At Oracle OpenWorld 2014 all things HCM will again be a dedicated “event within an event” called HCM Central @ OpenWorld. BioMarin Pharmaceutical—Talent Acquisition Cloud for Midsize Companies with Oracle E-Business Suite [ CON4527 ]. Chick-fil-A – Oracle HCM Cloud: Integration with Enterprise Identity Management [ CON5987 ]. Cox – Integrated Talent Management: Cox’s Journey to the Cloud [ CON7473 ]. By Mike Vilimek. MORE

In December 2014 Dave Ulrich published the article Why Chief Human Resources Officers Make Great CEOs in Harvard Business Review, in which he shared the results of his research with Korn Ferry’s Ellie Filler. According to Ulrich’s research on the Leadership Code and Leadership Brand , great leaders also know how to: Set strategy; Execute; Manage talent; and. HR Leadership HR leadership advice talent management MORE

Earlier this month we were fortunate to host an interactive HR Leadership workshop for Visier customers, led by father of modern HR and leading business consultant Dave Ulrich. In this workshop, Ulrich focused on the top questions of the group, the first of which was focused on, “What is blocking HR’s progress?” According to Ulrich’s research on the Leadership Code and Leadership Brand , great leaders also know how to: Set strategy; Execute; Manage talent; and. MORE

If you’re an HR, talent acquisition or learning and development professional, you should definitely make plans to attend #shrm15. The sheer size (12,000 – 15,000 attendees) typically means there are numerous networking opportunities, the chance to visit and connect with vendors who provide every conceivable product or service in the industry, and a wide variety of speakers on topics ranging from compliance issues, to talent management, to personal growth, and strategic leadership. MORE

Estimates from around the globe show data breaches are up nearly 50 percent, 1 and a study done for McAfee in 2014 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated the global economic cost of these breaches at more than $445 billion. They should also be aligning their organization culture and talent to protect their company’s and employees’ information assets. Shoring up your organizational governance and awareness. MORE

For a variety of strategic and logistical reasons, banks are heavily investing in internal mobility as a talent strategy. We’ve often talked about how employees need the support of their managers to grow in their role, and TD’s Personal Performance and Development Process helps employees identify their career aspirations while offering the support of their People Manager to access new opportunities. Employees are offered assistance with tuition, eLearning, workshops and more. MORE

Now, smartified candidate-tailored active recruiting is close on its heels, with new talent outreach and on boarding systems being developed that can locate prospects based on far more than a checklist of education and experience criteria. A 2014 survey on HR Service Delivery and Technology. Among the hottest areas of investment were: Talent Management Services. There’s an endless race for talent going on in the world of work. MORE

Our team has worked with a variety of Fortune 1000 companies improve their internal mobility programs and understand their internal talent movement. Along the way, we’ve noticed characteristics that are shared among companies who are innovating in their talent departments. We know that the modern workplace demands more flexibility, career growth opportunities, and managers who support internal mobility. “ In 2014, Virgin introduced its unlimited vacation policy. MORE

Leaders stay out of hackathon management and leave it to the engineering staff.”. By 2014, the hackathon events were a standard practice within the company. On the intangible side, one of the key benefits is allowing participants to leverage skills and strengths they might not use in their daily workflow, such as project management skills or more specific technical skills related to a task or process. My manager and I have these kinds of discussions regularly.” MORE

If you’re an HR, talent acquisition or learning and development professional, you should definitely make plans to attend #shrm15. The sheer size (12,000 – 15,000 attendees) typically means there are numerous networking opportunities, the chance to visit and connect with vendors who provide every conceivable product or service in the industry, and a wide variety of speakers on topics ranging from compliance issues, to talent management, to personal growth, and strategic leadership. MORE

Mary Faulkner – Director of Talent Management, ClearChoice Dental Implant Center. Mary is a leadership & talent professional who works within organizations to help build better companies. She’s excellent – both in knowledge of Leadership and Talent Management, as well as the process of building an effective and engaging presentation. Lars Schmidt – Senior Director Talent Acquisition & Innovation, NPR. Blog: Amplify Talent. MORE