Articles By: Cornerstone

Employee Makeover

Talent is often a major barrier of organizational growth because it involves managing the growth and personalities of your workforce. So what can stakeholders do when New Hire Nancy doesn’t have a handle on the company culture? Or when Salesman Steve is behind schedule in learning about new products and services? They can start by giving an employee makeover. Download […]

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Build Great, Engaging Managers

Employees aren‘t quitting their jobs—they’re quitting their bosses. That’s bad news for organizations planning for innovation, succession, and market longevity. Human capital is an organization’s most valuable resource—and turnover is expensive not just in terms of sourcing, rehiring, and training costs, but also lost productivity. See how Employees, Managers, and Executives benefit from using a Unified Talent Management approach.

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How HR Can Help Executives Get the Big Picture

Today’s executives don’t hold HR in very high esteem: according to Deloitte, “42 percent of business leaders believe their HR teams are underperforming or just getting by, compared to the 27 percent who rate HR as excellent or good when assessing HR and talent programs.” Learn how HR can become a strategic partner to the C-Suite.

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What Your Workforce Needs – And How You Can Provide It

How can you guarantee everyone reaches their potential? Employees, executives and managers all have different wants and needs – here’s what they want.

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Is Your Talent Management Strategy Torching Money?

Are you managing people with spreadsheets and paper because you think it saves you time and money? The reality is it’s probably costing you a lot more than you think. Read on to see how.

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The True Cost of Not Having a Talent Management Strategy Series: Performance

Are you leaving money on the table? You are if you’re treating performance management as a standalone process. Performance management works hand-in-hand with every other phase of the employee lifecycle: learning, succession, and even recruiting, as existing performance competencies of star performers can help you define criteria for new employees. Creating a true performance management culture also drives engagement, retention, […]

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The True Cost of Not Having a Talent Management Strategy Series: Onboarding and Learning

Are you throwing money down the drain? You are if you’re not onboarding and training your employees. Companies will think nothing of spending thousands to recruit the best talent—but balk at spending mere hundreds to onboard and develop them. The math doesn’t make sense: hiring good people can cost up to 30% of the position’s salary. Do that a mere […]

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The True Cost of Not Having a Talent Management Strategy Series: Succession

Can you afford to lose your mid-level managers? Succession planning isn’t just for the C-suite. Imagine: what would happen to your productivity and profits if you suddenly lost just two mid-level managers? Even companies that actively plan for succession rarely address it for roles below the executive level. Failing to have a strategy for filling vacancies in low- and mid- […]

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