In our recent Talent Acquisition and Retention Trends survey, companies of all sizes identified finding and sourcing talent as either their biggest, or one of their biggest, talent management challenges. But is the talent pool really so shallow? Maybe you’re…
"Synergy — the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously." - Mark Twain Children’s Home + Aid is a leading child and family service agency that protects, educates and counsels more than 40,000 Illinois children, youth and families…
Research by Gallup has shown that companies choose the wrong talent for manager 82% of the time, although managers account for 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores, and only 30% of US employees are actually engaged in their…
There are approximately 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day. Boomers in skilled positions and business leaders alike will be leaving the workforce. Prepared or not, the next generations will move up to fill the void. But what does it take…
The results are in! PI Worldwide surveyed hundreds of HR professionals for the Recruitment and Retention Trends report and learned that employers are struggling to find talent for open positions, with more than half of the respondents saying that it…
One of the current criteria being used in measuring organizational success is the engagement of employees in the pursuit of the organization’s strategy and goals. I have found, in most of my work with coaching and developing employees at the…
What are the signs that your organization could benefit from leadership development and training? Here are some indicators of a deficiency in leadership skills in organizations: The organization has a “doing” culture as opposed to an “achieving” culture: Discretionary effort is…
It’s interesting that in today’s business climate many leaders continue to view investing in leader development as an expense. Talent development in general is one of the first areas many companies look to cut costs in tough times or they…
Today’s business environment is still uncertain with unprecedented events leading us to ways of business that are unlike anything we have dealt with before. The Oliver Group stays in constant connection with clients and continues to uncover methods to provide…
Global economic forces are creating a new level of competition for talent. Organizations large and small need to shift focus from merely filling jobs to engaging and retaining employees. A 2013 Gallup study showed only 13% of employees worldwide were engaged,…