Josh Bersin

MARCH 26, 2009

One of the new themes of our upcoming Succession Management research is what we call “transparent talent mobility.&# It’s a new theme in talent management, and one which came to us. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: ibm ge Aetna procter and gamble Talent Strategy liberty mutual Succession Planning talent mobility Rogers Communications succession management.

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Reviewsnap

MARCH 9, 2009

'Some turnover of employees is normal and expected. When it becomes excessive, it costs a business a significant amount of money. There are tangible and intangible costs associated with employee turnover. As a general rule of thumb, we believe that the cost of turning over one employee is roughly 25% of that employee''s annual wages and benefits. For an employee earning $30,000 (includes benefits), this would amount to $7,500 of "cost" associated with that employee leaving the company.

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Nobscot

MARCH 16, 2009

'Geoffrey James, a writer and former salesperson has written a scathing post calling a company "stupid," "clueless" and "like the Chinese government" for blocking employee access to YouTube, the video sharing community site.While Mr.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 2, 2009

I have heard many stories about job applicants who are rejected because of drunken photos of themselves that they have posted on the Internet. Don't worry. I have no plans to start posting pictures of my wild parties. However, I started a blog recently. I know that it is common for prospective employers to search the Internet to dig up dirt on job applicants, so I am wary of putting too much personal information, good or bad, on my blog.

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45 Things

MARCH 2, 2009

Recently on Twitter I told Ari Herzog that the photo he posted of a recent job fair reminded me of a herd of wildebeests looking for the last watering hole. I've seen quite a few similar photos: Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people lined up for a limited number of jobs. From the slouching teen with multiple body piercings talking on a cell phone to the over 45 job seeker clad in a Burberry trench coat, tapping away on a Blackberry, they all stand in line trying not to appear desperate that t

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 22, 2009

I am in the process of preparing my keynote speech for our upcoming research conference, IMPACT 2009: The Business of Talent®, and what I plan to discuss is how enduring organizations build talent. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: adaptable organization architected for change Talent Management impact Enterprise Learning.

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Reviewsnap

MARCH 31, 2009

'Because productivity has such a profound impact on profits, there must be some way of measuring performance. Setting productivity standards for a particular job is important. Whether it be processing payables or picking orders in the warehouse or some other job, it is possible to establish minimum standards in terms of output. These standards become expectations for your employees.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

MARCH 26, 2009

I've tried to love Twitter. I really have. Everyone's Twittering and I keep thinking I'm missing out on something. I just can't do it , though. I understand that some people get a lot out of it, but I find it distracting and often trivial. My husband frequently emails me to tell me what he had for lunch (yesterday it was French toast). Twitter seems like a perfect medium for him.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 4, 2009

We already run criminal record, adult maltreatment and child abuse registry checks, but what about credit checks? Employees who are unable to manage their financial lives results in us having to deal with garnishments, difficulty in make direct deposit of checks (either they keep changing accounts or can't get one at all) and petty theft or worse. What is the best way to do this and what are the pitfalls?

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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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45 Things

MARCH 5, 2009

When you get an angry or nasty e-mail from a co-worker, the first thing you probably want to do is fire one back. "Listen, you moron," you type. "You can take your ridiculous ideas and shove them up your." Wait. Don't send it. You know better. You understand that it's not smart to put such a message in an e-mail, but when you've been unfairly accused of something, or the co-worker makes snide comments about you or your job performance, you really, really want to respond in kind.

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Conversation Matters

MARCH 4, 2009

My colleague Tom Gilmore and I have had a long-standing interest in the topic of help. Tom works at CFAR, a consulting firm that spun out of Wharton long ago, and has puzzled over the ratio of the amount of help available and the seeming constraints for the party seeking help to metabolize it. We have reflected on key conditions in the relationship, how and why we vest others with the knowledge and authority to help us, and in the so called ‘helping professions’ how do we learn and continuously

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 9, 2009

In preparation for our upcoming research conference IMPACT 2009: The Business of Talent®, I just finished a conference call with six executives from well known HR and corporate training outsourcing. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: intrepid learning solutions Organization & Governance Measurement niit general physics accenture rwd cisco Content Development Enterprise Learning.

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Workday

MARCH 18, 2009

'“No one loves the messenger who brings bad news.” No, it’s not a quote from an embattled CEO of a automaker/large bank. It was in fact written by Sophocles in the 5th century BC. Confusing the messenger and the message has a long history!

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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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The Bamboo Project Blog

MARCH 25, 2009

I wrote this quote on an index card and it's been floating around my desk for awhile. It deserves to be shared. It's from Matt Miller's The Tyranny of Dead Ideas : "The instinct to treat the poor as deserving, not of charity, but of their fate, is easy to come to when you believe in a meritocracy." A lot of my current work is related to designing training and development programs for disadvantaged youth and adults.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 9, 2009

I’m interested in your thoughts on management by telecommuters. I worked for 10 years for a large non-profit organization in DC. About 2 or 3 years ago, they began to allow more people to telecommute. My much younger, green director worked from home 2 or 3 days a week. Her immediate boss (the dept. head) lived out of state was only in the office 2 weeks of the month.

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45 Things

MARCH 9, 2009

If you would have suggested a year ago to employees that they should take an unpaid leave for a few days or even a week to help out an employer's bottom line, they might have suggested you assume an anatomically difficult position. Now, employees are volunteering to take time off without pay in order to help employers avoid layoffs. While career coaches are advising employees to use any furlough time to network and spiff up their resumes and interviewing skills, I began wondering what workers re

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Conversation Matters

MARCH 6, 2009

Tom Gilmore and I have received some thoughtful comments from our initial post in this series “When is Help Helpful?” Those comments call our attention to the relationship or the system in which both parties are embedded. Our thanks to those who offered thoughts and even sent a great youtube video. In this post we explore the ability of the receiver to make use of the help being offered.

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 8, 2009

In the last 6 weeks three of my closest friends have been laid off from their positions, and each case gives an example of how difficult it is to manage such programs effectively. Our research. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: apl american presidents line Talent Strategy layoffs Talent Management downsizing Enterprise Learning restructuring.

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Workday

MARCH 18, 2009

'Today we announced support for the iPhone. As Ray Wang told IDG , enterprise solutions that don’t address mobility are ’so last century.It’s a pretty cool app that allows a our users to complete things like hiring (or firing) approvals, fill in expense claims and do lots of other things, while they are on the road.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

MARCH 19, 2009

JetBlue has put out a hilariously timely CEO's Guide to Jetting that is "an introduction to commercial air travel for CEOs only. No minions, lackeys, or 'regular' people allowed." Even the URL is funny--www.welcomebigwigs.com. I wish I could figure out a way to integrate this kind of humor into some of the training I'm designing.

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Evil HR Lady

MARCH 13, 2009

Well, only temporarily. In all actuality, I did quit my job, so technically I'm no longer an Evil HR Lady, but I hope you'll allow me to still play one on the internet. My PHR certification is still valid, anyway. I didn't just quit to be lazy (ahh, laziness). I quit so that I could accompany my husband to his new job, in Switzerland. (Technically, I am legal to work there, but I'll be too busy eating chocolate and cheese to hold down a job, don't you think?

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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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45 Things

MARCH 12, 2009

I had never heard of the "Premio Dardos" award until Robyn McMaster told me she had given it to me. While I'm disappointed this doesn't involve being given an award made of chocolate, I am still excited that someone as smart and "brainy" as Robyn thought this blog worthy of recognition. According to the rules of the Premio Dardos ("prize darts" in Italian), I am supposed to pass it along to 15 other great bloggers in recognition of cultural, ethical, literary and personal values in the form of c

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Conversation Matters

MARCH 9, 2009

The title is a bit of an exaggeration, but intended to make the point that contrary to common belief, our own articulation of an idea adds to our understanding of that idea. At face value that doesn’t make much sense, after all we must know what we think about an issue; how else are we able to talk about it? But the reality is that what we don’t necessarily know what we know.

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Josh Bersin

MARCH 8, 2009

I am in the process of preparing my keynote speech for our upcoming research conference, IMPACT 2009: The Business of Talent®, and what I plan to discuss is how enduring organizations build talent. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Tags: adaptable organization architected for change Talent Management impact Enterprise Learning.

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Working Girl

MARCH 17, 2009

'Do I really need to say it? Probably not but I will anyway: Talent management is about business results. Period. If you aren’t getting good business results from your talent management strategy you’re wasting money. Managing talent is the means to an end, and therefore needs to be done well in order to achieve results, but it is not the end in itself.

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