With all the great posts hitting the Blogosphere this past week on the topics of leadership development, talent management, and human resource management, I would like to point you to five blog posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the week of October 12th through October 18th.
Elizabeth Black, The Recruiters Lounge: Post Recession Hiring - A Manager's Guide to Getting it Right - With the economy slowly showing signs of a recovery and eventual rebirth, hiring activity is poised to pick up in the not so distant future. Elizabeth wants your organization and its managers to make the best hiring decisions possible when this happens and has put together a nice guide for managers to help them get post recession hiring right.
Gireesh Sharma, Talent Junction: Talent Management Challenges in a Post Recession Era- In a hopeful sign that economic sentiments are starting to shift Gireesh has a great post examining the talent management challenges organizations will face in a post recessionary era. Included is a new economy definition of talent and five important talent retention factors.
Phil Gerbyshak, Slacker Manager: 7 Secrets of Successful Managers - Don't miss Phil's excellent post highlighting the seven things successful managers consistently do. My favorite from his list: #2 empower others to be their best selves.
Dan Bobinski, Workplace Excellence: The Manager's Missing Link- Ever wondered why the majority of managers still find themselves struggling to be effective even after years in their positions. So has Dan who narrowed down the possible causes for failed management transitions and identified a possible "manager's missing link": never being taught how to be an expert on the people they manage. Interesting stuff - check it out!
Jon Ingham's Strategic HCM Blog: The HR in the Social Business Carnival - Jon has amassed, in my humble opinion, one of the best blog carnivals I've seen in a long time. Check out the latest Carnival of Human Resources, with a special Social Media twist, at his blog where you'll find an awesome collection of 50 blog posts on a plethora of HR, talent management, and leadership topics.
