Link: http://www.bersinassociates.com

In my conversations with clients we continue to discuss the challenge of managing talent. So I was extremely interested to read the latest research findings of Bersin & Associates from their study into "High-Impact Talent Management"... whilst based on US research the data remains relevant and very useful to all OD, HR and LandD practitioners in Asia-Pacific. It is impossible to give you a comprehensive overview of the 400+ research report nor indeed the 29 page Executive Summary, however listing the Top 10 Findings should whet your appetite sufficiently to visit the Bersin website and download your own Executive Summary or purchase the full report.

The Top 10 Findings are:
The Corporate Talent Squeeze is real and painful.
The Number 1 talent program facing organisations today is a shortage of potential leaders, otherwise knows as "Gaps" in the Leadership Pipeline.
Performance Management and coaching offer the greatest opportunities to drive business impact.
Competency Management emerges as a business-critical initiative.
Sourcing and recruiting are harder and more scientific then ever.
Learning and development has become a foundational process for talent management (aCE talentNET comment "a must read read for all HR and LandD staff".
Talent Management challenges and their solutions are very business-specific.
Talent Management is a business problem, not an HR problem.
HR Systems are not critical to success.
Integrated Talent Management systems show great promise but the market is still immature.

To access a copy of your own Executive Report and read about the 22 high-impact talent practices, click here. I'm sure you will be as enlightened as we were.

Link: http://www.clomedia.com/biireport/BZ_2007_Summary_r2.pdf

Nearly 2,000 US based senior learning executives gauged the issues, attitudes and opportunities that make up the role of today’s senior learning executive. Now, all this critical information is available to you in “The 2007 Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Industry Report,” available for purchase at CLOmedia.com.

“The 2007 Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Industry Report” covers eight critical topics in the industry:

The learning and development investment portfolio
Learning delivery methods
Trends in informal learning
Talent management
Learning and development staffing
Alignment of learning to organizational staffing
Outsourcing
Predictions for 2007

A few of the highlights found in “The 2007 Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Industry Report” include:
Nearly 60 percent of organizations predict spending increases on learning and development in 2007.
Forty-two percent of organizations anticipate decreasing the amount of classroom learning, and 72 percent intend on increasing their asynchronous e-learning.
Many organizations are experiencing inadequate staffing levels, including 59 percent that do not have sufficient staff to support their learning initiatives.
The prevalence of outsourcing has increased from 62 percent in 2005 to 68 percent this year.

Use “The 2007 Chief Learning Officer Business Intelligence Industry Report” to compare your organization’s programs and strategies to other industry leaders, as well as gain support for your own learning initiatives.

Click here to download a complimentary Executive Summary or click here to purchase the comprehensive report.