Cultivating Top Talent at Mercer

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Deb Wheelock

As a global provider of consulting, outsourcing, and investment services, including human capital and talent optimization, Mercer understands the value of talent management. Our clients rely on our intellectual capital - our expertise, advice, and solutions - and as suc... More »

Invest in Your Best

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Herb Greenberg

2009 is one year that none of us will ever forget. We all had to shrink to squeeze through the eye of the storm, and we had to learn how to compete in a completely new game. Our competitors, we found, are no longer in our neighborhoods or on the other side of town. They... More »

Are You Stoking Your Organization’s Middle Management Engine?

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Lisa Haneberg

I feel for the modern-day middle manager and have great respect for those who take on this tough role. Middle managers are the engines that drive strategic implementation and create the momentum for how work gets done. They are pulled in a million different directions a... More »

Expanding the Role of Succession Planning

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Robert Kleinsorge

Spurred on by global growth, global competition, and the recent economic crisis, companies are restructuring themselves more frequently and more rapidly. Such frequent dismantling and reassembling of a company's organizational structure creates gaps in leadership at all... More »

Having Their Backs: Improving Managers’ Skills in Developing Others

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Preston Brown

Developing others is a leadership competency of increasing importance; however, many managers don't really know where to start. The first step in developing others is to put in place an employee development framework that encompasses processes, resources, and a culture ... More »