Do the Millenials think the financial melt-down affects them?  Here’s an interesting perspective in Newsweek Business… How do companies help their talent focus on what will help the organization most in times of economic uncertainty?   

In times of economic uncertainty, there may be a natural tendency for HR to regress to “safe ground” (an admin focus); what are the opportunities to provide the business with high impact strategic insight, recommendations, and action? Join us for the webcast and post-webcast discussion to share your thoughts and learn from new Towers Perrin research presented by Max Caldwell and Ken Oehler.  Their research  points out that in uncertain economic times the smart companies are focusing on growth while containing costs.    

Don’t let the outcome of economic uncertainty be a gamble…meet the challenge with an effective workforce. 

As a view from 30,000 feet provides big picture insight, organizations are recognizing that shifting to an enterprise view of executive coaching provides line of sight from individual coaching agendas and the larger talent management plan.  

A press release on research done by DBM and HCI of leading organizations’ executive coaching practices suggests there is more to be gained from common business themes that run across coaching assignments.  Certainly this also helps to adjust the focus from the traditional “remedial” aura coaching once had to a pro-active high impact enterprise-relevant focus. The positive impact on leadership team effectiveness no doubt benefits as well.  I hope you’ll tune in to the related webcast where this new research was recently presented and add your thoughts below…