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Leaders Young & Old: #TChat Preview

Today’s workforce is multi-generational – but unlike 10 or even 20 years ago, age is not the primary determinant of management status. What does this generational mix mean for workplace culture – and how effective are new development models, such as reverse mentoring?

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Emergence of Talent Communities… Not Pools

Within HR and Recruiting, for example, a new technology is unfolding – one which will, in my opinion, change how individuals find work and how companies recruit. Talent Communities are here, driven by the powerful engines of social media, search, big data, ubiquitous computing and social communities.Talent communities are now replacing what many recruiters have traditionally called talent pools. Simply having a database of resumes to sort through to make a talent match has transformed into what we know as social recruiting.

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A Talent Community for Angels

The promise of Talent Communities to provide a more efficient employment process can be huge, with recruiting time spent, talent quality, hiring costs and “time to hire” metrics drastically altered from what we have all come to expect over the last 40 years. By maintaining a specific Community goal, a company has a real opportunity to attract workers like George Bailey who aren’t looking for a new job, but are focused on taking on greater challenges instead. The elusive “other 80%” of the workforce, that have been difficult to attract with employment advertising and referrals, can be cultivated with a Talent Community. This can be a major break through that if fully embraced can change the employment landscape forever.

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GenY: Challenge of "Doing It All" and Technology Overload

No matter where you lie on the generational spectrum, you’ll probably agree that we’ve never faced more distractions–or more pressure to deliver results–than in the current business climate. So, how can companies achieve great results today, by focusing on improving employee engagement and commitment?

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Managing Virtual Teams: #TChat Recap

Let’s face it. Workgroups aren’t what they used to be. Odds are that half the members of any team aren’t employees – and many don’t have offices in the same city – let alone the same building. In an increasingly remote, fluid workforce, how can we ensure cohesive workflow and stellar results?

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