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Organizational Talent Pools: 4 Steps to Developing Employees

HR Bartender

With unemployment rates hitting record lows, there’s lots of talk about developing internal talent. One way to do that is with talent pools, which are groups of employees who are being trained and developed to assume greater responsibilities within the organization. Stop by and say hello!). The key consideration is consistency.

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Ditching annual performance reviews, investing in middle management, and using AI for career development: How HR wants to change performance management in 2025

HR Brew

Technology is evolving faster than ever and employers need to think carefully about the impact it will have on jobs and career growthespecially when we think about how AI and agents are transforming the way we work.

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Career Development: 5 Activities You Can Do Today

HR Bartender

Well in career development it’s “Always be ready.” At last year’s HR Technology Conference , I attended a session led by Cornerstone OnDemand which was focused on the topic of career development. They outlined five activities that we should be doing to elevate our careers. Befriend machines. That’s not a bad thing.

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The new digital workplace reveals a tale of two Americas

HRExecutive

Though nearly half see AI as vital to their career future, only 16% currently use it—below the 22% adoption rate among urban workers. More broadly, 56% of rural workers feel they lack proper career development tools, and two-thirds seek skills training opportunities.

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The Missing Piece of your Employee Engagement Efforts

Speaker: Jason Lauritsen, HR Keynote speaker, author and consultant

Feedback is sought from employees through surveys and focus groups. And career development programs are rolled out. When organizations work to improve employee engagement, the focus tends to be on the day to day work experience. Recognition programs are created.

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How Delta got its skills-based talent strategy off the ground

HR Brew

For example, Greer said, a data analyst is an IT position, but because of Delta’s massive global footprint, the organization mapped out skills and developments for roles representative for different groups: data analysts on the finance team, those who work for airport customer service, or those who work for the reservations group.

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Yelp increased employee tenure by over a year after taking these three steps

HR Brew

She attributes the boost to three internal programs, including revamped approaches to employee feedback, career development, and embracing flexible work. The company solicits feedback from employees via an annual engagement survey (at the corporate level), focus groups, meetings, and other sources like Slack channels.