Carrying Rocks or Building a Castle

December 15, 2008

What does it take to truly build something? Plans? Yes, plans are important. Materials and People? People are the most important factor when building anything. Before you can start to look at plans and gather materials, your people must be…

Go Team - Get Real Performance from Virtual Teams

September 25, 2008

At SuccessFactors, it is easy to take virtual teams for granted. We began with a global vision, and from the start worked across geographies in virtual teams. Simply put, we got things done - the actual mechanisms, e-mail, PRDs, webcasts,…

A Great Place to Work

July 14, 2008

Amy LymanNot long ago SuccessFactors Research and thought leader Amy Lyman hosted the webinar The Business Benefits of Being a Great Place to Work. People who love their jobs work harder and do better. It follows then that creating a “great place…

If you are going to fail, do it fast

May 22, 2008

It’s an old adage that you have to try and fail before you succeed, in fact entrepreneurs practically live by this code. But what about established organizations? A lot of businesses don’t feel this way, even though they should. The…