Leaders Top Improvement Need: Ability to Energize Others

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(From PRWEB) -- Checkster, the leading talent assessment vendor leveraging collective intelligence, today released a study analysis that details the biggest misperception and area of improvement for leaders: the ability to energize their team. Based on an analysis of mo... More »

Study Identifies Strong Link between Diverse Talent and Innovation

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(From Business Wire) -- As innovation becomes more of a key differentiator for the worlds largest companies, organizations increasingly see having a diverse and inclusive workforce as critical to driving the creation and execution of new products, services, and business... 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 »

Employee Engagement: Key Indicator for Greater Satisfaction in Life and Work

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(From PRWEB) -- According to Right Management, 84% of employees say they plan to look for new jobs in 2011 - up from 60% in 2009. Now, only 5% say they definitely intend to remain in their current position. For companies to keep employees from searching elsewhere and to... 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 »