Managing motivation
April 28, 2006
We’ve all experienced it. The loss of motivation at work. Sometimes it comes in waves. Sometimes in perpetuity. But why? What are the factors that influence motivation?
This is the question posed (and answered) by this article by David Sirota, recently…
A break in the action
April 14, 2006
That’s right. A break. I’m off on vacation for a week. A whole week. But don’t worry. I’m not going to leave you without things to think about. In my absence, I refer you to the following blogs to keep…
Pay for performance doesn’t apply - to the boss
April 11, 2006
Over the weekend, the NYT (again) tackled the subject of top executive compensation. But this time, they added some cool charts and graphs to illustrate how utterly out of synch pay has become with corporate results.
My favorite is this one…
People tools for people people
April 11, 2006
Here’s an article at Baseline that talks about some of the ins and outs of talent management applications by showcasing some of the companies that have chosen to implement them. We’re mentioned in there, as are competitors Authoria and Vurv.…
From Our Research: Teamwork is a good thing. Sometimes.
April 7, 2006
Note: This post was written by SuccessFactors’ Director of Customer Results, Erik Berggren. Erik is leading a team focused on understanding - through detailed, data-driven analysis - how specific talent management behaviors drive business results – and then working to build those learnings into our product for the…
Catch the wave
April 6, 2006
Jason Corsello of The Yankee Group (who writes a blog in his spare time and has a nice looking dog called Larry) in his growth forecast for the talent management market says: “”As the workforce becomes increasingly mobile and global, companies that…
Guest Post - Your Best Talent: Not Just an Asset, But a Machine
April 4, 2006
A Note: this post was written by a guest writer, and does not necessarily represent my opinion. That said, I think it’s important to host a variety of thoughts and perspectives on the blog and thus, I give you the following article…
The “people” buzzword
April 3, 2006
Don’t know if you’ve caught any of Microsoft’s spiffy, new $500 million business-targeted campaign. Themed “People-Ready” it asks businesses to consider whether they embody that ideal. Or, in other words, whether they have the tools in place to enable their most important…
Stress this!
April 3, 2006
Guess what? Senior executives and managers are stressed at work. No, seriously.
This is an obvious conclusion for many of us, but nevertheless the result of a nationwide survey from last month. The top three sources of stress were “deadlines (52%), interruptions…
