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…
The Next Great Idea; Who Needs It?
May 8, 2007
Max’s note: We’re proud to present this guest post by Dr. Jac Fitz-enz. Known as the father of Human Capital Management, Dr. Jac is the CEO of The Workforce Intelligence Institute.
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Every so often the next great idea comes along and the herd goes…
The age old virtues of meritocracy
April 8, 2007
The Atlantic Monthly has been running excerpts from old issues as part of their 150th anniversary celebration. Reading over an issue this weekend, I came across an article written by a Colonel R. Williams about a decade after the civil war…
New Poll: Jerks at work?
February 21, 2007
There’s been so much conversation recently stemming from Bob Sutton’s book - The No Asshole Rule - that I thought I’d try to gain a better understanding of just how big an issue jerks are at work. Hence, our new poll on…
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…
