Our team, out for a stroll in Lonavala, in wigs. At Shortlist , we’re driven by a passion to bring the best tools and tech on Earth to help companies in Africa and India build better teams. as well as highlighting some of the common ways leaders and their teams muck things up. MORE

I have been exploring the topic of critical thinking with respect to HR, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Communication and Training via series of posts at Pearson’s TalentLens Blog ( @ThinKritical on Twitter). MORE

Susan was passionate about solving problems and building interdepartmental relationships. Here’s the “but”: When Susan met with managers and employees during monthly team meetings, she did most of the talking. Teams led by command-and-control managers behave passively. MORE

This covers many areas that I’m seeing challenges as well with the organizations I work with and research I’ve been doing. Debbie McGrath , Chief Instigator and CEO of HR.com , and her team did an excellent job. MORE

One might expect this to give rise to tensions as older workers could have mixed feelings about being coached by those younger than them, but in fact most workers say they don’t find it difficult to have a younger boss. We live in an age of generous life expectancy and late retirement. MORE

Once you do find a good preemployment assessment, though, go for it, because in the long run, you are not only saving money by hiring the right person but you are also opening yourself up to a world of data that can help with onboarding, team building, coaching, and succession planning. MORE

The HR Daily Advisor research team conducted the 2016 Talent and Performance Management Survey in January, 2016. Talent and performance management are some of the most important and rigorous tasks any HR professional has to deal with. Predicting Staffing and Talent Requirements. MORE

Recruiting Host: Gordon Collier About: Dropping talent acquisition value in short consumable episodes designed for the "recruiter". 21st Century HR Host: Lars Schmidt About: 21st Century HR is a podcast exploring how to build better businesses through modern people practices and approaches. MORE

Almost every leader I have interviewed and or worked with, tells me they want a high-performance team. Clearly, when it comes to constructing a team of people who work well together to create winning outcomes, knowing how to and understanding how to are two very different phenomena. MORE