February 14th, 2011 
Mary Hladio 
Job Satisfaction
An empirical investigation into organizational commitment to corporate vision and employee satisfaction was carried out using two successive surveys of roughly 900 workers of a high-tech robotics company.
A poll was held following development of a corporate vision statement and communication to employees to examine employees’ perceived organizational …
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Development 
Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, Employee Morale, Employee Satisfaction, Leadership Performance, Mission, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Development, Vision 
20 Comments » February 1st, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Global Skills Crisis
Problems with the nation’s school system are not the only issue when it comes to getting more innovative and ambitious thinking from employees at all levels. Companies must consider its own internal skills gap as it pertains to future workers and current staff.
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Leadership, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, IntelliGap, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, SkillSoft, Talent, Talent Development 28 Comments » December 21st, 2010 Mary Hladio “The Talent Masters” is a new book written by Bill Conaty, the recently retired senior vice president for human resources at General Electric Co., and Ram Charan, a business adviser and author, that focuses on talent development.
“The Talent Masters” rests on three principles:
November 3rd, 2010 Mary Hladio When companies create development programs for their high-potential employees, they should have a blueprint. This involves:
It also is important to define an appropriate learning path based on in-depth interviews …
October 21st, 2010 Mary Hladio Companies must maintain workers’ skills and improve their performance if they are to retain a competitive advantage, and there are a number of ways to do this within a budget. With downsizing and cost-cutting, companies have fewer people and growing workloads, creating a greater need for proper employee development.
January 3rd, 2010 Mary Hladio Increasingly, companies are incorporating their brand into staff training. Apart from the training sessions, attendees might also view exhibits, use multi-media materials, and take part in activities provided by internal groups.
Such an approach makes the training experience less generic while reinforcing the brand. This can be true irrespective of …
Posted in Company Culture, Employee Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Talent Development Tags: Brand, business, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Leadership Development, Message, Organizational Development, Professional certification, SkillSoft, Talent Development, Training 7 Comments »
