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Skills Gap Negatively Impacting Business [infographic] – Friday Distraction

HR Bartender

According to the latest white paper from the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Public Policy Council, organizations are turning down business because they don’t have qualified people to do the work. One of the things I found very interesting in the white paper was the distinction in defining the skills gap.

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How Good Leadership Can Reverse Turnover

Hppy

If people love what they do and they’re paid well, it’s hard to get them to defect to the competition. But throw in a bad manager or poor corporate leadership and you might as well help them pack their desk because you’re going to watch your top talent head for the door in droves. Lack of talent development.

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Career Fitness: Necessary for Long-Term #HR Success

HR Bartender

They offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees as well as certificate programs for human resources and business professionals. I was reading an older article on the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website recently about employee well-being. So there’s a definite reason to focus on employee well-being.

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Giving the Gift of Financial Wellness & Education

Ceridian

As part of my job, I have the pleasure of developing and delivering programs which are designed to support employees and their families. In 2017 my focus is on two key areas – education and financial wellness. employers spend approximately $177B annually on formal training and talent development. In fact, U.S.

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Employees First

China Gorman

I came across this fascinating white paper from SilkRoad the other day. The Big Shift Puts Employees First: HR Transforms from Processes and Transactions to Employee Experiences , is the 2017 contribution to their annual State of Talent reports. White papers are, by their nature, primarily marketing documents.

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5 Steps to Closing the Workforce Skills Gap with Continuous Learning

AvilarHR

“One of the biggest drivers of workforce resilience is leaders themselves, and their ability to both understand and address the barriers that are preventing employees from having a healthy work — as well as life — experience. 4: Develop learning plans and programs. Some workers have access to robust talent development offerings.

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Organizations Can Use Assessments to Bridge the Skills Gap

HR Bartender

This skills gap is causing businesses to turn down projects because they don’t have either 1) enough talent to do the work or 2) the right talent to make it happen. Personality tests measure how well someone’s personality fits with a type of role.