This is the third and last post in the series discussing the value of Learning Management Solutions as part of an integrated Talent Management strategy.  In the previous two posts we covered the Recruiting, Onboarding, and Learning connection and the Performance Management, Goal Planning, and Learning connection.  In this post, we’re going to tackle Succession [...]

This is the second post in a series dedicated to the value of learning in the talent management suite.  In the last post, we discussed learning and recruiting.  In this one, we’re going to tackle learning and performance management.  The core challenges in performance management and goal planning are quite a bit different than recruiting.  [...]

For the past ten years, learning management systems (LMS) and talent management solutions have been on a collision course mostly through vendor acquisitions, culminating last year with the acquisition of Learn.com by Taleo. As I’ve noted in previous posts, LMS delivers significant business value independent of the other functions. In the next series of posts, [...]

Talent-as-a-Service (TaaS) might be a new term for many talent management professionals. I’ve been thinking a lot about this subject for the last few weeks in preparation for a closing keynote speech at a regional ASTD event. My talk was titled "Social Media Adoption, the Water Wheel and Talent-as-a-Service."  The basic premise of the talk was pretty [...]