Accenture Workforce Performance Feed

Planting Green Seeds Today to Grow Tomorrow’s Talent

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:46:00 GMT

Accenture’s James Arnott and Peter Lacy argue that, with environmental issues continuing to grow in importance, developing a green workforce must become a priority for those companies intent on achieving high performance.

Procter & Gamble: eLearning Program

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:08:01 GMT

Procter & Gamble (P&G) understands, better than most, that the path to long-term success is forged through the efforts, talents and skills of its global workforce. To that end, the company is committed to offering training and development opportunities to its employees throughout their careers. By maintaining and supporting P&G’s learning management system, Accenture is helping P&G deliver on this commitment and working to ensure that P&G people have access to the critical training necessary to help the company remain on the path to high performance.

The Business Case for Social Learning: Dealing with the "Capability Recession" at Lower Cost

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:46:32 GMT

Outlook Point of View April 2009, No. 1

The New Talent Equation

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:24:46 GMT

The objective at the heart of successful talent management in difficult times: to think ahead and to think more strategically about creating a workforce with the capabilities to outperform the competition as the economy turns around. A number of fresh approaches are available to help companies go beyond responses focused only on staff reductions.

Sales Performance Management: Enterprise Incentive Management from Accenture

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:31:00 GMT

As the global economy emerges from its three-year slumber, pressure builds for companies everywhere to reinvigorate their growth as they strive for high performance. The most critical component of that engine is the sales force which, more than any function, often means the difference between capitalizing on growth opportunities and accepting the scraps left behind by market leaders.

The Talent Powered Organization

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:00:02 GMT

The Talent Powered Organization: Strategies for Globalization, Talent Management and High Performance, to be released by Kogan Page in November, tackles one of the most pressing and challenging issues on executives' agendas: winning the battle for talent.

Sandy Ogg: How to Cope When Demand for Talent Outstrips Supply

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:06:50 GMT

Sandy Ogg is Chief Human Resources officer of Unilever, one of the world's largest corporations, with a truly vast and diverse number of employees. He believes that a sound succession management strategy is key to managing such a workforce effectively.

The Emergence of “Green Talent”: Lessons from the Internet

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:06:00 GMT

By John Glen, Chris Hilson and Eric Lowitt

Nick McKittrick: A Company's Most Important Assets are the Right People

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:20:06 GMT

Nick McKittrick is managing director of Rightmove, the United Kingdom's largest property website, which in the six years since its launch has developed to the point where it now attracts more than 18 million visits from home movers every month. These people view more than 386 million pages monthly. The pressure for those involved in recruitment for a business with such accelerated growth is tremendous.

Managing Talent in Uncertain Times

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:43:00 GMT

Cutting headcount unthinkingly during tough times can have long-term negative consequences. Accenture’s High Performance Business research and its rich client experience show that leading companies outperform their peers across business cycles, in large measure because they innovate continually—and innovation is driven by people. In other words talent management is critical in achieving high performance—and will play a key role in a company’s ability to survive the downturn without being crippled when the upturn comes.

Managing Talent in Uncertain Times

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:27:01 GMT

Joe McCollum: Orchestrating Talent in the Music Industry

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:23:44 GMT

The issue that concerns Joe McCullum most, in his function as director of Human Resources at EMI, is the same one that challenges the business as a whole: how to spot the emerging talent within the workforce and ensure that it lives up to its potential.

Brad Patrick: Mapping Out the Route as You Tread a New Strategic Path

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:02:38 GMT

In January 2006, Brad Patrick was appointed senior vice president of Human Resources at Sara Lee Food & Beverage, a division of the giant North American Sara Lee Corporation. He discusses how an HR executive is to move into an organization and perform the tasks needed to integrate one's own expertise and ideas into the established HR structure.

Steve Arneson: You Must Dig Deep to Find the Right People for Any Business

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:10:38 GMT

As Capital One's senior vice president of Leadership and Development, Steve Arneson is responsible for setting and executing the company's leadership and talent management strategies.

What Employers Need to Know about Recent University Graduates: Shaping Recruitment and Retention Strategies to Achieve High Performance

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:56:50 GMT

While graduates share common characteristics, there are distinct differences between those from developed and developing economies. Accenture conducted research to identify the important issues for these different graduate communities, and also offers recommendations to help organizations attract and retain the talent they need to achieve high performance.

Nick Roden: It's Time to Get a Handle on Controlling Your Intangibles

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:17:18 GMT

Neil Roden, Royal Bank of Scotland's HR group director, has invested his time heavily in sponsoring the development of a human capital measurement tool. His observations give a fascinating insight into this increasingly crucial area of HR.