Top Talent+Work Blog Posts of 2013

It wouldn’t be year-end if we didn’t give you a Top 10 list, would it? Or, in our case, a Top 11 list! Here are the blog posts that our readers read and shared most frequently. Thank you for your interest, comments and feedback. We’ll be continuing the discussion in 2014 … hope you will be too.

 
Does Your Sales Force Have the Right Stuff for Value Selling?
Author: Mark Urban, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Talent Management, Right Management
To accelerate sales performance, many companies are turning to value selling. For sales reps accustomed to solution selling, this may require a retooling of their communication skills.

 
First, honesty. Now, action. Closing the gap in leadership development
Author: Dr. Ric Roi, Global Talent Management COE Leader, Right Management
Four out of ten leaders are ill-prepared to take on coming business challenges. Is this the wake-up call we need to get serious about developing leaders?

 
The 3 Myths of Employee Engagement Programs
Author: Scott Ahlstrand, Senior Vice President, Talent Management, Right Management
When employee engagement programs underperform, it’s usually because they’ve fallen victim to common but flawed surveying practices.

 
Are You a Leader or a Doer?
Author: Ali Reardon, Senior Consultant, Right Management
Most executives spend far too much time micromanaging. Learn how executive coaching can sort out the contributing psychological factors and show leaders how to reprioritize.

 
INFOGRAPHIC: Employers Worry About Lack of Future Leaders
Author: Right Management
Employers continue to worry about the lack of future leaders in their organization ranks, according to a survey of more than 2,000 senior human resource executives in 14 countries by Right Management.

Coaching Culture? Are You Sure?
Author: Holly Teska, Vice President, Principal Consultant, Right Management
Businesses are moving from executive coaching to a new model in which coaching is embedded and deployed at all levels in the company to nurture and leverage talent. Are you ready to join the movement?

 
Infographic – Six Fundamentals Global Leaders Need for Success
Author: Right Management
How do you know if your leaders have what it takes to succeed in a global role? Learn about six essential competencies to focus your talent assessment and leadership development programs.
Cultivating Conscious Incompetence: Executive Coaching in Action
Author: Holly Teska, Vice President, Principal Consultant, Right Management
Even the best of leaders are not naturally skilled at everything. Executive coaching can be a quick, effective way to help a leader gain mastery over counter-productive behaviors.

 
Green Tea, Emotional Intelligence, and Talent Management
Author: Shelly Funderburg, Ph.D, Vice President, Principal Consultant
Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical for effective leadership, particularly in a today’s matrixed organizations. How can you define EI in terms that are relevant for your organization and build it into your talent management programs?

 
The Top 3 Ways to Drive Away High Potential Talent
Author: Sean Dineen, Principal Consultant, Right Management
HIPO development cannot be left to chance. Many companies lose high potential talent through mismanagement and here are three key ways they go wrong.

Managing Your Managers: Are You Asking the Right Questions?
Author: Tony Rogers, Senior Consultant, Right Management
A key responsibility of managers of managers is to help their reports develop strong analytical skills. To do that, they need to stop micro-managing and start asking the right questions.

 
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