Reviewsnap

MARCH 15, 2011

'ReviewSNAP™, an acclaimed Web-based performance management system, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Oasis Outsourcing, one of the largest Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) in the United States. Oasis Outsourcing has chosen ReviewSNAP as its exclusive performance management system to offer to its clients. Oasis provides outsourced human resources, employee benefits, payroll administration and risk management services to its more than 3,000 clients nationwide.

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Working Girl

MARCH 9, 2011

'During a recent chat my project social partner Dave Ryan and I agreed that HR certification doesn’t automatically confer expertise in all the myriad facets of HR and a new post topic was born! Be sure to check out Dave’s latest post about the many hats HR must wear. HR is like housework: There are things you have to do every day, like dishes and picking up toys.

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 5, 2011

The ever-changing market for Learning Management Systems (LMS) continues to evolve. Last year, Taleo , the largest provider of recruiting software, spent $100 million acquiring mid-market LMS vendor Learn.com. The company’s strategy, which we supported in earlier blog posts, is to expand across all elements of the talent management domain and develop an offering which.

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Bersin with Deloitte

MARCH 15, 2011

'2010 was a turnaround year for many U.S training organizations. After double-digit spending cuts in each of the prior two years, training budgets began to stabilize - and even increase within many organizations. Overall, companies spent 2% more on training in 2010 than in 2009. With budgets loosening up, many L&D organizations initiated learning infrastructure projects in 2010.

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DDI

MARCH 3, 2011

As I am currently preparing for an upcoming Leadership Development Program, a little light bulb went off in my head: there is also a lot to learn from Dr. Seuss on leadership!

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Reviewsnap

MARCH 28, 2011

'How much time does a manager waste while racking their brain trying to remember specific examples of an employee’s performance from 10 months ago? A lot more time than it would take to create a simple journal entry, as they are referred to by ReviewSNAP. The journal entries are simple comments or notes entered into a centralized location on ReviewSNAP anytime an employee has done something notable, positive or negative, related to their performance.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 2, 2011

Want to get yourself fired? Combining your sex life with your office life is a good way to get yourself and your career in trouble.

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 14, 2011

This week SuccessFactors announced the acquisition of Jambok, a small platform company with an innovative and powerful solution for social learning and knowledge sharing. Jambok was the brainchild of Karie Willyerd and a small technical team at Sun, where Karie was the Chief Learning Officer and pioneered knowledge and video-sharing with the Sun Learning Exchange.

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Bersin with Deloitte

MARCH 28, 2011

'With slightly more L&D resources this year, organizations are increasing their training offerings. This is generally good news for employees and employers, as effective development programs enable employees to enhance their skills and help their organizations meet their goals. The key word here is effective training programs. We all know that whether learners receive 4 hours of training or 40 doesn’t make a bit of difference if they aren't learning the skills and applying it to th

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Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

Does your organization need more productivity (and less pain) from your HR software? With the increase of technology-dependent remote work and highly sophisticated cyber threats on the rise, it's critical to successfully implement an HR platform that can help your organization see actionable information in real-time to hit all your key workforce KPIs.

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DDI

MARCH 8, 2011

Change is driving the need for health care to reconsider what it needs from its executives, physicians, leaders, and staff.

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David Zinger

MARCH 31, 2011

Employee Engagement and the One-Do-List. What? Why? How? Now What? What? Dr. Edward Hallowell stated: Do what matters most to you. Don’t spread yourself too thin. Why? Without focus our minds, energies, and efforts get scattered. Losing sight of what matters most and focusing on everything that crosses our path creates the experience of CrazyBusy and lessens our results as we drown in the plethora of possibilities.

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45 Things

MARCH 25, 2011

What's the rudest behavior you've seen at work by someone with a smartphone in their hand? It may take you a minute to think of the No. 1 worst behavior (many people seem to carry a list in their pocket), but before you spout off, I want you to consider something else. What's your rudest workplace behavior? Are you snarking about someone else's behavior when your manners are less than stellar?

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 4, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, My coworkers and I are all miserable because our manger is, in a word, terrible. While I’d love to list her shortcomings (they are many), I’ll just say that in the seven months she has been here, she single-handedly ruined what used to be a fantastic, high-functioning group. Finally, one of our coworkers (we’ll call her Tanya) approached HR about the problems we’ve been having.

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Speaker: Ben Eubanks - Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory

The world of HR has changed so much in recent years, and so have the technologies and tools that support HR and talent leaders. But frankly, keeping up with the ever-changing HR tech landscape can feel like another full-time job. That's why we're sharing with you this webinar session with Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer for Lighthouse Research & Advisory.

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 19, 2011

Remember the dot.com bubble of 1995-2000? I do, and it’s back again. But this time it has a new face, it talks about SaaS, highly connected social applications, mobile apps, and talent management software. Talent management software? Yes, SaaS-enabled talent management apps have become one of the hottest investment areas in enterprise software.

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Quickbase

MARCH 10, 2011

With South By Southwest, the annuals music, film and interactive expo on everyone’s minds, I thought it would be timely to discuss presentation skills. In the world of public speaking, there are two camps: The Organized Camp The first camp believes that you should prepare for every presentation diligently, creating a cohesive outline with supporting examples […].

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DDI

MARCH 18, 2011

There is a dirty little secret to Web 2.0—and thus Learning 2.0, and that is the Power Law. By definition, this is a mathematical relationship between two quantities. In the case of social media, it has evolved into a 90-9-1 distribution. Essentially, 90 percent of people using these tools are passive observers, 9 percent are active contributors, and 1 percent are the leaders and creators.

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David Zinger

MARCH 30, 2011

Free 40 Minute Webinar. Richard Axelrod with David Zinger on Monday April 4 at 1pm Central Daylight time. The New Terms of Employee Engagement: Don’t Myth Out on Change (Richard Axelrod). Join us for a Webinar on April 4. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/551402353. Richard H. Axlelrod, author of Terms of Engagement, and David Zinger will discuss 6 myths of change and Richard’s key ideas on powerful and empowering ways of leadin

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Employee Engagement Change Management Tools ATS 63

Advertiser: Paycor

62% of Paycor survey respondents say we’re in a permanent talent shortage. By 2030, we’ll see more jobs than workers (BCG).

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45 Things

MARCH 21, 2011

Everything I know about the behind-the-scenes deals in Hollywood comes from watching Entourage. In other words, I don't know much, but I recently had a chance to chat with a very successful Hollywood producer and find out the secret to his success. The big secret? Telling good stories. Here's the column I did for Gannett/USA Today. A successful Hollywood producer of movies such as The Color Purple , Batman , and Rain Man , says stories such as these are what employees and job seekers need to evo

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 4, 2011

In a tough job market, rude rejections unfortunately are common. What's the best (or worst) kind of job hunting rejection? Have You Received Rude Rejection Letters?

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 27, 2011

This week Saba Software released one of its strongest financial results in many years. Saba, which pioneered the market for enterprise learning management systems, has now turned the corner in its transformation into a SaaS software company. Some of the highlights which I believe are important: Saba’s total revenues grew by 14% year over year.

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Quickbase

MARCH 30, 2011

Over 2,200 of you recently completed our annual customer survey, and we want to express a resounding THANK YOU! We appreciate the time you spent giving us feedback, and the thoughtfulness of your 2,000+ written-in comments. The data we gathered in this survey, which we announced in January, is helping inform decisions throughout the organization. […].

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Speaker: Jeanne Achille - CEO, The Devon Group

Is your HR department running around barefoot like the shoemaker's children? If so, you're on a collision course with the ever-changing realities of the workplace, which necessitate strong HR tech skills. In this webinar, we'll look at why HR should invest in learning to ensure organizational resiliency and employee retention. Consider it self-care as we discuss how to future-proof your own career through the opportunities provided by upskilling.

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DDI

MARCH 3, 2011

'As I am currently preparing for an upcoming Leadership Development Program, a little light bulb went off in my head: there is also a lot to learn from Dr. Seuss on leadership!

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David Zinger

MARCH 29, 2011

UK Prime Minister Gives Full Backing To Employee Engagement. The UK is leading the way in employee engagement. It is wonderful to see the UK government get fully behind employee engagement and take the next step beyond the wonderful work that was done by David MacLeod and Nita Clarke’s on Engaging for Success. Here are some major snippets from the UK New Services : The Prime Minister today gave his backing to a new independent Employee Engagement Task Force during a launch event at 10 Down

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45 Things

MARCH 15, 2011

For Lent this year, I've given up potato chips, french fries and swearing. I decided to go for all three since my effort last year (to give up criticizing others) failed on a regular -- almost hourly -- basis. Not three hours after I made my vow of abstaining from salty food and salty language, I dropped a box of spaghetti in the pantry that exploded like a thousand pick-up sticks.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 7, 2011

Dear Evil HR Lady, There are two of us in equal positions at my office. The excuse our Manager used for not promoting either of us was that there could only be one promotion and therefore it would not be forthcoming this year because if one was promoted the other would make too much fuss. Since that time this other employee has been determined to undermine me with our boss by finding fault with everything I do, even to point of saying I am not qualified for my job, lied about my number of overti

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