Expertise & Encouragement for Talent Development Professionals

Tell me what you want to learn about in 2021 in this 5 minute survey.

New hires need to devise their own onboarding plans. Three priorities on my plan as a new executive.

Gratitude is about acknowledging the goodness in our lives and the role that others play in that goodness. The workplace needs that, too.

In this Book Brief, we'll talk about four points Michael Timms shares that support an excellent succession planning process.

Move from talent strategy to talent planning with these four steps.

Develop a talent management strategy that articulates the objectives that you set for the year in response to business goals or direction.

Three key points from M. Tamra Chandler's book, How Performance Management is Killing Performance - and What to Do About It.

In this Video Brief Kerry Frost shares insight on how she approached a shift to continuous performance management at Southwest Airlines.

A simple, effective approach to performance evaluation calibrations for talent development professionals.

In this article we'll discuss performance ratings, the process we used at Southwest to define ratings, where I stand and why.

Two tidbits on leadership for Talent Professionals and Leaders from Patrick Lencioni's newest book, The Motive.

Recap seven design elements of MIT II, Southwest's high potential leadership development program.

Assessing and calculating ROI for training programs can be tricky. It takes a well thought out strategy to do it effectively.

It's Labor Day. Thank you to the Talent Development Folks who work hard to support leaders, employees and their organizations.

An interview with Angie Sanders of Southwest Airlines University and her insight on current learning & development trends.

Dive into three of the concepts Charles Duhigg shares on how to be more productive in his book, "Smarter Faster Better."

Stay in the know about what's happening in talent development and business to stay current and be poised to lean in with excellent solutions

A case of the mehs is a signal that it's time to get away from work to give the brain and your stress function a break.

In this Book Brief we touch on the premise of radical candor, plus two points Scott shares about specific talent conversations.

In this article, we share pro tips on effective mid-year check-ins for leaders and talent professionals.