aCE talentNET Professional Edge Jun10

an extract from the latest aCE talentNET Professional Edge…

As I reflect back on the FY that was I am very proud of the stickability of the aCE talentNET business and our ability to handle a GFC that took most by surprise. Whilst Australia weathered this storm better than most, when in the business of HR and Learning & Development these are always areas of spend in a business that are the first to feel the pinch… many of our clients did indeed downsize or put projects on hold, but as I told many a consultant that phoned for a little reassurance during the leaner months, it’s not personal and our clients will be back with bigger and better projects, it just being a matter of time…. and so it was! So we say farewell to another financial year and sadly we’ve been too busy at aCE talentNET to have enjoyed many EOFYSs (end of financial year sales) !!!

We are extremely excited to announce to our Network that aCE talentNET has won another Government Tender… being appointed to the Panel of HR Service Providers for IP Australia. As soon as we finalise the contracting process, we are very much looking forward to working with our new client and appointed Consulting Team over the coming months. And yet more exciting news, was the opportunity for aCE and one of our Consultancy partners to be part of an emotional intelligence diagnostic tool trial with one of our MNC’s… so watch this space for one too! We are very positive about the start to the 2010-11 financial year and what this brings for the business of aCE talentNET, it’s clients and consulting network.

For any of you with specialist skills in Emergency Response Training make sure you respond to the iFindConsultants current tender opportunity.

So onwards and upwards… and remember we are now on the downward slide to summer warmth!
Deirdre

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aCE talentNET Professional Edge May10

The latest Organisational Development Thinking, from the desk of aCE talentNET…

Well another busy month comes to an end. This month aCE talentNET has invested in two Government tender submissions, prepared a Proposal for a Victorian Government Coaching Panel; submitted a Proposal for an exciting leadership development initiative with a multi-national; and is awaiting responses from clients on OD and HR consulting resource requirements (to name but a few).

This is not to say that the HR, OD and L&D market is awash with funds OR that this signals a return to the buoyant days of old, but rather we see clients priorities as a careful and considered investment in key people management and development platforms, namely human resource management, learning infrastructure, leadership development; coaching etc. As this is aCE talentNET’s niche… we are well placed to assist clients meet these needs!

I was also able to enjoy a short mini-break in NZ recently and was reminded of the importance of staying connected to our roots. It was with this in mind that I re-read aCE talentNET Consultant, Karen Curnow’s heart wrenching article having survived the Victorian bushfires, and her subsequent reflections on how her experience changed her view on how organisations should approach change management. A thought provoking article that I would encourage you to read.

Wishing you all a great month as we speed all too quickly towards the financial year end!
Deirdre
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The Professional Edge Feb2010

The latest from the aCE talentNET Professional Edge…
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Congratulations to those of you that have successfully completed Feb Fast… and for those of you a bit more like me (i.e. totally committed to abstaining from alcohol and bad food during the week but with waning resolve during the weekend) well done for giving it a go!!! Fortunately it was a short month, made even shorter by promising pipeline activity. It seems that my predictions made at the beginning of the year are indeed holding true, with much evidence of a general upturn in recruitment activity for HR and L&D teams. Whilst a lot of activity is in Sydney, in my experience there is only a short time lag before the same activity hits the Melbourne…. so be ready!

There is also increasing evidence that more budget is being directed to leadership development. So with this in mind, it is timely to direct you to a recent article headed ‘Dirty Words’ by Jay Cross in the Chief Learning Magazine. Needless to say the article title caught my eye. But so too did it’s content. It is always a good heads up to us L&D professionals to be reminded about how our lingo and jargon can be construed by weary executive teams. Jay considers that typical words and phrases used ad nauseum in the L&D world can have a negative impact on those very people we need to have onboard to support these important initiatives. Read this article to find out why we should stay away from using such words as learning, learner, social learning, knowledge management, informal learning, ROI and more. You may not entirely agree but the overall sentiment of the article is indeed food for thought.

All the best for March-Madness!
Deirdre
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Dirty Words

Needless to say the heading of this article by Jay Cross in the Chief Learning Magazine recently caught my eye. But so to did it’s content. It is always a good heads up to us L&D professionals to be reminded about how our lingo and jargon can be construed by weary executive teams. Jay considers that typical words and phrases used ad nauseum in the L&D world can have a negative impact on those very people we need to have onboard to support these important initiatives.

Read this article to find out why we should stay away from using such words as learning, learner, social learning, knowledge management, informal learning, ROI and more. You may not entirely agree but the overall sentiment of the article is indeed food for thought.

The Professional Edge Jan2010

Happy New Year! I expect almost everyone has been back at work now for some weeks and I hope are experiencing the same positive activity that we are at aCE talentNET. The year, and indeed new decade, seems to have picked up from where 2009 left off with many organisations and Government Departments embarking on innovative learning agendas for 2010.

Whilst the economic commentators continue to speculate on a possible housing bubble collapse business confidence continues to be on the rise characterised by an increase in job ads and recruitment activity. Bring it on! Projects keeping us busy at aCE at the moment include: instructional design projects; leadership program design; training evaluation; HR consulting; productivity improvement facilitation, and more.

I hope too that many of you were able to spend some of your downtime getting through your Summer To Do List and planning for the year ahead. To help shape your thoughts I recommend you have a read of the recent article in the Human Capital Newsletter; Top Demographic Trends of the decade revealed: 2010-2020. A must read, if only to be up on the new demographic lingo, such as: TWITS, NETTELS, downagers, KIPPERS, Generation Alpha (next Generation after Generation Zed) and more. The article is very interesting and sheds some light on the what demographic trends Australia can expect in the decade ahead.

Hope your 2010 is off to a red hot start!
Deirdre

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