I like to start every week by pointing you to my choices for the top five talent management, leadership development, and human resource management blog posts from the past week. Below are my top five picks for the week of October 19th to October 25th , 2009.
Steve Roesler, All Things Workplace: Seven Elements of Effective Coaching - While some may cringe at the idea of it, coaching is one of the critical duties that all managers must engage in. While all managers must coach their employees in one form or another, some are far more effective at it than others. If you are looking to improve your coaching competency, check out Steve's post where he outlines seven elements for effective coaching.
Chris Ferdinandi, Renegade HR: Employer Branding Through Social Media: Introduction- Smart organizations recognize that a strong employment brand is important to attracting and retaining top performing talent. One way to strengthen your employment brand is through a presence on social media websites. Chris at the Renegade HR blog is rolling out what promises to be an exciting series of posts on how to leverage social media to improve employer branding. Check out the first in his series of posts and be sure to stay tuned for what is to come!
Carol Morrison, I4CP Trendwatcher: What High-Performing Companies are Doing Now to Retain Talent Later- While worries about employee retention may have been swept under the rug when the economy was in a tailspin, smart organizations realize that this trend will be short lived and that efforts must still be made to retain their top talent. Carol Morrison of I4CP shares what high performing companies are doing right now to retain their top talent in the future.
Tim Sanders, Sanders Says: Feed the Positive Feedback Loop - Tim has a great video blog up where he discusses the power of the positive feedback loop and the importance of feeding it.
Center for Creative Leadership: Change. Accept it. - We live in a world of constant change and managers have little choice but to accept it. Hard as this can be, the folks at the Center for Creative Leadership have three action items to be more accepting to change.
