Thomas Wai, director of Talent Plus’ Asia Pacific Office, was recently interviewed by the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. In the article, “Making the Cut,” he discussed with the editor of CAREERtracks magazine the steps students should take when approaching their career search and interviews after graduation. He also shared his experience in working with senior leaders to select talents and top performers in the industry.

Talent Plus was featured in the March 11, 2011 edition of the Midlands Business Journal. The article discusses how Talent Plus has placed emphasis on new products and the global needs of our clients.

Henry Ford Health System's newest hospital, a $360-million facility with all private rooms, concierge service, and indoor farmer's market is a radical, risky move for health care. But it just might be a logical one too.

Talent Plus' article, "Reinvestment of Human Capital for 2011" was published in Ecsell Institute's January 2011 newsletter.

Talent Plus associate, Thomas Wai, has "Unconventional Wisdom" article published Human Resource Magazine.

Talent Plus Chair of Global Corporate Branding, Cydney Koukol, is quoted in Ag Professional's article entitled, "Experience Alone Doesn't Define Ideal Employees."

In the article, Las Mejores Clínicas: El Mejor Personal, published in the December 2010 edition of La Nota Económica, Andres Traslavina with Talent Plus shares the journey of creating a Talent Online ® assessment tool for the health care industry. After rigorous research, we have ultimately created two Talent Online assessments, one for clinical health care professionals and the another for non-clinical. While these assessments share some key elements, they each have unique themes that are measured quite differently. One hospital that participated in the initial research study was la Fundación Cardio Infantil, located in Bogotá, Colombia. Please read on to learn more about the creation of these assessments, the journey shared with la Fundación Cardio Infantil and the extraordinary results that were found due to their commitment to quality and excellence.

David T. Feinberg, MD, associate vice chancellor and CEO of the UCLA Hospital System, discusses the importance of a patient-centered approach to quality care and how hospitals can improve patient satisfaction by eliminating waste.

Bill Kalmar discusses the hit television show, Undercover Boss and how this epidemic of not knowing your own CEO runs counter to his belief in "management by walking around."

Las líneas tradicionales de promoción motivan a que los empleados busquen escalar rangos para encontrar el reconocimiento a un buen desempeño. El siguiente artículo hace énfasis en la importancia de justificar la planeación de carrera, teniendo en cuento primero el Talento.

La importancia de seleccionar el mejor talento en pequeñas y medianas empresas – Con un poco de investigación y el talento adecuado, usted podrá implementar productos y servicios que renueven su compañía al nivel de los más grandes en su industria. El siguiente artículo enfatiza la importancia de combinar las ayudas web 2.0 más el ingrediente del mejor Talento.

Talent Plus Chair of Management Consulting and Education, Larry Sternberg, is featured in "How to be a Better Boss," published in Human Resources Magazine.

Talent Plus' Chair of Client Relationships, Josh Berry, was featured in the June 25, 2010 edition of the Midlands Business Journal. The article, "Companies Must be Careful to make Right Decisions during Hiring Process," discusses how companies must take hiring decisions very seriously, as a wrong decision could be very costly.

LA GENTE - el mejor activo de su empresa – Talent Plus se especializa en la selección, el desarrollo y la retención de personas, teniendo como meta el ayudar a sus clientes a maximizar las ventajas del capital humano de sus organizaciones. En el siguiente artículo, nuestro Fundador y Chairman, Sr. Doug Rath habla de su visión para Latinoamérica.

Nuestro cliente socio, JW Marriott México City, describe la importancia de la capacitación y la selección del personal. Al realizar una selección de personal con base en el talento, la empresa ha experimentado por años la satisfacción del huésped y compromiso de los asociados.

Talent Plus client partner, Aqua Expeditions, was featured in an article by Keith Bellows in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic Traveler.

Two Talent Plus associates were featured in the 2010-2011 edition of Star City Moms. Scott and Erica McClurg were pictured with their 9-month-old twin girls, Jovie and Reagan, in the two-page article entitled, "Bringing Up Baby, Care during first year of life sets stage for healthy parent-child relationship."

Two Talent Plus client partners, UCLA Health System and Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, are featured in Health Care Executive Exchange magazine.

In highlighting the success of their 2,800 MBAs in the past years, Nanyang Business School of Singapore has featured Talent Plus Senior Analyst Thomas Wai as one of the three MBAs in their "Alumni in Spotlight!" In this interview, Wai shared about the key challenge for organizations to succeed in Asia and how he helps organizations to discover and develop talented people for their successes. Nanyang MBA was ranked 27th in the world and is the number one business school in Singapore.

Es esencial para las compañías orientadas al crecimiento tomar las medidas necesarias para identificar, seleccionar, desarrollar y retener trabajadores del conocimiento altamente talentosos.

Andres Traslaviña publicó el artículo, Maximice el talento innato y cree bienestar, en la edición de Junio 2010 de La Nota Económica. Las organizaciones desarrollan un papel fundamental en la construcción de las condiciones de vida de una persona, y consecuentemente en las experiencias de salud y bienestar.

Thomas Wai, a new associate in Talent Plus' Singapore office, speaks about his journey joining Talent Plus and the path that he took to get him where he is today. He highlights the president and managing director of Talent Plus, Kimberly Rath as one of the major influences in this journey.

El reconocimiento: la clave para invertir en sus colaboradores. Los empleados motivados son de 50% a 120% más productivos que los empleados que tienen una motivación promedio.

En la edición de Abril 2010, Ejecutivas Exitosas quisiera destacar la labor de Kimberly Rath, presidente y co-fundadora de Talent Plus, una empresa multinacional de consultoría basada en Lincoln, Nebraska.

Part 3 of 3, Talent Plus President and Managing Director Kimberly Rath penned this article for the April 2010 issue of the Luxury Institute's Wealth Report Newsletter.

Talent Plus' Young Leaders Academy sponsors Priceless People Leadership Program in conjunction with Nebraska Human Resources Institute at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and The Guest Experience. This leadership program provides one-on-one mentoring opportunities in addition to leadership education for students at St. Anthony creating a culture of growth and caring.

La responsabilidad social empresarial es primordial para alcanzar niveles de crecimiento exponencial. Este art?culo enfatiza los temas de Talento importantes para sostener campa?as de responsabilidad exitosas. De la misma manera, ejemplifica estos temas de Talento en l?deres que han impactado sus comunidades y han cambiado el mundo entero.

El futuro ?xito de las Organizaciones Basadas en el Talento depender? de la selecci?n correcta y el desarrollo adecuado del capital humano. Este art?culo resalta la importancia de un proceso de selecci?n cient?fica como la mejor manera de predecir el crecimiento en su organizaci?n.

Resumes can't reveal everything about a prospective hire. And current performance is often not enough to predict how a high-potential may adapt to a new job. As HRM's Balli Kaur discovers, many employers are turning to assessment centers to analyze true potential. Talent Plus' William Wan contributes to this article.

Soaring gas prices and the U.S. credit crunch have many business owners scurrying to reduce costs and "do more with less." But this natural and reflexive approach to economic uncertainty is often the worst path a business leader can take.

Part 2 of 3, Talent Plus President and Managing Director Kimberly Rath penned this article for the November 2009 issue of the Luxury Institute's Wealth Report Newsletter.

According to a recent survey by Opinion Research, slighted employees could simply be waiting for the economy and job market to stabilize before abandoning their current employers. Implementing Talent Plus' retention and recognition strategies now can help increase the overall level of engagement in your organization before your work force jumps ship.

Henry Ford West Bloomfield: More than a hospital, an environment.

A survey by benefits consultant Watson Wyatt found that the "engagement," or loyalty, of top-performing employees has dropped by 25 percent over the past year.

One of the most universal themes in Talent Plus' selection instruments, positivity helps people "create their own weather" by their attitude. When change occurs or challenges develop, positive people deliberately focus on the positive. Now, a recent issue of the journal "Circulation" provides hard evidence that positivity and health are connected.

Part 1 of 3, Talent Plus President and Managing Director Kimberly Rath penned this article for the October 2009 issue of the Luxury Institute's Wealth Report Newsletter.

A role model in many aspects, Laura Gutierrez of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company lives and breathes excellence.

It might appear managers have their pick of qualified candidates as an abundance of professionals seek work amid the recession. Not so, according to a study of 500 hiring managers by Robert Half International Inc. and CareerBuilder.

Select Hard, Manage Easy. Some you of may have heard this phrase spoken one time or another on your TBO journey. It is perhaps the most concise way to describe the revolution of talent selection in the world today. However, its true meaning is more than meets the eye. Let's begin by exploring what it means to "select hard."

Since 2005, Makenzie Rath, daughter of Talent Plus leaders Doug and Kimberly Rath, has been a mentor to a local student through the UNL Nebraska Human Resources Institute's (NHRI) leadership mentoring program, a program created by Talent Plus co-founder Dr. William E. Hall in 1949.

With advice for Talent Plus' William Wan, Singapore Business Review offers guidance on M.B.A. programs.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, a nearly two-decade-long Talent Plus client, has been named No. 5 on Business Week's 2009 List of Customer Service Champs.

Businesses facing work force reduction decisions are urged to apply a forward-looking talent strategy to ensure the right people are retained in order to cope with the current recession and optimize the opportunities when the economy turns around.

Any company can profit from a natural resource it already has ? happiness. The secret is to engageyour best talent through whole-brain function to overcome fear with appreciation.

If you're seeking happiness, start with the relationship you have with yourself. Is it healthy, loving and nurturing? Or do you defer to your inner-critic?

Simon F. Cooper, president and chief operating officer of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, has been named 2008 "Corporate Hotelier of the World" by HOTELS magazine.

You would have to live on another planet not to notice the plethora of business books and articles discussing the importance of developing a positive organizational culture at work. The research is clear. Positive leaders, positive work environments, and positive engaged employees produce positive results.

A leader in the Wichita business community and medical aesthetic industry, Healing Waters, a longtime Talent Plus client, reveals their secret to superior service in this one-on-one sit down with spa owner - and visionary - Amanda Gorecki.

While the media spins a future ?War for Talent," the battle for many employers, including domestic employers, has already begun. Like corporations, households in which team members are cast in roles that leverage their natural talents and allow them to work alongside others who feel uniquely fit to their positions create a culture that can attract and retain workforces into the future. Beyond compensation, titles, and brands, it is an attractive culture that lays the foundation for retaining talent.

Being happy has always seemed like a good idea. But now science, with research to back it up, can finally show us how to get there. Dr. Dan Baker, a Talent Plus analyst and the author of "What Happy Women Know," contributes to this article.

Hort Schulze, president/CEO of West Paces Hotel Group and a longtime user of The Science of Talent, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) on January 26-28, 2009.

The Cheesecake Factory, a Talent Plus client, was honored last evening by Restaurants & Institutions as the Platinum award winner in the casual dining category.

Some students "lose their way" as they try to navigate their path from passion to profession.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, a Talent Plus client, was featured in the August 2008 issue of Best Practices in HR. Talent Plus' Quality Selection Process is the first step for The Ritz-Carlton's process to create world renowned customer service that stands alone against other hospitality organizations.