Talking HR: talent mangement and employee engagement

Show notes:

1:14 mins Publication of the Sunday Times Best Small Companies to Work For 2009. 4:50 Jon: Adding new features to the show and new book reviews (through relationships with McGraw Hill). 7:40 Krishna: This book review: Marshall Goldsmith's Succession - Are you Ready? (Harvard Business Press Memo to the CEO series). 9:30 Krishna's busy month and new book: 42 Rules of Marketing in a Recession. 12:00 Jon's recent trip to Dubai and dramatic change in mood across Middle East; plus upcoming trip to US for Human Capital Institute summit. 16:10 Jon: highlights of the Sunday Times Best Small Companies in the UK (separate from Great Plans to Work Institute lists). 19:40 Krishna / Jon: numbers of organisations, amount of work involved in, and benefits of applying. 24:30 Jon: Comparing increased satisfaction and engagement scores to declining levels of trust (show #011). 29:00 Krishna: The top 10 small companies. 34:40 Jon: Role of HR practices in developing best companies. 36:30 Krishna: The opportunity to participate in this even during a recession. 38:30 Jon: Lame link to Succession book. 40:00 Krishna / Jon: value of the book. 46:30 Jon: Krishna: review of Succession book. 53:40 Krishna: Need for CEO's / others to have courage and listen to key stakeholders. 57:20 Krishna: Summary and end.

 

Check out the resources we referred to on the show:

Best Companies on Twitter

• Krishna's videos on getting started with Twitter / social networks
• Krishna De: 42 Rules of Marketing in a Recession
• Human Capital Institute
• UK Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For
• Best Places to Work Institute:
• -   US (Fortune)
• -   Ireland (Irish Independent)
• -   UK (FT - to be published in May 2009)
• Marshall Goldsmith: Succession - Are you Ready?
• Marshall Goldsmith website
• Marshall Goldsmith blog

For more information on Krishna visit http://www.krishnade.com
Follow her at http://twitter.com/krishnade


For more information on Jon visit http://www.strategic-hcm.com, or http://strategic-hcm.blogspot.com
Follow him at http://twitter.com/joningham


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