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For this CHRO, ascending to the top of her profession meant heading for the exit

HR Brew

Perhaps it’s no wonder, then, that in March 2013, she founded Shockingly Different Leadership, an Atlanta-based consultancy that specializes in HR, talent development, and organizational effectiveness. Growing her business.

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Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

Workplace Psychology

Coping with job loss or the danger of losing one’s job is a major source of stress (Riggio, 2013). Landy & Conte (2013) explained that because a worker may continue to have strong affective, continuance, or normative commitments to the organization, a job loss can be devastating. Leadership + Talent Development Advisor.

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Build a Team of Personalities: One Consultant’s Approach to Improving Employee Engagement

Everwise

In the spring of 2013, Nathan Smith encountered a staffing crisis that would change his life: Three of his five-person nonprofit team left in a matter of months. Not only did the shakeup push him into a more senior role, it also forced him to build an effective strategy for hiring, team building, and getting to work quickly.

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Why the ROI of Learning Shouldn't Be a Question

Cornerstone On Demand

As companies increasingly recognize that an investment in learning directly impacts workforce productivity, satisfaction and performance, they are working to create and prioritize new educational and talent development opportunities for their employees. Do you want to see your most recent reports to help you prepare?"

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The State of College Recruiting 2012-2013

True Faith HR

Participating in early talent development programs on college campuses. Does this jibe with your 2013 recruiting plans? Here, less than 25% of employers indicated they were likely to pursue this choice, with larger organizations the most likely to make the effort. Is your organization planning to increase spending on training?

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What War for Talent?

China Gorman

Accenture’s 2014 College Graduate Employment Survey compares the expectations and perceptions of 2014’s university graduates with the realities of the working world according to both 2012 and 2013 graduates. This comparison casts a focused and specific lens on the issue of entry-level talent development, and gives us some insightful data.

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Book Review: Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) by Wayne Cascio and Herman Aguinis

Workplace Psychology

In comparison, when I looked in the Aamodt (2013) I/O psychology textbook, only half a page was devoted to differential validity and the author explained the concept in one sentence! In Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.), then one could claim that adverse impact had been demonstrated” (Landy & Conte, 2013, p.