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HCI Research offers rigorous, insightful, world-class research and analysis, which leverages our unique community of executive practitioners, expert consultants, academics and global thought leaders. As the global association for strategic talent management and new economy leadership, our focus is on innovation and transformational next-practices that are driving the success of market-leading organizations, worldwide. It is fast-paced, real-time and actionable reporting that helps decision-makers move the needle and achieve better results.

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Recent Research

Recruit from Within: Leveraging Internal Mobility to Alleviate Talent Scarcity

Research | Author: Jenna Filipkowski | Source: Human Capital Institute | Published: January 7, 2015

Sourcing talent internally is not without its difficulties. Organizations are struggling to inform their current employees of their talent needs and also struggling to keep up to date records of their employees’ skills. Fifty-one ... Read more

Successful Strategic Workforce Planning Through Collaboration

Research | Author: Jenna Filipkowski | Source: Human Capital Institute | Published: November 20, 2014

This signature research, conducted in partnership between Workday and the Human Capital Institute (HCI), explores the in-depth challenges facing organizations as they seek to adopt an effective strategic workforce planning (SWP) process as ... Read more

2014 Talent Pulse: Conducting Dynamic Performance Appraisals

Research | Author: David O'Connell, Research Analyst | Source: Human Capital Institute | Published: November 24, 2014

Performance appraisals are generally disliked by both employers and employees. The practice, which aims to evaluate the performance and productivity of a company’s employees, has received widespread negative attention and it seems these ... Read more

Building a Coaching Culture

Research | Author: Jenna Filipkowski | Source: Human Capital Institute | Published: October 1, 2014

Long used to enhance executive leadership development, coaching has become a vital tool within organizations for overall employee development in recent years. More and more, organizations are realizing the benefits of ... Read more

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