... and places the articles in context. Findings Talented employees play a critical contribution to an organization's ability to meet current and future challenges. To exploit the talent at their disposal, companies need to find appropriate ways to identify potential and use assessment techniques that can...

.... In the workplace, people are routinely appraised and given feedback on their performance and such evaluations are often an uncomfortable experience for both employer and employee. Nevertheless, it is a useful way of assessing people’s strengths and weaknesses and discovering which skills may need honing for future...

...' research and experience with adult learners – which must be taken into consideration when designing, implementing and assessing adult-learning experiences in the modern workplace. Findings – Lists these imperatives as: relevance, importance and utility are paramount; hubris and ego can...

...Steve Newhall Purpose This paper aims to provide an insight into global talent management, including some of the common stumbling blocks and tools for assessing global talent. Design, methodology, approach The paper explains the importance of global talent management and includes...

... John Lewis teamed up with assessment company Cognisco to create the Much More than a Driver program, tailored to meet the individual training and development needs of each driver. Practical implications The paper explains that training materials and activity packs with job‐aid cards were...

... challenge to management, who have deep wells of competence and the ability to build on initial views and create new insights. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Leadership Boards Assessment The recent global financial crisis has triggered an unprecedented questioning of leadership...

... Purpose Describes a new competency‐assessment system at rail operator Eurostar. Design/methodology/approach Explains the reasons for the new competency‐assessment system, the way in which it was introduced, and the improvements it has brought. Findings Reveals...

...Mary Clarke Purpose Argues that organizations carrying out regular, customized assessments of all their employees are best placed to know when to promote staff. Such assessments can also help managers to make more accurate and informed decisions about redundancies. Design/methodology...

... into retail and leisure facilities. Design/methodology/approach Details how Benoy had to increase its workforce by 30 percent, and how the CADsmart tool helped it to assess the skills of its current and potential employees. Findings Shows how the software can also be used...

...A. Malakate © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Creativity Personality Communications skills Assessment Selection Assessing job candidates’ creativity: propositions and future research directions Malakate A. , Andriopoulos C. , Gotsi M.  Creativity...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Assessment Business Coaching Experiential learning Leadership development Learning Integrated leadership development Weiss D. and Molinaro V. Industrial and Commercial Training (UK), 2006, Vol. 38 No. 1, Start...