President Bush wants pay for performance
January 31, 2007
Not for himself, of course, but rather for America’s corporate executives. In New York City today, Bush spoke on Wall Street about his belief that “the salaries and bonuses of CEOs should be based on their success at improving their companies and…
The No Asshole Rule
January 23, 2007
A note: if the title offends you, please excuse me. I think the content and concepts make it worthwhile. Also, it’s the title of a real book - and so that makes it okay (right?).
I’m now kicking myself for being…
Findings from our Research on the Impact of Competencies in Financial Performance
January 15, 2007
A guest post by Josh Bersin - CEO, Bersin & Associates
Competencies are one of the most difficult and under-utilized part of performance management. Bersin & Associates research shows that only 36% of organizations with performance management process rate their use…
Want to succeed in High-Tech? Focus on your customers.
January 12, 2007
A guest post by Erik Berggren - Director of Customer Results, SuccessFactors.
You probably don’t need me to tell you that successful companies are ones who provide products people want. But what sometimes gets lost is that this is true not…
Want to succeed in High-Tech? Focus on your customers
January 12, 2007
A guest post by Erik Berggren - Director of Customer Results, SuccessFactors.
You probably don’t need me to tell you that successful companies are ones who provide products people want. But what sometimes gets lost is that this is true not…
What’s so great about Fortune’s best companies to work for?
January 8, 2007
Fortune magazine just came out with their annual list of the 100 best companies to work for. In the interactive presentation you can sort by components of the evaluation like “best” benefits, pay, growth in the number of jobs, turnover, % minorities and…
Talent management most important in 2007
January 5, 2007
So what do you think the biggest issue for HR execs is in 2007 according to the ORC Worldwide HR Priorities survey. If you said talent management, you’d be right. Nice Job!
Google: HR Innovator?
January 5, 2007
Not to keep flogging the Google horse or anything, but it appears the company is doing some innovative stuff beyond its products. The company has gained some HR-related attention before for using billboards featuring complex mathematical problems to recruit engineers. Now, they’ve turned…
Six SaaS lessons
January 3, 2007
If you’re still debating the merits of Software as a Service there’s an article from The Economist you should read. It’s not about SuccessFactors (though it could be) it’s about Google. Why is an article about Google relevant to SuccessFactors? Well,…
