The Conference Board has just announced new Strategic Workforce Planning Councils to provide a new forum for peer-to-peer learning.

 

The Conference Board has been one of the primary forces in workforce planning since its first Research Working Group on strategic workforce planning in 2005. Since then, it's been mapping strategic workforce planning, working with more than 70 member companies.

 

The new councils, based in Europe and the US, provide great opportunities to interact with other practioners. While the groups are regionally based, they are great ways to connect with people around the world since many of the members are global organization.

 

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to be part of Strategic Workforce Planning around the world. Contact the Conference Board via the links below for more information.

 

 

 

In this entertaining guide to effective communication, Dan and Chip Heath do just what they promises in the title: describes why some ideas survive and others die.

Based on case studies and observation, the book describes six principles that make an idea memorable: Simplicity, Unexpectedness, Concreteness, Credibility, Emotions and Stories. Urban legends, such as the story of the organ thief, effectively illustrate this framework.

 

The book is written in an accessible manner, and provides practical hints and tips that can help turn every story into a memorable one. Effective communication is vital in all parts of life, and Made to Stick  has some great ideas if you need help getting heard.

 

 

 

Next Month

Next month learn all about the intersection of business and talent - how to integrate, harmonize and transform your talent strategy!

"When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened."

- John M Richardson Jr

 

Communication and engagement helped get companies through the recession

 

Juggling competing values of different generations

 

New survey into jobseeker trends

Job seekers need to be flexible when looking for new employment

 

Human Capital Institute Conference, June 15-16, Chicago, IL. More details

HR Technology Conference, Sep 29-Oct 1, Chicago, IL. More details

 

Chicago, IL, June 9-10
Online, June 15-16, July 11-12

Boston, MA, July 14-15

Abu Dhabi, September 28-29