 12th-grade (K-12) education as critical for the future of business success. And businesses are more than willing to help.
Read the full post The 39th "Carnival of HR" is online at The HR Capitalist. Alice Graves of i4cp is mentioned regarding her article on transferring knowledge from Baby Boomers, along with a slew of other great HR blog posts and articles.
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