Two manufacturing companies in different cities—Company A and Company B—have recently undergone a merger but will continue operating separately for the immediate future. Company B did not have a talent development (TD) department, so the TD professional who reported to the chief executive officer (CEO) of Company A before the merger will now report to the CEOs of both companies. The TD professional is asked by the CEO of Company A to put together a team-building program to get the employees from both companies to work well together.
The TD professional has a meeting with the CEO of Company B, who believes the training should be postponed for at least six months so the two groups of employees can operate autonomously as if the merger had not happened.
What should the TD professional do?
According to Rummler and Brache ' s performance variables model, which finding suggests a performance breakdown at the organization level?
A talent development (TD) professional has been given the task of implementing a content management system in an organization. How will the TD professional know that this implementation is a success?
Which learning concept is best exemplified by the question, " Why do I need to know this? "
A talent development professional has been hired to assess the motivation of a client ' s workforce and provide a performance improvement solution. Which three questions would be most important to ask the client?
Which step in a change management process is most important for instituting sustainable change?
An operations director for a retail call center asks a talent development (TD) manager to analyze the recent rise in incorrect orders, which are up 40% in the past month.
Step 2
Metrics show that most of the incorrect orders were handled by employees hired within the past six months. Further analysis shows these new hires lacked the knowledge needed to do the job correctly.
Which action(s) should the TD manager take to further determine the cause of the errors?
Which statement best describes D.E. Super ' s theory of career development?
A talent development professional is planning a company-wide volunteer day event. One of the risk factors identified is the possibility that too few volunteers will participate. What are the two primary considerations in evaluating this risk?
A talent development (TD) professional is one of several people from different departments that are assigned to a project. The purpose is to design a solution to an issue that occurs often among new hires. What kind of project will the TD professional be participating in?