I recently finished a study looking at the top talent challenges facing corporations in China. With an extremely competitive job market, it's no surprise that one of the biggest challenges is filling gaps in leadership positions and other critical roles. For senior leadership positions, expats are no longer the dominant leadership structure in most large Chinese multinationals (MNCs). Read the Full Article

If you're highly skilled and looking for a job, China may be the place to go.   While the U. S. Read the Full Article

As the economic recovery gets underway, organizations are taking stock of their talent. In many companies, employee morale and engagement are low, given the restructuring, layoffs, and salary freezes of the last two years. Now that the economy is starting to improve, disengaged employees will begin to look elsewhere. Read the Full Article

I was talking with a colleague last week, a talent management executive at a professional services firm. Just 2 short months ago, he told me that his current position was his "dream job. " He had the full support of his executive team and his plans for improving talent management initiatives at the company were in full swing. Read the Full Article

Formal learning is on the decline, being supplanted by an increasing array of informal learning methods. One of these methods is coaching, which can be used informally, such as when a manager coaches or provides feedback to an employee during a task. But coaching can also be used in a formal learning context by providing structure, establishing learning objectives, and evaluating their success. Read the Full Article