http://joshbersin.com Josh Bersin's Comments on Enterprise Learning and Talent Management Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:42:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Talent Management Systems: Market Update http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/27/talent-management-systems-market-update/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/27/talent-management-systems-market-update/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:54:26 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=2141 The talent management systems market continues to grow and consolidate at the same time.   With a busy summer and lots of time spent on Learning Culture and other topics, I have not had time to talk about the talent management software space.  (I’m attaching our recently introduced “New” Talent Management Framework to help you... Read more»

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Over the last several months I have been in many meetings with HR and L&D professionals talking about the enormous power of formalized informal learning. As we walk through out enterprise learning framework and talk with people about the need to expand their concept of training, I am reminded of the work we did... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/12/how-people-learn-it-really-hasnt-changed/feed/ 1 Where have the jobs gone? Are good times ahead? http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/04/where-have-the-jobs-gone-a-new-downturn-or-clouds-before-the-sun/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/04/where-have-the-jobs-gone-a-new-downturn-or-clouds-before-the-sun/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:57:15 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=2083  

This week we learned that the economy only added 83,000 jobs and more than 2 million people left the labor force in the last year. While there is some job growth, it is so slow that one analyst mentioned that at this rate it would take ten years to recover to 2008 levels.

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]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/07/04/where-have-the-jobs-gone-a-new-downturn-or-clouds-before-the-sun/feed/ 0 How to Build a High-Impact Learning Culture http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/14/how-to-build-a-high-impact-learning-culture/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/14/how-to-build-a-high-impact-learning-culture/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:59:55 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1999 Over the last ten years we have studied many elements of Human Resources and corporate training with a goal of identifying which practices, processes, structures, and systems drive the greatest business impact.

This week we are launching one of the most significant research reports we have published to date:   Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/14/how-to-build-a-high-impact-learning-culture/feed/ 1 Selling Cosmetics: The Amazing Power of IO Psychology http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/selling-cosmetics-the-amazing-power-of-io-psychology/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/selling-cosmetics-the-amazing-power-of-io-psychology/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:50:17 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1962 When I first started studying the professions of HR and training, I kept hearing about the field of “Industrial and Organizational Psychology.”  At first, coming from a business and technology background, I was skeptical about the field and its potential value.  Now, after years of case studies with thousands of companies, I am convinced that... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/selling-cosmetics-the-amazing-power-of-io-psychology/feed/ 1 Mercer Enters the Talent Management Systems Market http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/mercer-enters-the-talent-management-systems-market/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/mercer-enters-the-talent-management-systems-market/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:26:47 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1972 After almost a year of study, Mercer, the largest provider of HR and compensation consulting services, has now entered the market for Talent Management Systems.

The company’s just released Human Capital Connect is a truly integrated offering of services, technology, support, training, and benchmarking data – all built around the Peopleclick Authoria software platform.

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]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/06/10/mercer-enters-the-talent-management-systems-market/feed/ 1 The Recovery Drives Bold New Priorities for HR http://joshbersin.com/2010/05/29/the-recovery-drives-bold-new-priorities-for-hr/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/05/29/the-recovery-drives-bold-new-priorities-for-hr/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 16:03:53 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1947 This week we published our TalentWatch® research for the first half of 2010 (report available to research members). In this research we ask more than 200 top HR and business leaders to tell us about their business outlook, hiring forecast, talent and leadership... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/05/29/the-recovery-drives-bold-new-priorities-for-hr/feed/ 0 A New Talent Management Framework http://joshbersin.com/2010/05/11/a-new-talent-management-framework/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/05/11/a-new-talent-management-framework/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 12:50:40 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1913 The concept of  ”Integrated Talent Management” became popular around five years ago – and since then organizations have used this phrase to describe an integrated approach to recruiting, development, performance management, compensation, development planning, and learning.   The goal here is not only to make the Human Resources function operate more efficiently, but more importantly... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/05/11/a-new-talent-management-framework/feed/ 2 From E-Learning to We-Learning: SkillSoft InGenius http://joshbersin.com/2010/04/29/from-e-learning-to-we-learning-skillsoft-ingenius/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/04/29/from-e-learning-to-we-learning-skillsoft-ingenius/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:47:04 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1864 Today the corporate training industry is evolving from ten years of focus on e-learning and blended learning towards a serious and transformational focus on “we-learning.”   We named this trend the “formalization of informal learning” and it is now one of the most significant changes taking place in... Read more»

]]> http://joshbersin.com/2010/04/29/from-e-learning-to-we-learning-skillsoft-ingenius/feed/ 1 How and Why we Must Differentiate Talent http://joshbersin.com/2010/04/16/how-and-why-we-must-differentiate-talent/ http://joshbersin.com/2010/04/16/how-and-why-we-must-differentiate-talent/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:10:28 +0000 joshbersin http://joshbersin.com/?p=1835 Consider what goes through the head of your CEO or Senior VP’s most days. “If I could only get more of my people to perform like Joe, we’d be such a more high-performing organization.”

If you interview most top business leaders, you’ll find that they spend an inordinate amount of their time on people issues:... Read more»

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