'Labor Hoarding' Firms Retain More Staff Than They Need

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A third of firms are maintaining staff levels higher than they need, predominately to retain skills in the downturn, according to new CIPD research. More »

Nearly One-Third of Companies Don’t Have Succession Planning

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(From CareerBuilder) -- When a high level leader leaves a company, theres a lot of pressure associated with the selection of his or her successor. Even with so much weight placed on future leaders, many companies reveal they dont have a formal plan of action to replace ... More »

CEOs Hiring, But Finding Skill Gaps

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(From Business Journal Daily) -- The CEOs of the nation's private companies are expressing renewed optimism about the economy and their intention to focus on strategic growth over the next 12 months, finds a new study. They're also making talent management a top priorit... More »

Majority of US Private Companies Have Identified Workforce Skill Gaps

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(From PRNewswire) -- With their renewed optimism about the economy and intention to focus on strategic growth over the next 12 months, US private-company CEOs are making talent management a top priority. The majority (51%) of Trendsetter chief executives say that they n... More »

Changing Jobs, Lagging Education, and the Skills Gap

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In 2009, ASTD conducted a poll in which 79 percent of respondents said their organization faced a skills gap a significant gap between an organizations current capabilities and the skills it needs to achieve its goals. And a year later, evidence is mounting that the ski... More »