Strategy Definition or Strategy Execution…
April 1, 2009
Which is more important? It’s a bit of a chicken vs. egg argument, but it’s fair to say that both are critical to driving positive financial results. Put it this way, if defining strategy explains 15% of a company’s financial…
Make it Simple, Fun and Relevant - Part 1
November 30, 2008
Often when meeting with customers and prospects I get the question: how do we make SuccessFactors so easy to use for managers and employees across the world? The question always arises from HR pros when I explain that we don’t…
Stack Ranking Employees Works
November 17, 2008
Now more than ever, organizations need to optimize their workforce in today’s economic climate of falling revenues and shrinking profits. Companies have long used stack-ranking to manage their people and identify employees to manage out or up, GE for example…
Lessons from the Holiday Season: Optimize, don’t Just Cut
November 13, 2008
Everyone puts on a little weight during good times – vacations and holidays are notorious times for over eating, relaxed behavior and good feelings. Well for businesses, the vacation has come to an abrupt end. After years of easy…
Managing Tomorrow Today
June 2, 2008
I’m happy to present this guest blog from our Thought Leader partner and my friend Dr. Jac Fitz-enz.
Predicting the future is a big business. Economists, financiers, demographers, pollsters and pundits are paid big money for their insights into what might…
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…
Does People Performance Really Matter?
November 5, 2007
Imagine you are on the football field – What if 15% of your performance is dependent on the play you select, and 85% of your performance is dependent on your ability to make the play? Where would you invest most…
Making HR strategic isn’t hullabaloo, just ask your bottom line
June 25, 2007
Max’s Note: We’ve been following an interesting discussion over at Vendorprisey (and Jim Holincheck’s response) on the delta between survey data that shows CEOs consider people issues strategic and the lack of any substantive action in involving HR in strategic matters. Our own Erik…
Think you can do better than your boss?
June 20, 2007
Max’s Note: As part of our quest to post more and more often, I’m proud to present this guest post by Sammi Nuttall.
According to a new survey completed by Korn/Ferry International, nearly 73% of executive level employees believed that they could…
