Category: Workforce Planning

A New Talent Management Framework

A New Talent Management Framework

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 to ... Read more»

SuccessFactors Lays down the Analytics Gauntlet:  Acquires Inform (InfoHRM)

SuccessFactors Lays down the Analytics Gauntlet: Acquires Inform (InfoHRM)

Today SuccessFactors announced plans to acquire InfoHRM (renamed Inform Business Impact) – a small but very well established leader in the area of HR and Talent Analytics and Workforce Planning.  We believe this acquisition is very significant for the talent and HR systems marketplace: it now establishes SuccessFactors as the emerging leader in the ... Read more»

The Amazing Business Impact of Superior Talent Management

The Amazing Business Impact of Superior Talent Management

For the last several years HR and Corporate Training managers have been desperately seeking ways toReturn on Investment cost-justify their increasing investments in talent management programs, processes, and systems. And many vendors have tried to develop cost-justification models and case studies which prove its business impact.

Today, with our launch of the 2009 Talent Management Factbook®, ... Read more»

ARAMARK:  Talent Management at its Finest

ARAMARK: Talent Management at its Finest

ARAMARK is one of the country’s most well-run, talent-driven companies – and they are proof that talent management, when done well, is one of the most important business strategies a company can embrace.

Who is ARAMARK?

ARAMARK is an amazing 250,000 person global company which provides facilities management and food service for many of the ... Read more»

Five Reasons to Focus on Recruiting in 2009

Five Reasons to Focus on Recruiting in 2009

Here we are entering the worst recession in more than 30 years, reading about layoffs, downsizing, and restructuring in almost every industry. So why would I start our 2009 research with a discussion about the need to focus on recruiting? Well, contrary to what many may believe, even in times of job reductions recruiting must ... Read more»

After Talent Management:  Enter People Management

After Talent Management: Enter People Management

Business and HR leaders have been focused on integrated talent management for the last three years now, and it is clear that talent management concepts, strategy, and solutions have started to transform HR. Most HR organizations today now have an owner of “talent management” and this person is pulling together formerly silo’d HR processes like ... Read more»

Corporate Talent:  Where the US Labor Market is Going

Corporate Talent: Where the US Labor Market is Going

One of the important things senior business and HR leaders must consider is the availability of labor – that is not just “people” but “the right people.”  Right now, with a 6.1% unemployment rate, the US labor market has undergone some major changes…. and such changes in the availability of work directly affect the skills ... Read more»

The Mysteries of Training Measurement

The Mysteries of Training Measurement

Training measurement continues to be a challenge in our industry.   In fact, it is one of the top three areas of concern on the minds of corporate training managers.  
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The Training Measurement Book

We have been studying this issue for more than five years now, and much of our findings are now available in a new book The Training ... Read more»

High Impact Talent Management: Top 22 High-Impact Processes

High Impact Talent Management: Top 22 High-Impact Processes

The Top 22 Business Processes which Drive Business Impact


In 2007 we conducted one of the largest-ever studies of corporate talent management:  we interviewed and surveyed more than 750 corporations to gain an understanding of their business problems, their talent challenges, and their levels of maturity and sophistication in 62 different talent management processes.

This ... Read more»

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What is Talent Management?

Talent Management” has become one of the most important buzzwords in Corporate HR and Training today.  In this article we will explain the history, principles, and processes of talent management and help readers understand this important area.

From Personnel to Strategic HR to Talent Management

To understand why Talent Management has become so important, we ... Read more»

Talent Management Changes HR

Talent Management Changes HR

“Talent Management” has become one of the most important buzzwords in Corporate HR and Training today.  In this article we will explain the history, principles, and processes of talent management and help readers understand our research agenda in this important area.

From Personnel to Strategic HR to Talent Management

To understand why Talent Management has ... Read more»

Talent Management: Too Important to Delegate to HR

Talent Management: Too Important to Delegate to HR

Talent Management is a Business Problem, not an HR Problem

As we complete our High Impact Talent Management® research (to be launched this May), we are uncovering some very important issues.  One in particular is the critical need to understand that talent management is not an “HR process ” but rather a “business process” which ... Read more»