Applying Portfolio Analysis to Talent Investment Decisions

The development and implementation of value-producing talent strategies should amount to more than the simplistic aggregation of individual talent management initiatives across the enterprise – either at the corporate or operating unit level, or both. The “best” talent management investments entail examining the potential, or…

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P&L – When Was the Last Time You Really Checked It

When was the last time you looked at the most important P&L in your business: your People and Leaders?  Are we so focused on numbers that we lose focus on our People?  After all, the biggest expense item in a budget is usually employee salaries and bonuses paid to your leaders.  

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Are You Doing Things “On Purpose”?

Remember the childhood game of Twister? The bright-colored circles invited the physical challenge of contorting to the twists of fate, according to the spinner’s direction. Ask yourself: is Twister your de facto model for your organization? True, we are all subject to forces of ever-changing globalization, regulations, and other dynamics. But are your employees’ day-to-day communications and interactions drifting without focus on a clear purpose?

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Executive Coaching for Your Checked Out ‘A-Team’

Imagine a diver climbing the steps onto a high dive. The diver, your executive leader, is ready to springboard off of the platform to make a seemingly effortless trajectory and splashless entry. Instead, as the diver leaves the platform, what follows is a belly flop. Why? Your A-team executive suffers from burn-out and exhaustion or has moved onto the next opportunity, leaving a talent breach.

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