How Blogs are Impacting HR
September 28, 2005
Apparently HR Florida had Debbie Weil speak at their conference last week in Orlando. There are many ways blogs are affecting HR – from providing new informational resources (like this one) to lending an inside look at new employees. Here’s some coverage…
Stacey Epstein Guest Posts: Delivering 360 Results
September 28, 2005
In a recent managers’ meeting where we discussed the process of delivering 360 results to the employee, I asked “why don’t we let the employees review their results before meeting with the manager?” I got some pretty charged responses about…
The Human Side of Performance Management
September 28, 2005
Here’s a quote from a comment that was made on an earlier post:
Your company appears to care about things like "performance" and "alignment". These are terms I hear from the man who works on my car. How do people define…
Socking It to Employees at Appraisal Time
September 28, 2005
Did you ever know a manager who waited until performance evaluation time to “sock it to” an employee? This is a pretty horrible tactic for a number of reasons - most obviously becuase the employee isn’t given the chance to adjust…
Rethinking Yourself
September 26, 2005
Performance reviews can be difficult. Its human nature to defend yourself. Admitting you have room to improve is, for some, like admitting you’ve done something wrong in the past. Obviously, there’s a lot to be gained from the review process…
3 Pillars of Success for WPM Implementations
September 26, 2005
I had a conversation last week with Amy Clark (our Manager of Customer Success) whose job it is to ensure that our customers are getting the most out of SuccessFactors’ applications. She oversees the handling of both incoming support calls…
Watch Us at DEMOfall
September 26, 2005
Following up on Stacey’s post, here is the link to our page at DEMOs website. You can actually view the six minute presentation given by our CEO, Lars Dalgaard. Worth watching.
Guest Post: Stacey Epstein on SuccessFactors at DEMOfall
September 26, 2005
Last week we launched our new Reporting and Analytics Dashboard at DEMOfall. We were selected over hundreds of competing technology companies by “trying out†for Chris Shipley, the guru of new and innovative technology. Chris seemed to like our stuff…
From Biloxi to Bombay
September 23, 2005
If you were curious about how we reach out to our community to spread the word of workforce performance management, here’s a little article (about halfway down the page) from the Human Resource Association of Central Indiana’s Newsletter. Rob Bernshteyn (Director…
Too Much Positive Feedback a Bad Thing?
September 23, 2005
In a truly facinating post at Fast Company, Heath Row discusses an academic study that attempts to understand the optimal ratio of positive feedback to negative feedback. Apparently a positive/negative ratio of between 2.9 and 11.6 (2.9 - 11.6 positive…
