organizational development

Competency Mapping

Alan Landers — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:42:50 -0400

I use competencies for a number of different purposes, primarily for selection, career planning, performance appraisals, and succession planning. Are you using them and if so, how?

Tks,

Alan

FirstStep Consulting

Alan Landers — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:36:43 -0400

Discuss issues regarding: Performance Consulting, Leadership Development, Employee Engagement, Competency Mapping, Succession Planning, Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, Strategic On-Boarding, and Human Capital Management.

Bio and Interests: Alan Landers

Alan Landers — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:01:30 -0400

Alan T. Landers has over 30 years experience in the fields of organizational development and training.

WHY COMPANIES NEED TO INVERT THE BUSINESS PYRAMID AND THE LEADERS ‘NEW’ ROLE

Richard Townsend — Mon, 05 May 2008 03:55:30 -0400

Creativity + Social Change

Lynn Johnson — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:46:06 -0400

This blog
is inspired by the arts as a tool for creative changemakers to bring visions hope, faith, and social change to their organizations and themselves as individuals.

Bio and Interests: Darin Phillips

Darin Phillips — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:15:41 -0400

I am a thought leader in both Marketing and HR circles because I have tied Customer Experience Management, Organizational Development, and Talent Management together into a unique approach to driving customer loyalty and engagement through improved processes and people. By doing the initial research on the emotional customer reactions to every touchpoint, a set of actionable factors can be leveraged across the organization to measure the impact that each person and process has on the customer. My approach has worked at small technology startups, Fortune 500 companies, and large multination

Bio and Interests: Phyllis Layman

Phyllis Layman — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:47:43 -0400

I am a recently retired Human Resources Professional
and one of those "exiting" Baby Boomers everyone is talking
about. After working for 35 years in an office, I ust
started a new career as a University Professor, teaching
Organizational Studies and Human Resoures. For more than 20 years I
attended college and earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Develpment, and
now I am pleased to be teaching adult students pursuing their education
on the same part time basi as I did and I AM LOVING IT!!

Talent: What is it?

YL Catino — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:43:06 -0400

In my last post I closed with the thought about expanding hiring managers’ definition of talent. I’ve been thinking a lot about that…..here’s just a few quick thoughts.

An Organizational Perspective on the “Alleged” Labor Shortage

YL Catino — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:01:31 -0400

My perspective on the “alleged” labor shortage is more systemic in nature, particularly when it comes to organizations. Throughout my 20+years in HR as an executive, consultant, and doctoral student, I have interviewed literally thousands of individuals. From this “field” research, as it were, I have come to believe a few generalizations about hiring managers:

A Contrarian View

YL Catino — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:25:43 -0500

My main goal for this blog is to spark discussions where people look at existing talent and organizational problems in innovative ways.