Coffee Break: SMART goals, whistleblowers and employee turnover

Here it is, your weekly round up of the best HR news, opinion and research, all compiled into a handy list for your breaktime consumption.

Let us know what you think of the articles we've shared, and tell us what else you've enjoyed reading this week.

Skills

- Why online talent platforms are not just a recruitment opportunity (Barry Flack, LinkedIn)

- We need a better way to visualize people's skills (HBR)

- When 'work' is no longer work (Gianpaolo Barozzi, Medium)

- Learning is complicated (Sukh Pabial)

Culture

- A speak-up culture (The People Development Network)

- If Volkswagen is suffering, it's time you took culture management very seriously (Ian Buckingham, LinkedIn)

- Why workplaces should let employees choose their own manager (Chief Happiness Officer Blog)

- A lesson in leadership: why a top Daimler executive just lost his job (Inc)

Strategy

- How Patagonia keeps employee turnover 'freakishly low' (Fortune)

- HR professionals must be decision-makers in the future of work, says expert panel (CIPD)

- Preventing whistleblowers in the Workplace: OSHA expands the rights of whistleblowers (HR Daily Advisor)

- 4 ways AI will make HR better in 2017 (Forbes)

Development

- SMART goals have never existed (Armin Trost, LinkedIn)

- Why always-on learning is essential to the employee experience (Workday)

- Six resources HR professionals can read to stay ahead of the curve (Forbes)

- Why SMEs have the advantage when it comes to talent (Real Business)