...Max Blumberg; Alec Levenson Purpose Organizations face increasing pressure to optimize their human capital management strategies in today’s competitive business environment. As the nature of work evolves, the ability to identify, develop and leverage critical thinking skills has become paramount...

... the purpose of using AI, its role and the context of its use in tasks. Strategic value of the HR function will lie in its future reorientation toward feeling tasks. HR managers need to possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to adapt to these tasks and ensure the responsible use of AI. The HR function...

...Jane Rexworthy Purpose A project to improve productivity in one of the largest retail firms in Latin America demonstrates how a tailor-made training intervention can improve workers’ performance and how — and by how much — investing in soft-skills can lead to productivity gains. Design...

...Jeanne G. Harris; Elizabeth Craig Purpose This paper aims to set out key steps in the development, engagement and retention of analytical leaders, showing why they are such a core resource, highlighting the key types of analytical talent and focusing on the core skills needed to attain analytical...

... abundance of talent, but local scarcity; an ageing workforce, meaning fewer young workers and more old workers; rising demand for new skills, but a growing deficit in basic skills; new work arrangements and career expectations; more diverse and distributed workforces; and ongoing shifts...

... Recruitment Business performance Skills Assets management Business leaders have instinctively known that top talent drives superior performance – whether that realization is evident in an outstanding sales representative who consistently exceeds quotas or in a brilliant engineer who develops the next...

... forward in other areas of the business. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses a three‐day workshop that focused on developing individual behavioral learning skills and moved on to a program focused on bringing the group closer together to help develop a team spirit. Professional development...

...Ron Vonk Maintaining momentum after learning new skills and techniques is of paramount importance if companies are to maximize the benefit of upskilling employees. Management consulting firm, Kepner‐Tregoe, has identified six steps to ensuring the training doesn’t go to waste, but is instead...

...Robert Bolton; Sonia Storr Robert Bolton and Sonia Storr of Atos Consulting discuss how HR must develop new skills in order to continue facilitating value creation. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 HR Skills Value , STRATEGIC COMMENTARY Thought leaders share their views...