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…
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…
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…
Close to crazy
May 10, 2007
Max’s note: We’re proud to present this guest post by SuccessFactors’ Director of Customer Results, Erik Berggren. It is in response to a previous entry posted here by Dr. Jac Fitz-enz.
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The idea of seeing the future is always appealing, but as Dr. Jac…
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…
HRTech Blog Coverage
October 6, 2006
Unlike last year, I didn’t have the privilege of attending the annual HR Technology Conference (AKA “HR Tech”) that took place this week in Chicago. In case you didn’t have the chance to go either, here is a roundup of posts from…
Creatively retaining talent
September 18, 2006
GigaOm highlights Yahoo’s new attempt at retaining top talent. Called Brickhouse, the project is essentially an in-house incubator meant to give it’s entrepreneurial employees another reason to stick with the company. Not altogether different from the Google 20% – wherein…
Is a bonus better than a raise?
August 29, 2006
Depends on who you ask.
Via digg.com, I came across an article from the WSJ entitled “Employers increasingly favor bonuses to raises” - which discusses the whole concept of performance-linked bonuses. According to the article, 80% of companies will offer some from…
Boo! Are you scared now?
August 18, 2006
Sometimes I read these articles and wonder who benefits from all this fear-mongering. Clearly, someone is out to scare the heck out of us. In any event, Forbes presents “Where have all the leaders gone?,” a rather sanguine look at…
Quitting your job in public
August 18, 2006
Though perhaps a bit risque for an HR-related blog, one of my colleagues sent me this link and I thought I would pass it along. I figured it might be good for a Friday afternoon chuckle at the very least.
I wont…
