Josh Bersin

APRIL 21, 2011

Next week we launch IMPACT 2011: The Business of Talent® , our fourth annual research conference. For those of you who follow our blogs and our research, the conference is sold out. But if you would like the excitement of attending the conference virtually, our marketing team has put together a wonderful opportunity for you. Read more» The post IMPACT 2011: Live Streaming – Mark your Calendar appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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Conversation Matters

APRIL 21, 2011

I was doing some work on knowledge transfer at Erickson in Sweden. As I interviewed technicians I kept hearing Hans’ name come up as the person to go to if a technician had a question about the computer language C++. Finally I checked with someone, “So Hans must be the resident expert on C++?” and was quickly told, “Oh no, the resident expert is Joachim, but he’s not very good at explaining.

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45 Things

APRIL 19, 2011

I'm in the process of teaching my youngest son how to drive, and one of the things I'm trying to teach him is to always be scanning the road ahead. For example, I try to explain how he can't just focus on the green light ahead -- he has to be on the lookout for the idiot who is going to pull in front of him or the driver who suddenly decides to come to a dead stop to let a rabbit hop across the road.

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Bersin with Deloitte

APRIL 20, 2011

'Social learning is certainly a hot topic these days, with organizations rushing to incorporate these tools into their learning environments. But how much are companies willing to spend on informal learning? As of today – not much. Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010.

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Josh Bersin

APRIL 21, 2011

Next week we launch IMPACT 2011: The Business of Talent®, our fourth annual research conference. For those of you who follow our blogs and our research, the conference is sold out. But if you. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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45 Things

APRIL 22, 2011

I don't know about you, but I got nearly every job I have because someone helped me. Whether it was a family member, a teacher or a former boss, I had the backing of people who not only believed in me, but helped teach and guide me in finding jobs. But what happens when you have.no one? Are doors slammed in your face? Do you have a chance of getting a job that will help support your family?

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Working Girl

APRIL 18, 2011

'My project social partner Dave Ryan and I were chatting last Monday and he mentioned he''d been to a college recruiting event and felt re-charged by all that young energy. So we decided to write a little post about hiring recent graduates. Don''t miss Dave''s post over at HR Official. Here''s mine: These days there''s a lot of advice out there about how to interview applicants to make sure you find the right person - or, as the Kris Dunn unforgettably put it, '' separate the stars from the turd

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Quickbase

APRIL 18, 2011

Larry Page recently replaced Eric Schmidt as the CEO of Google, and he’s made some interesting changes. According to BusinessInsider.com, one of Larry’s passions is social networking, and so he’s decided to make sure his employees are better at it. Larry is said to have sent a confidential memo to select employees, dictating that 25 […].

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David Zinger

APRIL 19, 2011

Passion Does not Exist in the Job, It Exists in Us. This post originally appear at J.D. Meier’s Sources of Insight blog. He granted me permission to republish it here and I have also embedded the video by Srikumar Rao on Mental Chatter, Mental Models, and Me-Centered Universe. I encourage you to access the fabulous resources and writing by J. D.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 18, 2011

Want to get yourself fired? Not laid off--as that would probably mean you were doing a fine job but the company couldn't afford your salary. We're talking about getting fired--with good reason. As in, you've made some very unwise choices. And now your employer wants you off the premises. As soon as possible. Here are nine people who can show you how to get the boot--and possibly end up in jail.

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 19, 2011

'I’m a few weeks with this, but I’ve now added the slides from my recent webinar on social HR / HR 2.0 to slideshare. I’ve included links to all the references I discussed so you can see these in the presentation transcript (you’ll need to click through to Slideshare for this). Social HR 2.0 View more presentations from Jon Ingham My original notes on the webinar are here.

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Working Girl

APRIL 20, 2011

'Hey, all you HR pros! I posted a couple of questions on Focus.com that I''d love your feedback on: How do you evaluate your managers? The importance of good management to employee engagement is now recognized but how do companies monitor how their managers are doing? For example, 360 degree reviews might be a tool you use, or employee surveys. Or perhaps workforce metrics, such as turnover or team performance.

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David Zinger

APRIL 20, 2011

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True Faith HR

APRIL 18, 2011

'Last Christmas, I bought my wife the Season One DVD set of "The Good Wife." Somehow, we missed adding the critically acclaimed show to our DVR during its initial run. During down time in the regular TV season, we try to catch up on an episode on DVD here and there. We''ve only made it through episode 8, but, for whatever reason, it has yet to connect with Mrs.

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 18, 2011

'The other speaker at this Benchmark for Business event I’ll be attending next month is Dan Heath, co-author with his brother Chip of Switch , and Made to Stick. I’m particularly looking forward to this session as I still spend a lot of my time on change management, and I also think that despite us focusing on this area for over 20 years (I was one of the first people to do so, being in the initial group of 30 people forming Andersen Consulting’s Change Management group at the end of the 1980s)

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Working Girl

APRIL 22, 2011

'Maybe one of the ten motivators in my latest post at the Compensation Cafe? Unless I forgot one. Here''s a link to the post: One Little, Two Little, Ten Little Motivators.

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David Zinger

APRIL 21, 2011

Find well-being inside of work. Martin Seligman, one of the world’s leading psychologists, recently wrote Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. I always appreciate how Seligman lets his thinking and research evolve. Here are Seligman’s 5 keys to well-being: Positive Emotions. Engagement. Relationships. Meaning.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 18, 2011

Your decisions are different depending on whether you're well fed or hungry. But, which decisions are better?

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Strategic HCM

APRIL 18, 2011

'If you’re interested in Dan Heath’s perspectives on Switch you may also be interested to know that I’ll be talking about my, and other, perspectives on making change management work more successfully in this training session for Symposium Events: Successful Change Management We all know the statistics – well over 50% of change programmes fail to achieve their objectives.

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 21, 2011

'Visualize Three Leaders Which one doesn''t belong in your organization anymore? #1 - New Leader. This individual is motivated, enthusiastic, and wonderfully naive. They still believe they can change the world (and they just might). Their lack of experience creates problems from time-to-time as they move past the mindset of being a "manager" and begin to embrace the complexities of being a "leader.

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David Zinger

APRIL 16, 2011

Doing what I love. work is a four letter word. that starts with an “l&#.

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Compliance

Evil HR Lady

APRIL 18, 2011

Want to get yourself fired? Not laid off--as that would probably mean you were doing a fine job but the company couldn't afford your salary. We're talking about getting fired--with good reason. As in, you've made some very unwise choices. And now your employer wants you off the premises. As soon as possible. Here are nine people who can show you how to get the boot--and possibly end up in jail.

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Workday

APRIL 18, 2011

'Another day, and another software vendor—or two, or three—will announce some strategy around the cloud. As a CIO, I''ve benefited hugely from cloud applications, and view it as a positive sign that more and more software companies are exploring alternative delivery models.

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 20, 2011

'I go to a lot of meetings. Many weeks I attend more than thirty of them. Thirty meetings in one week. They''re all important; some are even mission critical (remember that term?). But what actually gets done in those endless hours behind closed doors? Sometimes I''m not sure. Yes, face-to-face communication is simply the best way to share information, but is it always necessary?

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 19, 2011

'Have you ever had a great idea? One that you just knew would make a difference for your organization, maybe even the entire community? Did you make sure you researched it, collected the appropriate data, and even addressed the political pitfalls that would need to be avoided in order for your idea to get off the ground? I worked for a time outside of HR and I had one of those ideas.and it was rejected.in a big way.

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NoExcusesHR

APRIL 18, 2011

'Look around your organization today. Think about all of those employees and how hard they are working. Run through a list of everything you expect from them today.this week.this year. Think about all of the work they are expected to complete. Now think about one of those employees who is struggling. You know who they are. You''re aware of them, not because they are a rising star, but because they need help now, or they''ll never make it to next month, let alone next year.

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Evil HR Lady

APRIL 18, 2011

Your decisions are different depending on whether you're well fed or hungry. But, which decisions are better?

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