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Tom Zigray, Labor Relationship Strategist for The Alignment Group discusses legislation that will significantly increase the speed of unionization in the United States and the impact it will have on companies’ ability to swiftly execute business decisions. Companies that take proactive steps now to ensure managers communicate decisions in a manner that emphasizes respect, fairness, and honesty will be in a much stronger position to manage the growing risk of union drives over the coming years.

If the National Labor Relations Board does what it is expected to do, unions will soon be able to execute their organizing strategies much faster than they could in the past. Find out what your company can do now to prepare for these changes – this week on Business Execution Radio.

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This episode marks our transition from “People Performance Radio” to “Business Execution Radio”. The name change reflects SuccessFactors’ position as the market leader in the area of Business Execution Software. Host Dr. Steve Hunt discusses the psychological reasons why business execution software is critical for maximizing workforce productivity. Bruce Richardson, of AMR Research then explains the role Business Execution Software plays in driving company success.

You cannot succeed if you cannot execute. Learn why business execution software is crucial for consistently translating high level strategies into tangible results – this week on Business Execution Radio.

Listen to People Performance Radio Episode 67:

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Laura Pratt, Manager of People for Elevations Credit Union shares experiences creating and deploying an integrated set of competency models to align different talent management practices across the company. She tells how what started out as a project focused primarily on integrating staffing, performance management, and succession planning has led to major changes in how employees see their careers and how managers make decisions about talent. By using competences to more accurately defining and measuring what “good” performance looks like, Elevations Credit Union is seeing significant improvements in engagement, development, and placement of organizational talent.

Learn about the challenges and benefits associated with creating a competency based organization. Listen to Laura Pratt, this week on People Performance Radio.