November, 2008

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Lessons from Yahoo: Enduring Organizations Manage Executive Succession

Josh Bersin

This week we witnessed another vivid lesson in the value of executive succession: Jerry Yang steps down as the CEO of Yahoo! Yang replaced Terry Semel, who spent years trying to build Yahoo! into. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Leadership Development executive succession microsoft Talent Management Succession Planning Jerry Yang Yahoo!

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Creating Tribes

The Bamboo Project Blog

Seth Godin on Tribes View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: book tribes ). Yesterday I read Seth Godin's newest book, Tribes. It was a quick read--a few hours--but with a lot of food for thought, particularly for creating communities of practice. Some key points: A tribe is a self-selected group of people, often with a leader, usually with a purpose, always with a way of connecting and identifying with each other, a set of norms, insiders and outsiders.

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The Election is Over: Reconnecting Red and Blue Employees in the Workplace

Nobscot

'The Presidential election may be over but the negative affects of a long and divisive campaign season on workplaces have only just begun. Tensions are running high. Things have been said in anger that can’t be easily forgotten. Respect between colleagues has been diminished.

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ReviewSNAP™ Announces New Features

Reviewsnap

'The Web-based performance management system, ReviewSNAP™, announces the addition of several new modules. These additional features will help organizations make their performance review process even more effective and productive. One of the new modules is a comments suggestion tool designed to offer competency-specific suggestions to managers as they complete a review.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Random Thoughts

Evil HR Lady

1. I realized I’ve been in HR too long when I was reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my daughter and when Grandpa Joe tells about how Mr. Wonka just shut down his factory and fired all 10,000 workers and all I can think about is, “You can’t do that! You just violated the WARN act. Being mad at competitors is not a valid reason not to give 60 days notice.” 2.

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Fear: Does your organization have the Courage to invest in tough times?

Josh Bersin

You can’t pick up a newspaper these days without reading about more business downturns, layoffs, and lowered expectations for retail sales, automobiles, consumer products, housing, and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Leadership Development Talent Management Enterprise Learning courage.

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What Are You Doing to Invest in Yourself?

The Bamboo Project Blog

Harold Jarche points us to a recently released study on corporate responses to the recession/depression we're currently in: This morning the CLC (Corporate Leadership Council). released the results of a survey that asked CEOs which areas were to suffer the most in response to the crisis. L&D [learning & development] came out on top at 38%. So this means, globally, that a third of organisations surveyed will stop investing in development of employees.

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It Hurts to Think - So We Don't

Nobscot

'When we were kids, I used to tease my sister for saying that she didn''t like to think. She used to say that it "hurt her brain." It turns out that she was right. New brain research shows that some of the brain waves produced when the prefrontal cortex is "thinking" are the same ones that are produced when you plunge your hand into a bucket of ice cold water!

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Don't Just Talk About Customer Service

Reviewsnap

'There is so much lip service being paid to customer service these days with very little actually being done about it that it is almost laughable. How many organizations do you see promoting themselves as leaders in customer service or just generally bragging about how well they serve their customers? The truth is most organizations are not coming close to delivering even average customer service, let alone outstanding customer service which is what they should be striving for.

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Modernizing Hiring: The Rise of Contingent Recruitment in 2024

The job market is changing fast, and to stay ahead, your hiring strategy needs to be flexible. With recent economic shifts, more companies are turning to contingent workers for their adaptability and cost savings. In fact, 32% of businesses are already prioritizing contingent over traditional full-time positions. Curious to learn more? In our new guide, you'll discover: The major benefits of incorporating contingent workers into your team.

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Random Thoughts

Evil HR Lady

1. I realized I’ve been in HR too long when I was reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my daughter and when Grandpa Joe tells about how Mr. Wonka just shut down his factory and fired all 10,000 workers and all I can think about is, “You can’t do that! You just violated the WARN act. Being mad at competitors is not a valid reason not to give 60 days notice.” 2.

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Is Talent Management getting away from automation?

Working Girl

'A recent AMR report ''When Performance Management Worlds Collide, Business Will Benefit'' made an interesting point that we are seeing a shift from automation to intelligence. According to this report, the key to great performance is the collision of personal, financial and operational goals and there''s a great little diagram to illustrate these three things colliding.

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Where is the “Talent Management” Market going?

Josh Bersin

As the US economy lost 240,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rises to 6.5%, one of the questions I know many people ask is the direction of the “talent management” marketplace. Let me give you our thoughts on the trends taking place. First, the urgency of “talent management” in corporate HR organizations has. Read more» The post Where is the “Talent Management” Market going?

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What Are You Doing to Invest in Yourself?

The Bamboo Project Blog

Harold Jarche points us to a recently released study on corporate responses to the recession/depression we're currently in: This morning the CLC (Corporate Leadership Council). released the results of a survey that asked CEOs which areas were to suffer the most in response to the crisis. L&D [learning & development] came out on top at 38%. So this means, globally, that a third of organisations surveyed will stop investing in development of employees.

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The Definitive Guide to Onboarding for 2024

Hiring a new employee is an expensive and time-consuming process. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), it typically costs $4,425 to hire a new employee — not to mention the 36 days the average team spends trying to fill a position. Yet nearly 1 in 5 employees (16%) of employees quit in their first week — and 17% leave after the first month.

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What Happens When a Luddite Becomes a Tech Entrepreneur? Great Software.

Nobscot

'I was wondering last night, as I began to "tweet" for the first time, how a semi-luddite like myself could successfully lead a technology company like Nobscot Corporation.I don''t use a cell phone. I don''t like to talk to people on the phone when I''m not in work mode and when I am in work mode I like to be at my desk concentrating not at the grocery store.

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ReviewSNAP Compensation Recommendation Tool

Reviewsnap

'Yesterday ReviewSNAP added a compensation recommendation tool to our powerful performance management system. You will now have the capability of entering compensation increase suggestions for both your managers and your employees based on your company''s criteria. For example, if your company offers a 5% pay increase for managers who receive an overall rating between 4.00 and 5.00 on their performance reviews then our system will make that recommendation whenever a managers overall rating falls

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Leading People. Leading Organizations

Evil HR Lady

I'm a little bit tired and cranky. (Although not as cranky as Mr. Crabby pants who got 5 needles jabbed into his little thighs today. Sorry--just a bit of mommy blogging here.) So, when I read this I wanted to grab some HR VPs and bang their little heads together: During the past year, several companies, including AT&T Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Cigna Corp., have been hit with lawsuits in which employees claimed that they were not paid for the 15- to 30-minute task of booting their comput

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Where is the “Talent Management” Market going?

Josh Bersin

As the US economy lost 240,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rises to 6.5%, one of the questions I know many people ask is the direction of the “talent management&#. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Saba Talent Management SumTotal recession HR Systems taleo successfactors Enterprise Learning.

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The Employer’s Guide to Early Cancer Detection

A comprehensive early detection strategy for cancer is no longer a nice-to-have for employers; it’s a must. The reality is 1 in 2 women and 1 in 3 men will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, and the physical, emotional, and financial impact on both employees and employers is great. To help improve your employees’ health outcomes and reduce cancer-related costs, download The Employer’s Guide to Early Detection.

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Change Doesn't Come with a Permission Slip

The Bamboo Project Blog

"The American Revolution was not financed with matching grants from the crown," --David Bayles and Ted Orland, Art and Fear. "Great change doesn't come with official endorsement. Change occurs at the edges, without permission." --Patti Digh, Life is Verb One thing I've noticed about organizational life is that job uncertainty tends to breed a culture where we seek permission for everything we do.

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Pixar University on Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age

The Bamboo Project Blog

Great video--some money thoughts: If you're looking for innovators, people who are going to create things that have never been created before or solve problems that haven't been solved, you can't look at their resumes and find evidence that they've accomplished what you want them to accomplish. It hasn't been done, so it's not going to be on their resumes.

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Course Community Building with Ning

The Bamboo Project Blog

Building Community with Ning View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: netork maricopatech ). Alisa Cooper of South Mountain Community Colleges has produced a great narrated presentation on how she uses Ning to build community in her courses. She's also using podcasts, live streaming video and drop.io. And check out her Voicethread on using Ning , which she said she started using because she thought the usual online offerings were "a little sterile and boring.

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Course Community Building with Ning

The Bamboo Project Blog

Building Community with Ning View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: netork maricopatech ). Alisa Cooper of South Mountain Community Colleges has produced a great narrated presentation on how she uses Ning to build community in her courses. She's also using podcasts, live streaming video and drop.io. And check out her Voicethread on using Ning , which she said she started using because she thought the usual online offerings were "a little sterile and boring.

Course 40
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AI & DEI: With Great Opportunities Comes Great HR Responsibility

Speaker: Jen Kirkwood - Partner, Responsible HR & AI at IBM and World Economic Forum Executive Fellow

The promise of AI for today’s organizations is real, yet in a frenzied state of experimentation, many stumble to get to a full-scale enterprise. As companies race to discover what generative AI can do, HR must lead conversations about how to balance cutting-edge innovations with integrity, trust, and diversity. Globally, organizations are at a critical intersection of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and AI acceleration.

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Course Community Building with Ning

The Bamboo Project Blog

Building Community with Ning View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: netork maricopatech ). Alisa Cooper of South Mountain Community Colleges has produced a great narrated presentation on how she uses Ning to build community in her courses. She's also using podcasts, live streaming video and drop.io. And check out her Voicethread on using Ning , which she said she started using because she thought the usual online offerings were "a little sterile and boring.

Course 40
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Creating Tribes

The Bamboo Project Blog

Seth Godin on Tribes View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: book tribes ). Yesterday I read Seth Godin's newest book, Tribes. It was a quick read--a few hours--but with a lot of food for thought, particularly for creating communities of practice. Some key points: A tribe is a self-selected group of people, often with a leader, usually with a purpose, always with a way of connecting and identifying with each other, a set of norms, insiders and outsiders.

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Creating Tribes

The Bamboo Project Blog

Seth Godin on Tribes View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: book tribes ). Yesterday I read Seth Godin's newest book, Tribes. It was a quick read--a few hours--but with a lot of food for thought, particularly for creating communities of practice. Some key points: A tribe is a self-selected group of people, often with a leader, usually with a purpose, always with a way of connecting and identifying with each other, a set of norms, insiders and outsiders.

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Change Doesn't Come with a Permission Slip

The Bamboo Project Blog

"The American Revolution was not financed with matching grants from the crown," --David Bayles and Ted Orland, Art and Fear. "Great change doesn't come with official endorsement. Change occurs at the edges, without permission." --Patti Digh, Life is Verb One thing I've noticed about organizational life is that job uncertainty tends to breed a culture where we seek permission for everything we do.

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HR Pro Playbook: How to Navigate Global Workforce Expansion with Confidence

Speaker: Daniel Grace & Audra Bright

Have you just been told you need to hire employees in another country? 🌎 That's a huge undertaking! It involves navigating a complex landscape of diverse regulations, cultural differences, legal requirements, and currencies. If anything goes wrong, you risk your company's financials, growth, and reputation. 📊 🌟 To help ensure a successful global expansion and mitigate potential non-compliance consequences, this exclusive webinar features Daniel Grace, International HR Con

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Change Doesn't Come with a Permission Slip

The Bamboo Project Blog

"The American Revolution was not financed with matching grants from the crown," --David Bayles and Ted Orland, Art and Fear. "Great change doesn't come with official endorsement. Change occurs at the edges, without permission." --Patti Digh, Life is Verb One thing I've noticed about organizational life is that job uncertainty tends to breed a culture where we seek permission for everything we do.

Course 40
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Leading People. Leading Organizations

Evil HR Lady

I'm a little bit tired and cranky. (Although not as cranky as Mr. Crabby pants who got 5 needles jabbed into his little thighs today. Sorry--just a bit of mommy blogging here.) So, when I read this I wanted to grab some HR VPs and bang their little heads together: During the past year, several companies, including AT&T Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Cigna Corp., have been hit with lawsuits in which employees claimed that they were not paid for the 15- to 30-minute task of booting their comput

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Start Something

The Bamboo Project Blog

In times of great upheaval and negativity, there's a tendency to conserve. It's a natural human tendency to withdraw and "hunker down" when the outside world feels like it's on the attack. We're pulled into thinking small, focused on saving what we have rather than on thinking big and using downturns as an opportunity to make things happen But this is a mistake.