Sep 16

Managing the Talent Supply Chain in Retail

Today’s successful retailers know the importance of managing their supply of product – making sure inventory and shelf stock are at optimal levels to deliver sales and profitability. But the supply of talent – from the sales floor to the stockroom to the corporate office – is mission critical as well. Knowing which roles have the greatest impact on revenue, and being able to hire, train and retain talent in those roles, as well as coming up with the right strategies to keep the flow of talent through the talent supply chain, is front of mind for savvy retail organizations. Based on Aberdeen’s extensive research on talent acquisition, development, engagement and performance, this is written to help build the case for the tools and practices to manage this most critical supply – talent. Request Free!

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Dec 14

Learning & Development 2010: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

This study of nearly 400 learning, talent management, and line of business professionals conducted between August and October 2010 explores the tools, processes and capabilities that top performing organizations are implementing to achieve their learning and business performance goals. Request Free!

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Nov 10

Part1-World’s Greatest Training and Development Search Engine

I often use the Internet to research things related to training, development and learning, and like you, I use the search engines. Over the years, I’ve become increasingly frustrated at the amount of junk that I have to wade through when looking for good content. I’m not here to criticize the businesses that somehow rank highly for terms, but have almost nothing to offer. But I am here to begin talking about a solution.

In the past we have created directories of articles on various topics — training and development has one here. Since we collect good stuff, we ended up sharing them, which is actually how our various directories got started, and why, truth be told, we offer directories on subjects that are of interest to ME! I like to develop tools that solve problems for me, because often my problems are the same as your problems. And then we can share them free, hopefully.

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Mar 17

Elearning Related Free Whitepapers. Keep up with the field

Here are a few elearning and informal learning white papers that have come across our desk. Please note that these offers tend to be available for only short periods of time, so if you are interested, please grab your copies ASAP.

Top 5 Trends in Learning Technology

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