It was another great week in the HR, leadership, and talent management blogging world. To help you start your week off on the right foot, I've selected five blog posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the week of October 5th through October 11th. Enjoy!
Eric Samdahl, Institute for Corporate Productivity (I4CP): The Top Five Leadership Competencies of Tomorrow- Eric and the folks at I4CP report on a new study highlighting the top five competencies that tomorrow's leaders must possess to be successful.
Kris Dunn, Fistful of Talent: Hiring Sales Pros for Your Staffing Firm? Think Two Words: Commodity Sales and Door-Knocker - Kris does a nice job of identifying some of the most important attributes to look for when hiring a sales person. He points out the importance of motivational fit when hiring sales pros and selecting the hunter over the farmer.
Wally Bock, Three Star Leadership: Is Your HR Department Smarter than the Nobel Committee - Wally looks at the parallels between corporate high potential programs and the selection process used by the committee that awarded President Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize this past week.
Alison Green, US World News & Reports: 5 Ways Managers Fail at Delegating- Delegating tasks is one of the most important competencies a manager must possess. Unfortunately it is also an area that many managers struggle with. Alison points out five ways that managers fail at delegating that one should take care to avoid.
Matthew Toren, Young Entrepreneur: 38 Free Business E-Books to Help you Succeed - Matthew Toren has taken the effort to assemble of great collection of free business e-books to help you succeed at work. Topics on his impressive list include motivation, communication, self employment, and many others. Don't miss this great resource!
