HR needs to find the secret levers that demonstrate ROI

A report published last week found, surprise, surprise that CEOs were at odds with HR about talent management. It seems the top brass know their workforce is important, yet they plan to cut budget....

Boardroom divide is letting talent slip away, reveals global report

A Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) report reveals that the financial performance and growth prospects of many businesses are being blighted by their failure to make the most of their...

Identifying high potentials: what are the risks and rewards?

Now the Olympics are over, the UK is looking towards a more positive future. With the Olympic Legacy being widely discussed, the hope is that the doom and gloom of the past few years is behind us. But...

Attracting and protecting vital talent is a skill in itself

It is an ominous sign of how tough things are when figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are hailed as good news, despite showing how rocky the economy remains.

A fresh challenge for talent management: outsource working

Managing talent is demanding enough when it is in-house, but a growing army of home-working professionals presents a whole other challenge.

Am I bothered? Unhappy workers biding their time, survey finds

Senior global managers may only be biding their time in their existing firms until better opportunities come along, a study published today by global consulting firm BlessingWhite has found.

Businesses must review talent management and recruitment with a gender lens

The European Commission has announced it is considering requiring at least 40% of non-executive director (NED) board seats in the EU to be held by women.

‘Last in, first out’ job fear can dissuade people from moving job

As we approach the fifth anniversary of the Northern Rock crisis, this extended period of instability does not appear to be playing out in the war for talent as one might expect.

Challenges facing talent management in emerging markets

In contrast to the economic malaise and high unemployment gripping the US and Europe, emerging markets continue to have relative real growth and this has brought with it a shortage of senior...

Hot topic: are graduate management schemes a façade for talent on the cheap?

Last month, Asda unveiled a fast-track retail management scheme, which will offer 15 graduates an opportunity to become a manager in a year. Asda launched a programme of apprenticeship training...

Talent mobility starts with open communication

Talent management has been a crucial part of organisations’ human resources strategies well before the digital age.