Attack at the top of the hill

April 28, 2008

Go on the offense in the war for talent when your competition is hurt. Yes you hurt too but winning in business or in bike racing is a relative game - very relative. Of course you are stronger and feel…

HCM is good for the Green

April 24, 2008

Recently Saugatuck Technologies released a study showing that SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) Human Capital Management software contributes at least 2-3% to top line growth – definitely good news for companies seeking more green. An article in this week’s San Francisco Chronicle made me start…

Employees Want More Work? (Not Less?)

April 17, 2008

I’m happy to post this guest blog by Doug Klein President of Sirota Survey Intelligence and one of SF Research’s Thought Leader partners. Doug will present findings from resent research on this topic with us in a webinar next week. Join…

What’s the time? - It doesn’t matter it’s always now…

April 11, 2008

I was preparing for a presentation about change management and how HCM technology drives results that I plan to deliver at an HCM conference when I saw this video. I must say that Sam Zell really nails it when addressing…

Do you look forward to coming to work?

April 10, 2008

While the world is experiencing a war for talent, each region has its own, unique talent related challenges. Indeed there are local talent management phenomena, as Jason Averbook from Knowledge Infusion and I discussed in his recent blog.

In some…

The war for talent goes global

April 7, 2008

Few industries are so intensely engaged in the war for skilled people as is the high tech industry. Talent is everything.

Microsoft and other powerhouses have been lobbying for more immigrant visas for skilled workers from abroad, which is illustrative…