Microsoft ditches forced ranking
May 31, 2006
Regina points us to a post by Robert Scoble – Microsoft’s unofficial but omnipresent blogger – on MS’s ditching if it’s forced ranking process.
“One big thing that’s gone? Stack ranking. No longer am I judged against Charles and Adam and…
What to do with $45 million?
May 23, 2006
Corsello wonders what we will do with $45 million. The answer is simple. One huge party. Invites will be sent out by the end of the week.
Not really.
How ‘bout this:
Build a company that continues to get results for our customers. End…
From our research: Talent management is more than efficiency
May 22, 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…
“Groundbreaking” research
May 19, 2006
Jason Corsello picks up on our recent research announcement – calling the approach “groundbreaking.”
You can see some early thoughts from SuccessFactors Research as previously posted here. Keep checking back for more of the “From our research” series.
Poll results: the I in engagement
May 19, 2006
(Note: click on the graph to see a larger version)
I’m closing the vizu.com powered poll that’s been running on the blog for the past few weeks and the results are pretty interesting.
The question asked was “What are the most important…
ZDNet’s SaaS (Tang) epiphany
May 18, 2006
David Berlind on the ‘Between the Lines’ blog at ZDNet tells of the unique pleasure of sitting next to SuccessFactors’ own Marty Pitkow (pictured) on an airplane the other day. And believe it or not, Marty helped him experience a SaaS epiphany.
How, you might…
Cascade hopes and caviar dreams
May 18, 2006
Not the dishwasher detergent. Actually I’m talking about the concept of the goal cascade. In most cases, this means a manager pushing her goals down to her employees. For many, that’s all it is. Honestly, that’s all I thought it…
Why people leave organizations
May 16, 2006
Gautam has a list of the top 10 reasons why people leave organizations. Remarkable how many would fall under the banner of performance and talent management.
The Equity Factor: Pay for Performance
May 15, 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…
Nuts and Bolts of Succession
May 12, 2006
I was directed to this very good article from WPS magazine called Succession Planning: The Nuts and Bolts of the Process which is sort of a primer on succession planning. A couple of its most enlightening observations are that 1. people often…
