Josh Bersin
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
Times are tough. Today we learn of another 590,000 jobs lost and US unemployment rises to 7.6%. We seem to be getting several emails each week from high powered HR or L&D professionals who have. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: ibm ge Leadership Development Talent Strategy Learning Programs 9-box grid Talent Management qualcomm Enterprise Learning.
The Bamboo Project Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2009
Networking 2.0: Blogging Your Way Out of a Job. and Into a Career View more presentations from Sacha Chua. (tags: blogging web2.0 ). Last week, I asked my readers to share their best advice for using a blog for personal branding and job searching. As usual, I got some incredibly thoughtful and helpful responses that merit elevation to a new post. I've also added some links and other resources.
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Conversation Matters
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
One of the most powerful tools a leader has is the power to convene the tough conversations that need to happen in an organization – to focus a group of people on an issue that matters. To convene that kind of meeting, the leader needs to be a conversation architect. We all know that to have an effective meeting we need to have an agenda, keep things moving, and track action items.
45 Things
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
I've spent a lot of time lately interviewing people who no longer have jobs. One thing I hear over and over is that they really need to feel they're doing something positive every day. Whether it's writing a blog, teaching themselves a new skill, or making phone calls to network with former colleagues, they manage to keep their sanity by keeping busy and not giving in to panic or despair.
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Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
I know what the IRS mileage rate is ($.55 per mile for 2009). My question is what is the LEAST amount I can pay an employee for mileage reimbursement? She hardly ever drives but needs to a couple times a month for client meetings. Can I pay ½ the IRS rate? Seems like labor law 2802 is very vague about this so I thought I’d come to your HR department since we don’t have one.
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Josh Bersin
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
In today’s new green (and red ink) economy, businesses all over the world are working hard to reduce operational expenses, restructure their workforce, and transform themselves into sustainable. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Leadership Development vestas Learning Programs impact 2009 Talent Management Performance Management Enterprise Learning onboarding.
The Bamboo Project Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Shafeen Charania makes an intriguing suggestion --that the best predictor of our future failure is our past successes. His premise is that when we've found a course of action that proves successful, we are more likely to become wedded to it. We then resist changing our approach, even when circumstances have changed. This is related, of course, to the tyranny of dead ideas.
Conversation Matters
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
One of the things that has always drawn me to Knowledge Management is that knowledge sharing is essentially an act of giving. And in that sense it brings a bit of humanity and warmth to an organizational setting. We use the term “share” in two senses, one is to give a part of what I have to you, as in, “let me give you half of my brownie.” The other meaning of share refers not to a possession but to a part of my thinking, as when I share my thoughts, disappointments, or joy.
45 Things
FEBRUARY 16, 2009
"Taylor, can you help me out with this report? I need some research done by tomorrow, or I'm really going to be in trouble." "Sure." "Taylor, we need someone to head up this new committee, and I think you'd be perfect. Can you put a team together by next Tuesday?" "Sure." "Taylor, we're really having trouble with this client and it would be so helpful if you could go there and sort of calm them down.
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Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
I know what the IRS mileage rate is ($.55 per mile for 2009). My question is what is the LEAST amount I can pay an employee for mileage reimbursement? She hardly ever drives but needs to a couple times a month for client meetings. Can I pay ½ the IRS rate? Seems like labor law 2802 is very vague about this so I thought I’d come to your HR department since we don’t have one.
Reviewsnap
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
'ReviewSNAP is always willing to make changes upon the request of clients and recently we have made updates to the system. Here are this week''s updates: 1. Goals will no longer automatically carry over to the next review period. All goals will be entered per review period and not carry over to the upcoming review period. 2. You can now use separate rating scales for your competencies and your goals 3.
Josh Bersin
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
ARAMARK is one of the country’s most well-run, talent-driven companies – and they are proof that talent management, when done well, is one of the most important business strategies a company can embrace. Who is ARAMARK? ARAMARK is an amazing 250,000 person global company which provides facilities management and food service for many of the.
The Bamboo Project Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
Christine Martell is one of my closest friends. A relationship that began online quickly blossomed into an off-line friendship that endures, despite the fact that we live 3,000 miles away from one another. Right now she's in the middle of a crisis of confidence about her business, where it's been, where it's going, how it's going to get there. She's like a lot of us, realizing that when the economy tanks, it takes the many of us down with it.
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Conversation Matters
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
I don’t believe in the tooth fairy , big foot , or resistance to change. I have no problem with the idea that sometimes people don’t want to make a change we think they should make, and therefore push back against it. The problem I have is the way the term “resistance to change” causes us to act toward the people who are doing the pushing back. When we say that a person (or a group) is “resistant to change” we speak of resistance as if it were a characteristic of the person.
45 Things
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
While many people think that never seeing the boss might be a good thing, those who have a manager that rivals the Stealth Bomber know differently. Those who don't get regular face time with the boss are often the most vulnerable , especially in these tough times. The last thing you want to happen is for you -- and your past accomplishments and daily contributions -- to be forgotten by your boss.
Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Two people have sent me info about how Microsoft tried to make people repay an overpayment and then changed their minds. I suppose I'm supposed to be horrified that a big, mean, evil empire like Microsoft would ask for erroneously paid money back. I'm not. Let's reverse the situation. Suppose Microsoft underpaid severance (which, in actuality, they did to some people) and that person wrote a letter asking them to please pay up.
Working Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2009
'Much of the recent literature around performance and talent management has focused on the importance of non-monetary benefits such as recognition and internal mobility. Non-monetary benefits reward performance, just like monetary benefits, but are good for the bottom line because they''re often free. Public recognition, promotions and even Starbuck''s discount cards are all very well, blah, blah, blah, but I want to share with you an example of a real non-monetary benefit, the kind that costs n
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Josh Bersin
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Aramark is one of the country’s most well-run, talent-driven companies - and they are proof that talent management, when done well, is one of the most important business strategies a company. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: aramark Talent Strategy talent measurement Talent Management HR Systems Workforce Planning.
The Bamboo Project Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
The Bamboo Project Blog « I Should Have Gone for That Flu Shot. | Main | Getting Naked: Learning with a "See-Through" Business Owner » Is the Best Predictor of Future Failure Your Past Success? Shafeen Charania makes an intriguing suggestion --that the best predictor of our future failure is our past successes. His premise is that when we've found a course of action that proves successful, we are more likely to become wedded to it.
Conversation Matters
FEBRUARY 16, 2009
There is a model of change offered by a Swedish social psychologist, Claes Janssen *, which has always appealed to me, in part because it’s optimistic about the ability of people to change. It’s a simple model for visualizing where the potential energy is in a person, group, department or company – he calls it the “ Four Room Apartment.”. Janssen says that each of us lives in a four-room apartment.
45 Things
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Who, in their right mind, would jump onto the Titanic instead of off ? In this tough job market, maybe it should be you. This may not make any sense at first blush, but when you consider the payoff, you may just decide it's a risk worth taking. Let's say that you're looking for work, or you believe that your job may be in trouble. Why would you take a job with a company that looks to be on shaky ground ?
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.
Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Two people have sent me info about how Microsoft tried to make people repay an overpayment and then changed their minds. I suppose I'm supposed to be horrified that a big, mean, evil empire like Microsoft would ask for erroneously paid money back. I'm not. Let's reverse the situation. Suppose Microsoft underpaid severance (which, in actuality, they did to some people) and that person wrote a letter asking them to please pay up.
Reviewsnap
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
'Do your employees create their own goals in your current review process or do their managers create the goals for them? Now with ReviewSNAP you have the option of creating goals either way. You can have the managers create the employee''s goals and the employee will be able to view the goals, but make no additions or changes to the goals. Or, you have the option of allowing employees to create their goals, discuss them with their manager and once they agree on the goals the manager will have th
Josh Bersin
FEBRUARY 22, 2009
Ok we know times are tough. Our just-released TalentWatch® research (Winter 2009) found that 61% of all organizations now rate “financial pressure to cut costs&# as one of their top two. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: Organization & Governance Measurement employee training training costs training measurement training efficiency Enterprise Learning.
The Bamboo Project Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
This is me for the past few days. Actually, this woman looks healthy in comparison to me. And the photo doesn't capture the hacking cough and wheezing that have been my constant companions since Wednesday. Nor do you get the odor of menthol and cough drops. But still, I'm sure you get the picture. Suffice it to say that you won't be seeing much of me until next week.
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Conversation Matters
FEBRUARY 25, 2009
Peter Block has a rule of thumb that is very useful if you want a group to apply its collective knowledge to address a difficult issue, Connection before Content. Before a group attempts to use its collective knowledge to deal with serious issues it has to build the relationships that will allow the group to hold an open conversation. However connection does not mean just going around the room and having everyone say their name and organization – that’s useful, but it doesn’t build connections.
45 Things
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
There's been an image that I can't get out of my head for the last week. You might think it's something horrific, and in a way, it is. I was channel surfing one day, trying to find something to watch on television besides "Real Housewives of Orange County" and "Two Weeks Notice." I came across a program talking about the job losses in this country, and it immediately caught my attention.
Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
From an proactive HR audit perspective what should a hire justification form look like and what is the best way to broach this subject with senior management and hiring managers that may interpret the new process as unnecessary work? Ahh, forms. Once, I was doing some sort of report and I noticed that the company I worked for had a person whose title was "Director of Forms.
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