Conversation Matters
FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Every good speaker knows that at the end of a presentation, you have to leave time for questions. Hogwash! Leaving time for questions is the worse learning process we could have invented. We’ve all been brainwashed into the pseudo learning theory that asking for questions at the end of a presentation makes it a better learning experience for the audience. Wrong!
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.
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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. So below is the Bamboo Project Readers' Guide to Blogging for Personal Branding. Should You Blog?
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 16, 2009
I wish I had one of you were I work so you could take care of this problem for me! I am the administrative assitant at a very small law firm (3 people). My boss is an older man (in his 60's), his partner is in her late 30's and the junior associate is another woman in her mid 20's. I am in my early 20's. My boss, the only man in this small firm, is constantly telling me his preference for skirts. And not just skirts - short skirts. With neutral nylons, if I must wear them, not dark or black.
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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. That is excellent advice when the purpose of the meeting is to work on everyday, routine issues.
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.
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. But there's a twist.
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." 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?" 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. It would be great if you could leave right away." Taylor, someone left a mess in the break room.
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Evil HR Lady
FEBRUARY 27, 2009
I know what the IRS mileage rate is ($.55 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. I so do not know the answer to this and furthermore, I'm not even going to attempt to look it 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.
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.
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. Read more» The post ARAMARK: Talent Management at its Finest appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.
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The Bamboo Project Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
My daughter is taking a New Media Research studio class at NYU where (somewhat to my dismay), she's learning about using RSS and Delicious. I'm dismayed because I would have taught her about these things for free, but you know college students. Parents are good for tuition, not for tutoring. Or maybe I'm just jealous that I can't take the course. At any rate, this week's assignment is a doozy-- A Week Without Google.
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 27, 2009
I know what the IRS mileage rate is ($.55 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. I so do not know the answer to this and furthermore, I'm not even going to attempt to look it up.
Nobscot
FEBRUARY 1, 2009
I am not going to tell you about the book Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. There is too much incredibly useful information on how people make purchasing decisions that I want all to myself. (Is Is that predictably irrational, Dan
Speaker: Alex Anderson - Total Rewards Strategist at Lockton Companies | Leo Tokar - President, People Solutions and Partner at Lockton Companies
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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.
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.
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.
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 ? The most obvious reason is that it will give you an opportunity you might not otherwise have.
Speaker: Carrie Missele - Practice Lead, Learning and Development at Inspirant Group
In this webinar, Carrie Missele will walk you through the process of developing an effective onboarding program that leads to a happy a happy new hire!
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 23, 2009
In these difficult economic times, modern business leaders are exploring creative ways of doing more with less
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.
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.
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