Short youtube clip about the future of OD.

"Organizational development is successful when it is seen as a business necessity and not just another department within an organization,"

I like number 3 the best....it takes more than just the HR department to develop a successful succession plan.

Short clip on having a successful succession planning...which starts early.

Correct...I have seen that to many times.

To summarize Walt's leadership lesson: In order to "know what the people want," get out there, be willing to listen, and then institutionalize learning and continuous improvement on behalf of your customers.

I agree on the customer service part...I also feel a lot of companies are moving towards "self service" which brings back to less customer service.

Good infromation on principles for leadship development.

Older article but interesting.

It is very interesting to see how other organizations compare to mine with Performance Management. This information shows 3 different phases (plan, monitor, and review).

Onboarding without an HR department….views of 2 experts!

Some good information on Best Practices.

What is the "true" cost of onboarding?

On the SHRM website they have great information for all sorts of HR topics. Click on the "download your free report" as this is a great tool for onboarding. They discuss the Four C's (Compliance, Clarification, Culture, Connection).

The SHRM website is a great website to visit on a lot of HR related topics. I would recommend it as a useful website.

With so many avenues for social media, it is important to have good "branding" for your organization. Something that represents the company and attracts potential candidates.

Speaking of "war for talent"….here is a good article about some "out-of-box" recruiting strategies.

Eric, I would agree…but an organization needs to be careful. I sat on an interview panel one time with 11 people on it; it was so difficult to make a decision with 11 people giving "their opinion". I agree with you, "at least on a small scale".

Found this article interesting. I especially liked the "look for talent in unlikely places" and to coincide with my post this week the "publicize referral incentives".