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Happy New Year!!!  Trust you've enjoyed a easy landing into 2009?  The Team at aCE talentNET is back on deck and looking forward to a successful 2009... we are doing our bit for business confidence by not focussing too heavily on the doom and gloom that surrounds us at every turn in the media.  As far as we are concerned the Learning & HR environment in 2009 will be about delivering on projects in pipeline, ensuring the biggest bang for buck when it comes to training spend and effectiveness and securing quality resources to delivery forecast projects on time and within budget (our prediction is that many of these projects will continue to be technology driven).

We have sourced some interesting reading for you as you ease back into things, but particularly I draw your attention to the  Enterprise Learning, Recruiting and Talent Management 2009: Predictions for the Coming Year, research report by US based Bersin & Associates.  Whilst the report is based on US research and predictions there is not doubt that this will have some flow on effect to Australian companies or for any of you in alliance with US (and Asian?) based parties.  Key findings and predictions are as follows:

1. Budget Cuts will force the restructuring of HR and L&D
2. L&D Budgets will be cut, forcing Organizations to refocus training spending
3. Leadership, Career and Capability Management will emerge as keys to success in 2009 and beyond
4. Succession Management looms as a critical issue for 2009
5. Needs of the Multigenerational Workforce will become clearer
6. The Talent Management Systems market will grow then consolidate
7. The LMS Marketplace will grow, then shift to Talent Management and Learning 2.0
8. Social Networking and Learning 2.0 will arrive
9. The Heavy Focus on Performance Management will continue
10. New Recruitment Tools and Strategies Will Replace the Résumé

Finally, “the Business of Talent” Will Be More Important Than Ever

To get more information read the Report Executive Summary in more depth.

All the best to our Talent Network for a year of challenge, productivity and personal success!

Deirdre

Deirdre Gruiters is the Executive Director - Consulting for aCE talent NET, or in other words, aCE talent NET's Corporate Talent Agent. She is also an internationally published author as a result being featured in the July edition of "Consulting Ahead" India (.pdf 5mb) . So if looking for Organisational Development resources is what you're needing to do, then Deirdre and the team of aCE talent NET know how to find them. Ask anyone of our continually satisfied clients

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If you want to get more work by becoming a marketing expert, all you have to do, is ask your clients what they want… and they'll tell you accurately because THEY ARE the EXPERTS.

Another way we put this, is "you are NOT your client". So frankly, what YOU think, doesn't count.

Bowing to our own philosophy, and as you will have seen at the end of 2008, we recently surveyed the NETwork. Here's a little of what you told us you wanted from aCE talentNET (full report due soon)...

- 82.1% said you want to develop a clearer Marketing and Growth strategy

- 60.8% said you want to flatten peaks and troughs of workflow

- 61.9% said you want find client projects

- 51.6% said you want to build a business

- 48.4% said you want get more work

- 55.8% said you want to increase referrals by spending more time with clients

- 73.7% said you want live the consultant life you envisaged & have more control

Well, wanting to deliver on your wants, needs, desires and frustrations, we've got some pretty special things planned, commencing March, with a workshop with Elliot Epstein, commonly known for ‘getting people to the next level'… fast .  Read on for more details.

develop youredge The following 3 articles are our favourites for this month; and a snapshot of the fabulous content on the aCE talentNET blog  ... feel free to visit and make comments Looking Ahead to 2009: Ten Predictions for Learning and Talent Management Every year Bersin and Associates provide predictions for the coming year in order to facilitate planning. Last year, they anticipated the tremendous expansion in the talent management market and the evolution toward more collaborative solutions. But no one – not even renowned financial gurus – predicted our current economic state. Obviously, the economy will have dramatic influence on next year's predictions. This article will highlight just a few of the trends foreseen. To get all ten predictions – and suggestions for dealing with their impact - download  the complimentary report ... 10 Reasons to Design a Better Corporate Culture Q&A with: James Heskett and W. Earl Sasser of Harvard Business School Published: December 22, 2008  Organizations with strong, adaptive cultures enjoy labor cost advantages, great employee and customer loyalty, and a smoother on-ramp in leadership succession. A book excerpt from The Ownership Quotient: Putting the Service Profit Chain to Work for Unbeatable Competitive Advantage by HBS professors Jim Heskett and W. Earl Sasser and coauthor Joe Wheeler. Key concepts include: * Organizations with clearly codified cultures often become better places to work. * An operating strategy based on a sturdy, effective culture is selective of prospective customers. * High-performing organizations periodically revisit and reaffirm their core values and associated behaviors... read on Generation G - trendwatching.com Has there ever been more urgency for corporations to ditch the greed and embrace generosity? It's something that countless individuals have already started doing, of course: giving is the new taking, and sharing is the new giving. And yes, we do realize that this month's Trend Briefing is massive, but in this business climate, can you really afford not to spend some time figuring out how to get a little closer to your customers? GENERATION G | "Captures the growing importance of 'generosity' as a leading societal and business mindset. As consumers are disgusted with greed and its current dire consequences for the economy—and while that same upheaval has them longing more than ever for institutions that care—the need for more generosity beautifully coincides with the ongoing (and pre-recession) emergence of an online-fueled culture of individuals who share, give, engage, create and collaborate in large numbers.   read on ...

Consultants

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