Recruitment and Retention Across Continents

By Lauren Forgacs

The economic downturn is affecting workforces around the globe, and regardless of region, recruitment and retention seem to take the biggest hit.

Filling the Leadership Pipeline

By Jeff Kristick

To thrive in the new economy, companies must recognize that employee training and leadership development are on ongoing processes that have a direct and meaningful influence on the bottom line.

Wanted:
Leaders With ESP for Tough Times

By Beverly Kaye and Eileen McDargh

There’s a new kind of ESP in town, and leaders who effectively identify and manage employees’ intangible needs will be the ones who best survive the slump.

Better, Faster, Cheaper, More!

By Matthew G. Valencius

IBM identifies, designs, deploys, and measures sales training to fit an accelerated world.

A Matter of Transparency

By George A. Wolfe, Jean A. Talaga, and Laurent Bernard

Companies are taking a number of different approaches to transparency in human capital management. Steelcase harnessed research and evidence to create a unique perspective that suited the needs of the company.

Making New Employees
Successful in Any Economy

By Katharine Giacalone

The downturn has not kept firms from making hires. Holding on to the employees who walk through the door means investing time and resources into a meaningful orientation.

Long View//

Frances Hesselbein++

Chairman,
Board of Governors,
Leader to Leader Institute

Editor-in-Chief,
Leader to Leader
New York, New YorkCo-Founder and CEO

Frances Hesselbein is a pioneer in her work with leadership and social service. She was a founding president and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute, also known as the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, from 1990 to 1998. Before that, she served as the CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA from 1976 to 1990.

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Books//

Immunity to Change

By Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey
Harvard Business Press, 304 pp., $29.95)

Read all June book reviews.

Career path//

Managing Your Digital Footprint

By Dave Willmer

That the world is now "more connected than ever" is not just a mere platitude. It should be your guiding principle in making sure that the information connecting you to others online is actually supporting your reputation and career, not tearing them down.

DEVELOPMENT//

Personal Credibility Is the New PC

By Sandy Allgeier

Why personal credibility really counts…
and how to build it into your company and career.

Economic Case Study//

Talent Reviews and Succession Planning
Matter More During Tough Economic Times

“Talent reviews area critical part of the company’s succession plans. Like many companies, JDS Uniphase is restructuring several businesses to simplify and optimize its structure.”

Economy Watch//

Selling in a Down Economy

Letter from Neil Rackham

Editor's Note//

Letter from T+D's Editor

Keep Learning Relevant

FUNDAMENTALS//

An Ounce of Prevention

By Vic Passion

Risk management is more than a concern for top-level management. In fact, it’s a job everyone can own, and a powerful tool for trainers.

INTELLIGENCE//

The Boss’s Pet

By Ann Pace

Managers continue to make a big mistake by relying on star workers.

LEARNING BLUEPRINT//

From the Top:
Using Connection Activities

By Sharon L. Bowman

Open your courses with tasks that build connections with goals and outcomes, and between learners.

RE:SEARCh//

The Measure of a Worker

By Aparna Nancherla

Three-fourths of leaders are uncertain about how to assess the worth of their current and future talent.

Solutions//

When Marketing Merges With Learning, Customers Profit

By Judy Albers

State Street Global Advisors team up with Intrepid to unite learning power with long-term profitability.

Technology//

Customized Content at Your Fingertips

By Bill Perry

Training professionals gain agility and power from LCMS technology.

Workplace Rx//

If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say,
Don’t Say Anything at All

A small office gets back to basics and learns the value of a compliment.

Workplace Rx//

When Knowledge Walks Out the Door ++

What do you do when retiring employees threaten to take their job know-how with them?

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