Bruce Felt, Chief Financial Officer for SuccessFactors discusses how senior financial officers approach the challenge of controlling workforce costs. Bruce shares the things that matter to CFOs when it comes to talent management and workforce productivity. He explains what triggers the decision in the C-suite to move from a strategy focused on workforce growth to one emphasizing cost control. He then discusses steps for making this switch in an efficient and impactful manner that avoids unnecessary financial strain and uncertainty.

If you ever wondered what is it that CFO’s “care about” when it comes to talent management here is your chance to find out. Listen to Bruce Felt provide a wealth of tips on maximizing profit, people, and performance – this week on People Performance Radio.

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Rob Bernshteyn (profile) is Vice President of Global Product Management and Product Marketing at SuccessFactors. Since the recent economic downturn, Rob has been actively working with clients and colleagues at SuccessFactors to take a critical look at how companies need to shift their talent management strategies to deal with a time of scarce financial resources. Rob shares some interesting and occasionally counterintuitive observations about talent management strategies in uncertain economic market. This includes techniques for optimizing workforce productivity, retaining your high performers when you most need them, and effectively and fairly managing organizational restructuring.

You may not be able to change the economy, but that doesn’t mean you can’t profit from it. Learn how this week on People Performance Radio.

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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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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.