Top luxury companies use a unique approach to talent management to stay ahead of the competition. What is their secret?
Who do you really want answering that important 3am phone call? Probably not your employee. New organizational theory proposes that constant connectedness or working irregular hours can lead to sleep deprivation. While pushing employees extra hard may seem to initially increase organizational performance, it is certainly no long-term winning strategy.
Topic: Talent Management Publication: Harvard Business Review (JAN/FEB 2013) Article: Redesigning Knowledge Work Authors: Martin Dewhurst, Bryan Hancock and Diana Ellsworth Reviewed By: Susan Rosengarten More and more organizations are finding ways to outsource busy work, enabling employees to focus their time on tasks that require specialized knowledge and expertise.
Topic: Talent Management, Turnover Publication: Academy of Management Review (JUL 2012) Article: Rethinking Sustained Competitive Advantage from Human Capital Authors: Benjamin A. Campbell, Russell Coff, & David Kryscynski Reviewed By: Susan Rosengarten All organizations want the secret to retaining top talent; I challenge you to find me one that doesn’t!
Topic: Burnout, Leadership, Talent Management Publication: The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist (JAN 2012) Article: Accelerating the Development and Mitigating Derailment of High Potentials Through Mindfulness Training Authors: R.A. Lee Reviewed By: Chelsea Rowe High Potential employees (HiPos) are the highly sought after, cream of the crop, high performing, next generation leaders. Senior
Topic: Selection, Talent Management Publication: Harvard Business Review (JAN 2012) Article: Gilt Groupe’s CEO on Building a Team of A Players Author: Kevin Ryan Reviewed by: Liz Brashier In a recent article by the CEO of the flash sales company the Gilt Groupe, Ryan (2012) discusses what makes a company
Topic: Organizational performance, Talent management, Strategic HR
Publication: Academy of Management Journal (APR 2011)
Article: Acquiring and developing human capital in service contexts: The interconnectedness of human capital resources
Authors: Ployhart, R. E., Van Iddekinge, C. H., & MacKenzie, W. I.
Reviewed by: Alexandra Rechlin
Topic: Job Performance, Potential, Talent Management
Publication: Personnel Psychology (SUMMER 2011)
Article: The Practical Intelligence of Entrepreneurs: Antecedents and a Link With New Venture Growth
Authors: Baum, J. R., Bird, B. J., & Singh, S.
Reviewed By: Thaddeus Rada
Topic: Performance, Talent management
Publication: Personnel Psychology (SUMMER 2011)
Article: Psychological capital and employee performance: A latent growth modeling approach
Authors: Peterson, S. J., Luthans, F., Avolio, B. J., Walumbwa, F. O., & Zhang, Z.
Reviewed by: Alexandra Rechlin
Topic: Organizational Performance, Talent Management, Strategic HR
Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (MAY 2011)
Article: Does human capital matter? A meta-analysis of the relationship between human capital and firm performance
Authors: Crook, T. R., Todd, S. Y., Combs, J. G., Woehr, D. J., & Ketchen, D. J.
Reviewed by: Alexandra Rechlin
