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The Economic Environment is Changing and Type Practitioners Must Adapt

A recent discussion with a colleague about online training and the need to create a roadmap for Type Practitioners so they can access the experts they need without wasting billable days or time out of the office led me to think about what’s necessary to deliver effective online training.

There is no doubt that professional trainers and consultants have been tasked over the last few years to find ways to do more with less. Professionals (aka Type Practitioners) using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) or some other related instrument or model need to radically adapt to this evolution in economy.

Leading with Talent Development

Using talent management software packages to administer employee performance has suddenly become hugely popular. Within this new-found appreciation of the need to better address the management of human capital is the need to develop the actual talent within that resource pool. According to a recent report titled Human Capital Management: The CFO's Perspective, sponsored by CFO Research Services, 92 percent of those interviewed believe that human capital has a direct effect on customer satisfaction, 82 percent said it has an impact on profitability and 72 percent felt it shows up in innovation and product development.

Talent Development: Why Management Is Not Enough

In an era of managing costs in order to grow revenue, it's not surprising that talent management software and other programs are so popular. These tools attempt to make all areas of human resources, from employee assessments to controlling labor hours, more efficient and productive. A problem arises when top management realizes that these quality-management programs lack the buy-in from participants that it had hoped the programs would engender. And that's where talent development bridges the gap.