By Cathy Benko and Erica Volini - blogs.hbr.org In the July/August issue of HBR, Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration, led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy, led by...
By Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman - hbr.org A few weeks ago, we were asked to analyze a competency model for leadership development that a client had created. Its was based on the idea that at different points in their development, potential leaders need to focus...
By Janie Smith - hcamag.com The long-running discussion about HR’s need to have a seat at the table is one Aaron Green has always found interesting. The vice president of human capital management at Oracle said that HR had always had that seat. “At the heart of it,...
By Ashridge - thehrdirector.com The use of digital tools for learning continues to be an area of both great promise and great frustration for many organisations. With the consumerisation of IT, Google have taught us to search, LinkedIn to connect, Wikipedia to access knowledge and Massive...
By Heather R. Huhman - entrepreneur.com Performance reviews have earned a bad reputation. In fact, according to a 2013 study published in the Journal of Personnel Psychology, many people respond negatively to critical feedback they receive in a performance review. Further, according to the 2013 Employee Recognition Programs survey,...
By Jeanne Meister - forbes.com At the Germany-based Adidas Group, management believes that learning should be “light, desirable, and fun.” That’s according to Matthias Malessa, the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer and one of the pioneers of a brand new, innovative learning and development platform that...
By Gene Marks - forbes.com Last month employers in the U.S. added 288,000 jobs. It marked the best five month stretch of job creation since 2008 and the U.S. economy has now officially recovered from the job losses of the last great recession. Of course this...
The nature/nurture side of leadership. By James Adonis - smh.com.au It’s a debate as old as Plato’s Republic, which articulated the concept of ethical leadership back in 380BC. Are talented leaders born that way, or do they become brilliant as a result of guidance and development? It’s...
By Josh Bersin - clomedia.com Leadership development, the largest category of L&D spending, is on fire again. Our 2014 “Leadership Development Factbook” shows that spending in this critical area grew by 14 percent last year, with small and midsized companies increasing their spending by 23 percent. Why...
By Janie Smith - hcamag.com Social media provides us (HR professionals) with a whole new toolbox for recruiting, reaching and researching potential candidates – but it’s also a way for us to progress our own careers. If you’re not already using sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn...