It’s all in the genes
February 7, 2006
A great post at ZDNet on the reasons why on-demand applications are truly different from traditional software. The models are so fundamentally different, it’s virtually genetic, as this quote explains:
The focus of a conventional software sale is getting the customer to buy…
A bozo is not a rockstar
February 6, 2006
and vice versa. From a quote found at the Fast Company blog:
“Nothing demotivates people like the equal treatment of unequals. When you hire a bozo and treat him the same as a rock star, it deflates the rock star.” –Joe…
Solid ROI from talent management
February 3, 2006
I came across this report from fidelity (PDF) while searching around. It provides the results of a survey on change in HR groups at large companies. Some interesting stats:
- 66% of large HR departments reported “providing only basic or low-level operations,…
Preparing for Brain Drain
February 3, 2006
Are you prepared for the boomer brain drain? The oldest baby boomers are now only a few years away from retirement. What happens to the knowledge they’ve accumulated over the years when they leave? CIO magazine has a new article…
SAP bows to on-demand
February 3, 2006
In case you were wondering if on-demand was really the future of software, we can now put that question to rest. SAP announced today that it is getting ready to offer an on-demand CRM product to counter the inroads made…
Are you among the next HR leaders?
February 3, 2006
Gautam points to an article at HR Magazine discussing the next generation of HR leaders:
The upcoming generation of leaders strongly believes that HR can influence a company’s bottom line, especially in the knowledge economy, where talent is a key asset.…
HR should report to the CEO
February 3, 2006
Or, at least, so says Susan Heathfield. She also thinks HR should specifically NOT report to finance.
Performance management for growth companies
February 3, 2006
Another article over at WPS mag to which I was pointed. Bausch & Lomb (a customer) via Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Privacy Officer Clay Osborne is talking about what performance management means to them as a growth focused…
Recruiting software comparison
February 3, 2006
I don’t talk a lot about recruiting software, but I was directed to this article at a site I’d never heard about before: Hrbrief.com. It’s a fairly in-depth, feature by feature comparison of some of the well known players in…
Hear from Kimberly-Clark on talent management
February 3, 2006
I’m told there are nearly 750 attendees already signed up to this webinar we’re doing with WPS magazine next week on talent management. May be worth a look – our customer Kimberly-Clark , in the human form of Gary Short, Senior Consultant of…
