The latest thinking on how to develop, engage and retain your talent

How do you start a coaching conversation with a member of your team? Most people would tell you that you need to tell them what they're doing wrong. In this episode of Talent Talks, I'm going to explain why this prescriptive approach often doesn't get you the results you're looking for.

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When it comes to pitching a performance management program, finding common ground between CHROs and CFOs can seem like an impossible task. But, in reality, there are many similarities between the two roles that can help bridge the CHRO/CFO divide. Here are three key areas where CHROs and CFOs will find themselves seeing eye-to-eye.

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While administering organization-wide learning management is a complex undertaking within any industry, Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) have certain requirements that make the job particularly challenging. College and university leaders are faced with addressing the needs of a wide range of user groups, disparate systems, and compliance requirements, all while striving to provide quality education and compliance training to their learners.

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Saba recognizes that the GDPR also means our customers have new obligations. It will change how organizations can handle personal data, including their employee's personal data. The main changes are around access, rectification, deletion and transfer rights, as well as new requirements around reporting a data breach.

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According to a recent report from Gartner, there’s a new concept emerging based on customer feedback initiatives. Voice-of-the-employee programs are giving employers a more comprehensive way to collect data on employee views so they can get timely, actionable insights about the broad employee experience.

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Traditionally, if you were up for a promotion, you got the promotion! That's because the only time we would tell someone they were up for a promotion was when we had already made up our mind that person was our selection, so the interview was just some HR formality.

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We need to do a better job of distinguishing perks from experiences. The employee experience is the real key to employee engagement. Perks are nice, but they should be thought of differently: as recruiting tools, ways to improve employer brand, and retention boosters. But they do not keep employees engaged with their work.

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Organizations have an obligation to provide a harassment-free workplace. But mostly we do what the law requires us to do with training and policies, then wait for the problem to get so bad that the victims finally become brave enough to report it.

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In this second installment of our two-part interview, David Zinger and David MacLeod tell us why employee engagement might be the cheapest smoke alarm you can get for your organization.

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