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JANUARY 1, 2007

Been reading through Jay Cross's new book - "informal learning - rediscovering the natural pathways that inspire innovation and performance" during the holiday break. Way more learning happens in the coffee room than the classroom, but firms continue to spend way more on formal training than informal learning - there is a huge disconnect right there.

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 3, 2007

'If you’re still debating the merits of Software as a Service there’s an article from The Economist you should read. It’s not about SuccessFactors (though it could be) it’s about Google. Why is an article about Google relevant to SuccessFactors? Well, because they provide their offerings as a service, and so do we. Thus, many of […].

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 5, 2007

'Not to keep flogging the Google horse or anything, but it appears the company is doing some innovative stuff beyond its products. The company has gained some HR-related attention before for using billboards featuring complex mathematical problems to recruit engineers. Now, they’ve turned their attention to candidate screening. According to this NYT article, the company is exploring new […].

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 5, 2007

'So what do you think the biggest issue for HR execs is in 2007 according to the ORC Worldwide HR Priorities survey. If you said talent management, you’d be right. Nice Job! Find out more.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 8, 2007

'Fortune magazine just came out with their annual list of the 100 best companies to work for. In the interactive presentation you can sort by components of the evaluation like “best” benefits, pay, growth in the number of jobs, turnover, % minorities and % women. These are all important things to consider when choosing a job, but […].

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 12, 2007

'A guest post by Erik Berggren – Director of Customer Results, SuccessFactors. You probably don’t need me to tell you that successful companies are ones who provide products people want. But what sometimes gets lost is that this is true not just for B2C firms, but for B2B firms as well. To get a sense […].

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 15, 2007

'A guest post by Josh Bersin – CEO, Bersin & Associates Competencies are one of the most difficult and under-utilized part of performance management. Bersin & Associates research shows that only 36% of organizations with performance management process rate their use of competencies “excellent” or “good.” But we also found that effective use of competencies […].

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 23, 2007

'A note: if the title offends you, please excuse me. I think the content and concepts make it worthwhile. Also, it’s the title of a real book – and so that makes it okay (right?). I’m now kicking myself for being just completely remiss in not mentioning Bob Sutton on the blog. For one, he’s […].

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SuccessFactors

JANUARY 31, 2007

'Not for himself, of course, but rather for America’s corporate executives. In New York City today, Bush spoke on Wall Street about his belief that “the salaries and bonuses of CEOs should be based on their success at improving their companies and bringing value to their shareholders.” So often, pay for performance is a concept assumed […].

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Speaker: Patrick Sayers - President, Newcastle Research

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