Business travel, like many service sectors, has not been experiencing a very friendly climate since the economy took a turn for the worse. According to travel industry research company PhoCusWright, U.S. corporate travel is expected to decline 15 percent this year. The ... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Economy , World Events

Succession: Are You Ready? Marshall Goldsmith Harvard Business Press We've said it before: little books can deliver powerful ideas. As part of its Memo to the CEO series, this book from Harvard Business Press compresses some of Goldsmith's most important thoughts about ... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Economy , Skills Gap , Trends

The IT-BPO company in India created a platform where people with disabilities are successfully hired and nurtured to their fullest potential in a truly inclusive environment. The company has 287 people with disabilities (about 1.5 percent of its workforce) employed in v... More »

Global Human Resources Development , Human Capital

Career Development , Innovation , Integrated Talent Management , Training for Multiple Cultures

For the last 10 years we have heard that a war for talent was coming. In fact it was supposed to arrive right about now: 4,000,000 baby boomers would retire annually and there would not be enough people to replace them. Perhaps this would have occurred if defined retire... More »

Human Capital , Senior Leaders & Executives

Business Impact , Career Development , Career Planning , Economy , Integrated Talent Management , Trends