2009

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Is your employer clueless about your needs?

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, December 21, 2009 Is your employer clueless about your needs? As you can see from the previous post on Generation Y, anything to do with stereotypes in the workplace generates a lot of discussion.

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Are Customers Satisfied with Talent Management Software? Find out.

Josh Bersin

As the talent management software industry continues to grow and mature, it is time to ask some critical questions. How well do these systems really work? How well do they drive value? Do they meet customer expectations? And what can vendors, customers, and consultants do to create higher levels of satisfaction and ROI? We will. Read more» The post Are Customers Satisfied with Talent Management Software?

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Six scripts for talking about performance problems

Business Management Daily

You may dread confronting employees face to face about performance issues. But employees are far more likely to accept your critique and commit to improvement if you present those problems in a fair, concrete and "problem-solving" manner. Use these six tips as a framework to guide your discussion: The post Six scripts for talking about performance problems appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Des Moines Named Best City to do Business

Reviewsnap

'Marketwatch''s annual survey named Des Moines the best city to do business. The survey included metro areas with more than 500,000 people and Des Moines beat out cities such as Washington D.C., Omaha, NE., and Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. ReviewSNAP is proud to be part of this great business city.

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Investing in HR Software: How to Get Internal Buy-in

Buying HR software is a major decision. That’s why finding the right provider based on your needs and ensuring key decision makers are on board is vital. Download Paycor’s guide for tips to address common concerns across your buying committee.

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A Laundry Question

Evil HR Lady

What is the best way to launder money I make under the table while I am on unemployment? I imagine all that under the table money has gum on it, or perhaps other slimy substances. But, let's start with the gum. While I hear peanut butter is good, I've never had any success with it. (Not that I've tried to get gum off money, but money is made out of cotton fibres and I have had gum on clothes.

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Do We Really Need So Many Kinds of Social Media?

Conversation Matters

I recently spoke at the 2009 Army Knowledge Management Conference. In preparation for that event I had the opportunity to spend some time looking at the way the Army is using social media including: • How CompanyCommand is using milSpace. • The new process in place at the Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) to disseminate lessons learned as well as new techniques for collecting and analyzing those lessons. • The wiki where Army doctrin e, in the form of ATTPs, is available for soldiers’ input

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Transparency, not Anarchy

Transparent Office

In a recent post , ZDNet blogger Dennis Howlett asserts that Enterprise 2.0 is a "crock." It's a smart and thought-provoking post, which has elicited equally smart and thought-provoking replies from Andrew McAfee , Thomas Vander Wal , Larry Hawes , Gil Yehuda , and others. I think Dennis's argument is wrong. But it's interestingly wrong, which is a very good thing.

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Recognition and the Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

Strategic HCM

I’ve written about employee value propositions (EVPs) a couple of times before , and I mentioned it again, using the same model, in connection with employee recognition during today’s webinar on compensation and benefits during the recession, hosted by Globoforce ( recording here ): The interesting thing for me is how and where recognition fits into this model.

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Mamá, mami, pareja, mujer.

Impact Coaching Solutions

Tratar de remotamente comprender lo que significa ser madre desde la perspectiva del hombre me parece una tarea ociosa, imposible. Estoy convencido que es algo mas allá de nuestro entendimiento y solo intentamos imaginarlo por los comportamientos que vemos en nuestras propias madres y esposas, las madres de nuestros hijos. Pero por otro lado todos hemos tenido una mamá que como mínimo dedicó su cuerpo a dar todas las condiciones necesarias para que nos desarrolláramos desde un milimétrico embrió

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Secrets to the Switch: Choosing the Best HR Software in 2023

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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…but if I don’t know what to do?

SuccessFactors

'Last week I was talking about instant feedback as a means to drive engagement and productivity.

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Is Your Knuckle-Cracking Killing Your Job Chances?

45 Things

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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SuccessFactors Rebrands Itself Business Execution Software

Josh Bersin

This week SuccessFactors took a somewhat bold move by relaunching itself as a “Business Execution” software company. This idea, which is not new ( The Balanced Scorecard Initiative® has been working on tools for this for many years), is to reposition the company’s performance and talent management software as a way to build strong alignment.

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Face Up

True Faith HR

'It is nearing the end of the semester here in Wisconsin. Since it is December, winter is inevitable, and the school has officially shut down due to the heavy snow storms and blizzard warning in effect. While it is a residential campus, and most students can get to class, it does pose a problem for professors trying to make it in. With that in mind, I posted an assignment for my statistics class on Monday afternoon that is due tomorrow at 9:00 a.m and 10:00 a.m. depending on the section.

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2023 HR Technology Trends: What's New and What's Next

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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Top five employee performance review tips businesses should consider when creating their 2010 News Year’s Resolutions according to ReviewSNAP

Reviewsnap

'ReviewSNAP™ offers the following tips on how making maximizing employee performance a New Year’s resolution that will benefit both employees and the organization. 1. Create realistic goals and expectations. 2. Develop a method to measure success against each employee’s goal. 3. Provide ongoing feedback and coaching throughout the year to employees. 4.

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Counter Offers

Evil HR Lady

I work in California and have recently been offered a similar position with a new company. I turned in my resignation letter today and my boss asked me what it would take to make me stay. I told him that if they increase my salary to match the new offer I would stay. After he talks with his boss and HR, he tells me that they will match the offer but they want to see a hard copy first.

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Augmented Reality and the Future of Learning & Work

The Bamboo Project Blog

A few weeks ago I was doing a social media training and a couple of participants started talking to me about "augmented reality" and how it was going to change learning and work. I'd never heard of the concept and actually had a hard time picturing what they meant, so I tucked it away as something to explore further when I had more time. Now, via this article from Jeremiah Owyang , I see why they were so excited.

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A Wiki for Generals

Conversation Matters

Previously I wrote about the process and benefits of having Soldiers update doctrine through the Army’s new wiki. Eventually there will be 230 manuals up on the wiki. There are 100 additional manuals that won’t be put up. These manuals contain the fundamental approach and language of the profession – the Army’s enduring principles. Here are a few examples of the kind of knowledge in those 100 manuals.

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The HR Leader’s Guide to Recruiting & Hiring

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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Launch E2.0 Broad, Then Go Deep

Transparent Office

In my previous post, I argued that companies should Skip the Pilot for Enterprise 2.0 applications. The argument, which came out of my own experience with hundreds of implementations, is that small-scale pilots are not representative of the way companies use collaborative tools at scale. As I put it there, "Scale is the oxygen that feeds collaboration.

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Human capital only appreciates if you appreciate it

Working Girl

'This seems to be the ultimate secret of human capital management. You may think you know this, but do you really? If you look at any financial statement you will see debits and credits, which in turn represent assets and costs. That''s the secret of accounting, by the way. Most assets become less valuable over time. Again, nothing mysterious happening here, if you buy a new SUV (shame on you!

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Happy Diwali 2009

QAspire

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Happy Diwali 2009 It’s that time of the year when our hearts are filled with love and warmth – I wish all readers of this blog, a “VERY HAPPY DIWALI”. Literally, Diwali means an “array of lights” and it reminds us to light a lamp of love in our hearts, of compassion to serve others and of knowledge to drive out the darkness of ignorance.

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Enterprise 2.0?

SuccessFactors

'In the very new future your company is going to have to shift to Enterprise 2.0 much like the internet shifted to Web 2.0.

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Upskilling HR: Future-Proof Your HR Career

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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Are You Afraid to Just Say "No" at Work?

45 Things

"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." "Sure." "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?" "Sure." "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.

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Taleo 10: Taleo Becomes an End-to-End Talent Management Software Company

Josh Bersin

Today Taleo announced Taleo 10, the company’s new product family name for Taleo Enterprise Recruiting, Taleo Performance, Taleo Compensation, and Taleo Development. Yes, today Taleo formally announced that the company is in the end-to-end “Unified Talent Management” platform market. Did the company just roll a “strike?” Let me give our readers a few key highlights, Read more» The post Taleo 10: Taleo Becomes an End-to-End Talent Management Software Company app

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Future of Work Agenda Newsletter: December 2009

Future of Work

This is the December 2009 issue of our free monthly newsletter, Future of Work Agenda. We welcome comments on any of these articles. You can also access the newsletter directly on our website, at this link. The holidays are upon us – and we’re ringing out the old year, looking forward to the new one. 2009 has been tough year for just about everyone we know.

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Thoughts from the 2009 HR Technology Conference

Josh Bersin

Once each year we travel to Chicago to gather with Bill Kutik and dozens of HR vendors to see the latest and greatest technologies applied to human resources. This year’s conference was as exciting as ever, with many product announcements and exciting innovations to see. Madeline Laurano , our principal analyst in talent acquisition, is. Read more» The post Thoughts from the 2009 HR Technology Conference appeared first on JOSH BERSIN.

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Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template

When it comes to benefits, communication is critical. To help you easily explain your offerings at open enrollment, Paycor created an open enrollment sample letter (and a few tips). Download this free Employee Open Enrollment Letter Template today.