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70% of ERP solutions are a failure. Several reasons why this happen include:

1. Not meeting the requirements.
2. Not on time.
3. Not on budget.
4. For any reason, resistance to use the new system within the company.

Interview: Kristen from Birchbark

Dr. Steve caught up with Kristen Frykman (LinkedIn Profile) from Birchbark Consulting. One of the pillars in a good organization is Talent Management. Kristen is typically brought in during the implementation stage to help with successful deployments with HR solutions.

A few rules to success in implementation include:

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This week, Jim and Steve take a step back and let a professional do the interviewing. Stuart Lauchlin, a technology journalist. He recently wrote an article for HR Zone about SuccessFactors.

In addition, Stuart attended SuccessConnect 2008 and conducted an audio interview with the Founder and CEO of SuccessFactors, Lars Dalgaard. Stuart was kind enough to let us play the interview for all our listeners.

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Dr. Steve and Jim met up with author Bob Sutton (Bio) at SuccessConnect 2008. Shortly after his well received keynote session (watch here), Bob joined us for an interview in the Mobile People Performance Radio room.

Listen in as two Organizational Psychologist PHD’s talk about what defines an asshole in the workplace, how to avoid them and how to prevent breeding them. If there was ever an episode of PP Radio to not miss - this would be it!

Bob Sutton’s Bio

Robert Sutton is Professor of Management Science and Engineering in the Stanford Engineering School. He has written over 125 thought leading articles, and written several books including BusinessWeek bestseller The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t (Warner Business Books, 2007). Sutton’s blog is Work Matters and can be found at http://bobsutton.typepad.com.

Sutton received his Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from The University of Michigan and has served on the Stanford faculty since 1983. He has served on the editorial boards of numerous scholarly publications, and as an editor for the Administrative Science Quarterly and Research in Organizational Behavior. Sutton was also named as one of 10 “B-School All-Stars” by BusinessWeek in 2007, which they described as “professors who are influencing contemporary business thinking far beyond academia.”

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Today’s show is focused on achievable top line growth through the use of SuccessFactors Performance & Talent Management solution. In a different format from the norm, Stacey Epstein interviews Jay Larson, the Global VP of Sales at SuccessFactors.

The discussion centered around the recent study conducted by Saugatuck Technology Inc., a leading SaaS (software-as-a-Service) consulting and research service. Saugatuck studied all public customers with 500 or more employees that have been using SuccessFactors for at least 3 full quarters and found that at least 2-3% top line growth is attributable to the usage of SuccessFactors.

This report confirms what we have believed all along – setting and aligning goals throughout the organization, measuring and managing employee performance, compensating employees based on their results, and focusing on making great use of talent across the organization directly lead to better financial results.

Download Saugatuck Study and then contact SuccessFactors so you too can achieve top line growth for your company.