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How companies can Improve their Talent Development and employee retention

Matrix

As such, a vital part of your ongoing management and human resources (HR) strategy needs to be focused on effective talent development. A recent report found that 94% of workers surveyed stated that they were likely to stay at a company that invested in their learning. Let’s take a look at some of the key areas for attention.

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The Benefits of Using an Employee Skills Database for Organisational Strategy

Acorn Labs

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. In a vacuum, a skills inventory is just that: A catalogue of skills present in your organisation.

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The Benefits of Using an Employee Skills Database for Organisational Strategy

Acorn Labs

But when you couple it with other tools , analyses and planning activities , your inventory becomes invaluable for effective decision-making for your business strategy, especially when your skills database is consistently updated over time. In a vacuum, a skills inventory is just that: A catalogue of skills present in your organisation.

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The Top 3 ingredients for motivating employees in tough times

Matrix

Effective leaders empower employees by allowing them the freedom to make choices. Not only will this increase their sense of self-worth, but there’s also a good chance it will lead to better or more informed decisions. Read more: Boosting learning outcomes through competency-based training.

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Social Media Learning: how to integrate intellectual, working and human capital…

Origin Learning

Organizations globally, irrespective of size, are concentrating on how to connect intellectual (knowledge), working (money), and human (talent) capital effectively so that efficiency drives growth and brings in economic gains to the stakeholders. Such being the scenario, every dime counts, right? billion annually?

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Work Literacy Skills - New Workshop

Tony Karrer

Harold Jarche, Michele Martin and I are pleased to announce a new workshop offering that relates to the recent posts on Tool Set 2009 and to the issues of Work Literacy. Work Literacy Skills Workshop Was the last formal training you had on knowledge work skills the use of a card catalog and microfiche reader?

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Seven Things I Learned This Year

Tony Karrer

See Failure of Creative Commons Licenses and Creative Commons Use in For-Profit Company eLearning? I’m still struggling a little bit with it, but I know there’s going to be a lot going on around it. for more on this. Flash may Die and HTML 5 is Going to be Big 2010 opened my eyes are Flash and HTML 5. Top eLearning Sites?