Talent management allows businesses to attract, develop and retain the right people. In an economic downturn talent management has become increasingly important; nevertheless, it can also quickly become a lower priority in the minds of some businesses that are faced with pressures to cut costs and do...

Ken McKenzie, business psychologist, Pearn Kandola in Dublin Business people in the service sector received additional confirmation of what they have suspected for some time to be unfolding in Ireland: services are being hit hard as all but the most essential purchases are pared back by consumers and...

Too much inventory in a company and it has an under-performing asset. Talented employees are like inventory. If not managed and developed, they are the same as an under-performing asset. A ‘Talent Capability Mapping’ strategy provides an organisation with a framework to identify top talent and not waste...

The CEO is dead; long live the ceo - Ian Buckingham's Weekly Column Sadly this week's column isn't dedicated to s&m. But the subject can still be something of a pain, especially if neglected. We're all familiar with the cliché that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In...

"The CEO is dead, long live the ceo" - Ian Buckingham's blog: The importance of managing employee perceptions has given rise to the contemporary notion of Employer Brand. This is essentially the brand the employer projects to existing and potential employees via the chain of communication...

Name of column: Purple Patch Name of this week's contributors: Jodi Goldman & Jane Sunley You know the old adage ‘one learns from one’s mistakes’? I have been giving this a little thought of late. I don’t think everyone automatically learns from them. Learning is active. Not passive. Unless you...

Claire Grove, senior marketing manager, Taleo Last week Alice Snell talked about the War for Talent . I wanted to take this a step further and look at this from the candidate perspective. Job-hunting is increasingly becoming a consumer-experience. Candidates know what they want and if you can’t deliver...

Alice Snell, vice president, Taleo Research It’s no secret that we are in an uncertain economy. Yet, even as the economic downturn continues, the war for talent is intensifying. Today, it’s essential UK businesses focus on talent management in these times of change. . In the last ten years staffing and...

It used to be, once upon a time, that an organisation had a brand. That brand was its product or service, or sometimes, its corporate persona – like ICI or Hanson Trust (remember them?). The marketing people polished and pushed that brand to a welcoming, eager public who believed what they were told...

Jamie Barber , senior implementation consultant, Taleo Following on from my comments last week regarding why recruitment and retention are of real importance in a downturn, just this last week we have seen another great example. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), has been benefiting from the fallout from...