Insperity

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Bob, Susie and Mike all want to schedule their remaining vacation days for the last two weeks of the year. All three can’t be out of the office at the same time, and the decision must be made about who should be granted time off. Allowing workers to book their remaining vacation while keeping your business running smoothly can be a daunting task. As another year draws to a close, your employees may be scrambling to schedule their holidays, not wanting to forfeit their paid days off.

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Aurico

DECEMBER 8, 2011

'FLRA Issues Guidance on Information Requests The Federal Labor Relations Authority’s General Counsel recently issued a guidance document stating that Federal agencies must provide their specific rationale for denying requests for information from Federal employees’ unions when that rationale is employee privacy-related. The guidance states that the agencies should consider the privacy protections in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) when considering the distribution of information to unions

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Josh Bersin

DECEMBER 4, 2011

This weekend SAP announced plans to acquire SuccessFactors for approximately $3.4 billion (almost 10X 2011 revenues). Just last week we delivered a webinar on trends in the Talent Management Systems market, and discussed the fact that this market is rapidly becoming commoditized and that the big vendors were starting to make a major impact. Listen.

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Workable

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Business software need not be ugly or clumsy. In fact, software for a job like recruiting is going to be used by people who only spend a few hours a month hiring people. For them, the process of reviewing applicants or taking in interview notes is a side job. Something they cannot afford to be trained for separately or do day-after-day, often enough to become experts with a complex tool.

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Inpower Coaching

DECEMBER 7, 2011

And you thought it was just you. Research shows that the more power(*) a manager or leader has, the more likely they are to ignore advice. Is this what your boss looks like? We’ve all had them. Could this be you? To some extent this finding makes sense. I mean, being rewarded with powerful positions means they must have done something right, right? And if they’re doing something right, why not trust them?

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Reviewsnap

DECEMBER 11, 2011

'When an employee''s performance falters, the natural reaction is to blame the employee first. Employees are responsible for at least meeting expectations and when they don''t they are surely doing something wrong, aren''t working hard enough or just can''t do the job. Right? Well probably, but is the manager doing his or her job effectively to help that employee be successful?

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The Bamboo Project Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2011

(Socrates) introduced the idea that individuals could not be intelligent on their own, that they need someone else to stimulate them. His brilliant idea was that if two unsure individuals were put together, they could achieve what they could not do separately; they could discover the truth, their own truth, for themselves. . --Theodore Zeldin, An Intimate History of Humanity.

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Josh Bersin

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Today I had a chat with Paul Sparta , the founder of Plateau and one of the key product leaders at SuccessFactors and now SAP. Paul, who’s current title is Chief Integration Officer, shared some important thoughts with me which I felt were worth publishing. 1. As a result of the acquisition, the SuccessFactors. Read more» The post My Conversation with Paul Sparta: Update on Plateau, SAP, and SuccessFactors appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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45 Things

DECEMBER 29, 2011

I spent the holidays with family and friends, and the one subject that came up over and over again (apart from the discussion that we were all eating too much) was about jobs. Some people were looking for jobs, and others were complaining about their current positions. When I asked these people whether they were planning to look for new positions this year, I got a lot of "We'll see" or "YES!

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Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

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David Zinger

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Here is my personal list of the top 7 blog posts for 2011: 1. The Employee Engagement Pyramid What are the 10 actions managers can take to turbo charge employee engagement? Engagement is more than a feeling, survey number, or a YouTube happy dance. We engage in actions directed towards results. The first key to consider when acting to increase employee engagement is what results are you working to achieve and how can you involve all employees in formulating those results or achieving those re

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TheHRBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Most employees would not even dream of giving their superiors feedback or suggestions. This unfortunate fact has a lot to do with insecurity and the misconception that those higher up in the corporate pecking order are, either by nature or by standing, infallible. However, nobody is perfect at any point in their career. Bosses, managers […].

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Reviewsnap

DECEMBER 4, 2011

'Thinking strategically doesn''t always come easy for most of us. Or we get sidetracked by all of the operational stuff that comes up on a daily basis and we get away from looking at our businesses or work units from a strategic perspective. So we offer a few things you can do to help ensure that some level of strategic thinking is in place on a consistent basis: 1.Remember that the foundation for a sound strategic plan is goals.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Given the work that I do, I'm a sucker for skill lists. As our work worlds grow ever more complex and challenging, it seems that the skills themselves become more complex too. . Increasingly, though, I've begun to believe that these lists are distracting us from the real skills of success. While working with big data , operating in virtual teams and"cognitive load management"all sound great, I think there are far more fundamental skills we should be developing first. .

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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.

Trends

Josh Bersin

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Today Salesforce.com announced plans to acquire Rypple, a small but growing provider of social performance management software. In addition, the company announced plans to build out a set of human capital management products called SuccessForce (quite a stab in the eye to SuccessFactors), built on the “social enterprise” which Marc Benioff (CEO of Salesforce.com) has.

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45 Things

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I'll admit I multitask. Not all the time, but sometimes. But I may have really curbed my impulse to do it while working while taking a 30 second test in a story I did for Gannett/USAToday. While you may know that studies have found multitasking hurts productivity, the truth is you really haven't stopped trying to do more than one thing at a time, have you?

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David Zinger

DECEMBER 20, 2011

5. Master Moments – The healthy and productive path to great micromanagement. (Part 6 of a 10 part series on how managers can improve employee engagement). Making moments. Engagement resides in the moment. Learn to master moments from high quality connections to powerful touch points. When we balance challenge and skills we enter the flow zone as we dwell and work within the moment.

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TheHRBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Knowing what the ingredients of a successful life are is important in terms of our social, professional and personal lives. Taking these principles to heart will also ensure that we reach obtain the maximum benefit from all relationships that we forge on these three levels. Here are some of the principles that drive successful people: […].

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Reviewsnap

DECEMBER 31, 2011

'At Reviewsnap, we often talk about how a performance review can take on the form of a personal business plan for individual employees. When a review combines competency measurement, goal definition and measurement, and a defined development plan for the upcoming review period, the employee has a road map for success. A business plan is really just a road map for success for the business.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Accountabilty is the willingness to acknowledge that we have participated in creating, through comission or ommision, the conditions that we wish to see changed. Without this capacity to see ourselves as cause, our efforts become either coercive or wishfully dependent on the transformation of others. . Community will be created the moment we decide to act as creators of what it can become.

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Josh Bersin

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Today Salesforce.com announced plans to acquire Rypple, a small but growing provider of social performance management software. In addition, the company announced plans to build out a set of human. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.

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45 Things

DECEMBER 15, 2011

I have mixed feelings about performance evaluations. I've yet to talk to an employee or manager who look forward to them. But sometimes it's the only way to get workers and their bosses to sit down and actually discuss what's going on. For many years I've written about performance reviews, the pro's and con's, and so I decided it was time to revisit the issue and give pointers about how to not only survive your performance evaluation, but make sure it goes well.

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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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David Zinger

DECEMBER 13, 2011

4. Foster Recognition - Are you looking, seeing, and saying? . (Part 5 of a 10 part series on how managers can improve employee engagement). Expanding recognition. If we split the word recognition it can be viewed as to think again (re-cognition). We need to rethink what recognition means in workplaces beyond long service pins, toasters, donuts on Friday, and minimal encouragers such as, “good job.” Recognition can be strategic to assist in achieving results and advancing the enterp

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TheHRBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2011

George Harrison said it all when he sang “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”… Goal setting is about fine-tuning the direction in which you want to go in a pre-determined period. In a very important way, it is about taking the locus of control over your life in […].

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Insperity

DECEMBER 5, 2011

The holidays are a fun time of year to show your employees that they’re appreciated and boost company morale. Throwing an office party is a great way to add value and enjoyment to the season, and if done correctly, can translate into better business performance. To ensure your holiday fete is a success, consider these ten tips for planning an appropriate office party: 1.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Several weeks ago, I wrote a post on social artistry , on how I am shifting my understanding of what I do and how I do it, seeing myself more and more as a "social artist." Since then, I've been doing a lot of reading, thinking and exploring on the concept, particularly on how we can better use conversations for learning and to dig into the meaningful issues that we aren't addressing right now. .

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