Employers can no longer afford to neglect the impact of talent practices on their results, meaning HR practitioners with business nous are in high demand, says HR recruitment specialist Andrew Hanson.
A shift towards "employee self-service" is reducing employers' need for HR personnel, and those who are in demand increasingly require non-traditional skillsets, according to a talent management expert.
Many organisations are risking their leadership development investment by failing to first develop a capability framework, says a talent management specialist.
Business leaders are far less confident than HR professionals about the strength of their organisation's talent practices, according to a new report from management consultancy Hay Group.
Male workplace leaders who believe gender diversity initiatives are unfair to men need some "attitude restructuring and a dose of reality", says experienced executive Avril Henry.
Promoting lateral moves and three 'smart' ways to develop careers helps MasterCard maintain high engagement in its transition to a high-performance workplace.
In the process of more than tripling the proportion of Millennials in its workforce, a global employer has found reverse mentoring bridges generational gaps and improves communication between workers of different experience levels, its head of HR says.
Businesses are mostly blind to the fact that a very small percentage of top-performing employees are responsible for a very large proportion of their overall output, according to a talent assessment expert.
