Do you shop at TalentMart?
October 26, 2006
A good little tidbit from McKinsey on creating talent marketplaces that allow employees to find the best opportunities for them within their existing companies.
I’ve seen huge reductions in recruiting costs and higher employee engagement come from better succession planning -which…
The sins of our bosses
October 16, 2006
DDI and Badbossology.com (that’s actually a real site) did a survey of 900+ employees to determine the worst (and best) qualities of a manager. And, the survey says:
A bad manager:
- Tries too hard to be everyone’s friend
- Micromanages
- Ignores conflict
- Arrogant
- Wishy-washy
- Impulsive
- Unable to delegate
- Impatient
- Stubborn
- Unprofessional
HR on page six
October 16, 2006
You don’t often find HR related stories on page six of the New York Post, but alas – this is why life is interesting. Last week, employees at Capitol Records shot off a letter to the company’s parent, EMI, blasting their…
Kaizen, what?
October 13, 2006
Kaizen is a topic near and dear to us here at SuccessFactors. You can even see it in our founding principles statement. What is it, you ask? Kaizen is most easily understood as a process of continuous improvement in everything one…
New Poll: Die necktie, die?
October 6, 2006
Recently, I published a post called Die Necktie, die - about why it’s time to discard the necktie as a component of the business wardrobe. It was one of the most discussed posts in a while – with people taking both…
Poll: Make salaries public? NO!
October 6, 2006
The poll we’ve been running here for the last few weeks has been asking “Would you be in favor of an “open salary” policy at your company in which everyone’s salary was published for all to see?â€
As you can see…
HRTech Blog Coverage
October 6, 2006
Unlike last year, I didn’t have the privilege of attending the annual HR Technology Conference (AKA “HR Tech”) that took place this week in Chicago. In case you didn’t have the chance to go either, here is a roundup of posts from…
