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…
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…
The sins of our bosses
October 16, 2006
DDI and Badbossology.com (that’s actually a real site) did a survey of 900+ employees to determine the worst (and best) qualities of a manager. And, the survey says:
A bad manager:
- Tries too hard to be everyone’s friend
- Micromanages
- Ignores conflict
- Arrogant
- Wishy-washy
- Impulsive
- Unable to delegate
- Impatient
- Stubborn
- Unprofessional
Poll: Make salaries public? NO!
October 6, 2006
The poll we’ve been running here for the last few weeks has been asking “Would you be in favor of an “open salary” policy at your company in which everyone’s salary was published for all to see?â€
As you can see…
Loyalty is fragile
September 19, 2006
A colleague sent me this article from the Studer Group called “The Long Goodbye”. It caught my eye because it formalized something I’d been considering for a long time: When someone decides to leave his or her company, it’s rarely…
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…
