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    Obey the Push to Automate
    by Guy Gauvin

    Taking time at the beginning to assess overall implementation readiness and follow best practices can greatly enhance the chances for success.

    Managing Performance in the Knowledge and Innovation Worker Age
    by Ron Lawrence

    Exploring flexible work options can offer talent managers significant productivity and cost gains.

    Border Insecurity: Immigration Reform and Talent Management
    by Mike Prokopeak

    Comprehensive immigration reform intertwines illegal workers and national security into a single emotional debate. But it’s the talent and performance implications that have many talent managers feeling insecure.

    Boost Worker Engagement in Tough Times
    by Kevin Oakes

    Developing effective strategies to keep the workforce engaged may be one of the most critical areas for an organization to focus on in tough times.

    Performance Management: A Retail Perspective
    by Lindsay Edmonds Wickman

    Glitzy store windows and snappy marketing campaigns make retail jobs seem simple: stock, smile and sell. But beneath the surface there’s a web of factors that influence retailing and make accurate employee performance measurement a real challeng

    Three Ways to Build Successful Manager-Employee Relationships
    by Chris Musselwhite

    The manager-employee relationship has a critical impact on performance. So why do companies often neglect to emphasize or provide training to help managers build this important connection?

    Talent Management Activity Alignment Key for Growth
    by Carol Henriques

    As the global economy shows signs of volatility, businesses face a new set of challenges as they strive for stronger performance.

    The Two Faces of Career Management
    by Charles Coy

    Employees who did not want to follow the lockstep path of advancement within large organizations — often among the most talented and highly qualified — will leave.

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    Columnists:

    October 2008
    What to Do About Performance Troublemakers
    by Harold D. Stolovitch, Ph.D.

    Individually, novelty, complexity and abstractness are performance killers. Together, they are even more troublesome.

    September 2008
    Stop Wasting Money on Training
    by Harold D. Stolovitch, Ph.D.

    The cost of inadequate workplace performance is staggering, but training, while a logical solution, is not always the answer.

    September 2008
    Do You Get It?
    by Kevin Wilde

    Business executives divide the HR community into two classifications: those who “get it” and those who miss the point.

    August 2008
    Auditing Global Performance Improvement Initiatives
    by Harold D. Stolovitch, Ph.D.

    Global performance improvement initiatives are costly and complex. They require a clear vision of desired outcomes supported by meaningful metrics.

    Dashboard

    October 2008 1
    The Employee Survey: What’s in It For Me?
    by Dean Wiltse

    Having an established Respondent Bill of Rights that can be communicated during the recruitment process can help set the proper expectations.

    October 2008 1
    Why Most Managers Are Stuck
    by John L. Davis

    Successfully transitioning into the manager role is not dependent on improving management expertise, but rather on changing one’s focus.

    Application

    October 2008 1
    Team Effort Pays in Talent at London Business School
    by Louise Weir

    At London Business School, a third of all staff positions are filled by internal candidates, which is an indication the school has had success in developing and retaining its staff.

    Insight

    October 2008 1
    Hewlett-Packard: Simple Talent Management in a Technical World
    by Agatha Gilmore

    When it comes to talent management, Hewlett-Packard is all about business — business strategy, that is.