Articles by Kevin Wilde

Searching for the good, the bad and the coachable
Coachability is an often-overlooked but important mindset for leaders and employees alike.

5 Talent Questions Leaders Should Rethink
Rethinking how leaders conceptualize common talent challenges will help them find more relevant solutions for today’s business environment.

What Still Scares HR?
Talent practitioners are used to running HR as a function of support. Are they ready to pivot to a results-oriented environment?

Be a Master of Timing
As in life and talent management, timing is everything. Learn to be a master timer to get the most of your talent initiatives.

Getting Management’s Attention
Timely, topical and well-framed talent agenda items are vital when trying to get senior management’s undivided attention.

Deciding the Future of Talent
Decision-making in talent planning requires added attention in today’s business environment.

A Side of Mindset, Please
No matter which new talent management system is put in place, the ultimate effect is in the hands of line managers.

What’s It Worth?
Plan ways to capture value before creating a new program.

Talent Rules, Effective Immediately
Eliminate the small distractions that hinder your company's evolution.

The Expansion Plan
Early on, it's what you know. Later in a career, it's what your network knows.

The Code of Talent-First Thinking
In theory, the philosophy of talent is nearly effortless. In practice, it’s a lot of roll-up-your-sleeves and prepare to get your hands dirty.

5 Weeks to Shape Up
Last year might have felt like the offseason, and as you look at the reflection in the mirror, you realize your talent management practices have grown soft and a bit bloated.

Build Leadership Table Manners
How HR leaders conduct themselves in big-table settings goes a long way in building the function's credibility.

Bear-ly Learning
Short, bite-size learning looks like learning, but it’s nothing more than a cursory skimming of a topic.

Bring in the Big Team
Have you heard that numbers are back? Big data is not just about pulling reports, it’s about producing quality data.