http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development HCI Talent Development Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:19:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2101332http://www.feedburner.com Guiding principles are reflected in leadership's expectations of how people operate. What system do leaders in your organization use to deploy vision and values? How does the leadership in your organization communicate to encourage high performance? How does your organization engage and reward talent to acheive high performance?  HCI members we ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/12/01/leading-with-values-to-increase-organizational-performance/ It takes more than happy staff to create customer loyalty. Matching your customers' experience to your brand promise takes more than service skills-- both organizational systems and your culture need to be customer-driven. If your talent is involved in design and execution of service delivery and customer feedback processes, you ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/11/18/more-than-happythe-talent-connection-to-customer-loyalty-and-business-growth/ When rewards and incentives become part of your culture and brand, your organization can fully leverage these tools for optimal talent management. Learn how organizations are re-thinking both the concept and practice of reward and recognition to connect your talent with goals that matter to them and your organization's business ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/11/13/money-cant-buy-lovebut-rewards-and-incentives-can/ As the science of talent management is practiced more in organizations, has the connotation of the word "asset" changed from meaning "valuable" to "expecting a return" ? --and if so, does this change have the effect of talent feeling dehumanized? By changing the term asset to "investors" does it suggest that if talent ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/11/06/how-do-you-value-talent/ "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." --Michael Jordan  Teambuilding, HCI's new e-learning track in Talent Development, launches Oct 29 with a great webcast on cross-functional product teams. As talent factors inseparably into business success, the talent that makes up your product teams and the effectivness of your product ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/10/28/how-talented-product-teams-run-your-business/ You may have heard the expression "peel the onion" or in OD language, "ladders of inference."  In health care, both patients and staff have choices about where to place their loyalty.  If one were to delve into what lies beneath patient loyalty,  "credentials" and "competencies" come to mind.  Recognition of ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/10/23/take-this-in-large-doses-recognize-critical-competencies-and-retain-scarce-talent/ When organizations use a variety of training delivery approaches, and related metrics, what advantages do they provide to capture: Learning effectiveness from the learner’s point of view? How well the training is used from the company’s point of view? Find out in our High Impact Learning webcast  It's in the Mix: How Collaborative, ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/10/22/its-in-the-mixblended-learning/ If organizations are faced with including talent in cost reductions, the impact can be like losing lifeblood of an organization.  Typical productivity losses of 45% occur during a major transition.  (McKinsey & Co.)  Voluntary turnover increased by an average of 31% following even a small lay-off   (Harvard Business Review) How can ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/09/30/minimizing-disruption-in-rifs/ How do the best in clinical outcomes hold onto a "great catch" among critical talent who are close to the core of health care delivery and essential to creating high-performance organizations? This webcast will cover highlights from a new study conducted by Jay Schuster and Pat Zingheim on what the ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/09/25/catch-me-if-you-can-health-care-competes-by-paying-for-performance/ 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 ... http://blogs.humancapitalinstitute.org/development/2008/09/23/meeting-economic-challenges-with-an-effective-workforce/