Talent Management Up for Grabs?

Four learning executives from Verint, Allstate, Krempl International, and Orkin discussed myriad topics at the Sharing@LearnShare conference in Atlanta, including who should own talent management, the hazards of using too much technology, and what to do about a CEO who doesnt want to teach.

Getting a seat at the table is a limited theme in my view. Weve been working on what you do at the table once youre there, says Dave Groff, chief learning officer at Allstate. We believe you have to understand how to dissect business strategies to understand the talent implications of those strategies.

Although measurement of training results has changed over the years, the learning executives all admit that using metrics to prove the value of training is essential.

I think we have an obligation to measure results if we want to be business partners, says David Lamb, vice president of learning and development for Orkin. Business people care about return-on-investment. They care about profits and cost savings.