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About the Organizational and Employee Development Discipline 

The Organizational and Employee Development Discipline deals with the overall arrangement of the organization and its functions, including both the long-term and short-term identification and development of its human resources. It includes the process of enhancing the effectiveness of an organization and the well-being of its members through planned interventions; the set of systematic and planned activities designed by an organization to provide its members with the necessary skills to meet current and future job demands; coaching and training; succession planning; and other aspects of leadership and skills development.

It also includes matters that focus on careers, communications, legal and regulatory issues, technology, metrics and outsourcing in the organization and employee development fields, as well as effective practices and global issues.

It does not include matters such as employee engagement and employee involvement, which are encompassed in the Employee Relations Discipline, or employee retention, which is encompassed in the Staffing Management Discipline.

The bench strength of current and future leaders gives a competitive edge to every organisation, says Mervyn Raphael, Managing Director, Performance Consulting International in India. 

This article focuses on global talent—from global mindset, cultural awareness and adaptability, to key aspects of global staffing, mobility trends and retaining repatriates—all essential for global HR heads and their teams.

Best practices in Talent identification and assessment happen when the entire process is systematic and streamlined, says Arunav Banerjee,  Director, Executive Education & Chair, HR Leadership Program, SOIL.

Talent management is a complex, multi dimensional subject involving multiple stakeholders and contexts. For instance, often business priorities are at variance with employee aspirations.

HR practitioners can develop useful business skills by participating in community organizations.  

We have incorporated the best of Samsung processes and work culture into Samsung India while fully leveraging Indian talent and creativity, says Sanjay Bali, Vice-President, Corporate HR, Samsung India.

Would you like to be more productive and set and lead a great example based on how you are managing your time?

As the Internet grows, IP addresses are running out faster than originally thought. What’s more, an available replacement protocol needs to be adopted to ensure not only HR’s productivity. 

Spending hours playing such games as World of Warcraft and Call of Duty, once viewed as a bad habit, is now becoming an effective tool to train employees, some experts say.

Lack of succession planning at some of the biggest public companies poses a serious threat to corporate health, according to new research by executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles and Stanford University.