Labor Day holds that invisible tie to the end of summer (even though my kids returned to school in mid-August).  It’s a ‘summer’s over, bring on the final push for the year’ mentality, and I love the energy it brings.  We have seen an increase in calls in the last week from clients looking to fill contract HR positions and from HR professionals looking for new assignments where they can leverage their skills while maintaining the flexibility and balance they seek.

The ISHR Group was interviewed for an article in last month’s HR Executive Magazine.  In the article, entitled “Feeding the Pipeline,” Julie Cook Ramirez wrote that most companies stopped seriously investing in leadership development about a generation ago.  She continued to write that these same companies tended to lay off many of the HR experts who had been involved in developing future leaders.  This has led to a significant skill gap in the profession that persists to this day.

Are you one of those companies who have taken your eye off the ‘leadership development’ ball?  Are you ready to do more in the area of developing your bench strength or developing a pipeline program?  Are you still not ready (or large enough or profitable enough) to sustain a full-time, permanent leadership development / talent management position?

How can HR OptIn help you?  We have a number of talented HR professionals with expertise in Leadership Development in our pipeline who can help you identify, develop and implement a pipeline development program that makes sense for your organization.   Even small incremental steps bring great results.   Contact us if you want to learn more. 

 Makes sense, doesn’t it? 

I invite you to view the entire article at: http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/story.jsp?storyId=114154901