Talent Management

Employers think of diversity training as something focused on understanding other groups, but new academic research finds more understanding may be needed between members of the same group, as well.

Recent research suggests giving standout employees preferential treatment helps build top-performing teams. Managers and HR should take note, however: this approach requires striking a delicate balance in order to keep all your employees happy and productive.

Though their outcomes have been ultimately -- and dramatically -- different, Steve Jobs and Lance Armstrong both displayed narcissistic traits. Some now suggest organizations can accentuate the positive elements of employees with those traits, including contagious passion and drive, while taking steps to avoid destructive fallout that comes with arrogance and ruthlessness.

How often do the people responsible for recruitment, compensation or any other key HR function actually work with succession experts in a co-ordinated way which can deliver the agility a functional succession plan needs?

The best potential resource a company can develop is a workforce with a culture of collaboration and personal commitment to exceptional business results.