
Well, we did it. Talent Economy made it through its first “official” week. I highlight the word official because the editors and writers of the publication have been working on it for months. Indeed, since early in the summer, talenteconomy.io has showcased insights intended to serve business leaders as they navigate the complexity of today’s economy.
And with talent’s role increasingly in flux — thanks to a massive skills shortage, changing attitudes around work and the rise of technology — we feel it is important that executives of all stripes have in-depth talent-focused coverage to help them build their organizational performance toward building a better future.
It is to this end that I present our first weekly roundup as well as today’s Talent Docket.
This week in Talent Economy:
Is Your Cybersecurity Team Complete?: With cybersecurity a growing threat, editor Lauren Dixon writes that executives should turn to these roles to ensure their companies are protected.
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Do Benefits Preferences Differ by Gender: Also from Lauren Dixon, gender and other demographic information could help executives better predict benefits preferences.
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Talent10x: The New Employer-Employee Social Contract: In the latest Talent10x podcast, Managing Editor Frank Kalman talks with Diane Gherson, IBM’s senior vice president and CHRO, about the technology company’s evolving view of the employer-employee social contract, its use of people analytics and more. Also, be sure to subscribe to Talent10x on iTunes.
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Why Every Business is a Talent Business First: Companies that achieve sustained success do so because of a significant realization: they’re in the talent business first and foremost, writes editor Frank Kalman.
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Finally, here is your Talent Docket for Friday, September 16, 2016:
A greater share of U.S. workers are testing positive for illicit drugs, reports The Wall Street Journal (Paywall).
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The personality of a company’s CEO may undermine the firm’s succession planning, according to Harvard Business Review.
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Weighing political risks in developed markets is a no-brainer for executives, but more would be wise to pay attention to the same risks threatening developing markets, writes The Economist.
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Africa’s large companies are growing faster and making more money than their global peers, reports Quartz.
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Lastly, interviews are a terrible way to hire, according to this psychologist quoted in Business Insider. Here’s what executives should do instead.