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Pravir Malik, is President of Aurosoorya, a company that specializes in helping organizations minimize the negative impact that stress has on productivity and performance. If untreated, stress can wreak havoc on an organization’s ability to focus energy on the things that matter. Pravir discusses web based tools that help employees to self-diagnose and effectively deal with sources of stress, anxiety and tension.

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• Aurosoorya’s Stress Management Overview

As business conditions increasingly demand that employees do more with less, stress levels will only go up. Learn how to effectively deal with the realities of living in a high stress world - this week on Business Execution Radio.

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J.C. Herrera, VP of Compensation, Benefits and HRIS at McAfee describes how his organization uses quarterly goal reviews to drive a highly focused, pay for performance drive culture. J.C. emphasizes that there should not be any “surprises” during an employee’s performance review, and discusses what McAfee does to ensure employees always know where they stand when it comes to business execution.

Ever wonder what it takes to be a true pay for performance organization? Listen to stories from a company that lives it every quarter – this week on Business Execution Radio.

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Robert Craven is former CEO of two high-growth, entrepreneurial companies. After taking these organizations from concept to reality, Robert was inspired to create Scale Passion, a company focused on helping entrepreneurs build companies. Robert shares challenges entrepreneurs must overcome to grow businesses beyond a certain size. Some of the biggest challenges are not a function of the business, but are based on an entrepreneur’s ability to understand and manage his/her own goals and beliefs.

Think you have what it takes to be a highly successful entrepreneur? Test your assumptions by listening to Robert Craven – this week on Business Execution Radio.

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Jim Ware, Executive Producer for the Work Design Collaborative shares insights gained from helping organizations leverage the use of distributed offices and telecommuting. He explains that productivity should be based on what people do, not where they do it. Yet many organizations waste money and time by forcing employees to commute to expensive central office locations.

Learn how to increase the productivity of your employees by changing where they work – this week on Business Execution Radio.

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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.

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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.

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Leslie Neitzel, Director of SuccessFactors University discusses elements that characterize successful and impactful deployments of talent management technology. Leslie explains what is required to drive adoption and effective system use beyond simply training people on how to use the technology. She highlights three key things that need to be considered when developing communication and change management programs to support new talent management processes.

Tips for creating world class technology deployments from someone who has implemented these systems across the globe – this week on People Performance Radio.

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Patrick Casseday, Manager of Training & Development for Schneider Electric describes how they leveraged 360 surveys to increase sales performance among independent distributors. Schneider Electric was faced with the challenge of relying on the sales performance of individuals who are not formally part of the company. To address this challenge they created a set of tools that allowed distributors to assess and develop the capabilities of individual sales people. Although the solution initially met resistance, the clear impact it has on the bottom line led several distribution companies to now make its use mandatory.

Gain insight into how to improve the performance of the people who sell your products, even if you do not formally manage them – this week on People Performance Radio.

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Kevin Wheeler, Chairman of the Future of Talent Institute provides an overview of demographic, technological, and cultural shifts impacting workforce productivity and performance. Drawing on extensive experience working with companies around the globe, Kevin discusses how companies are adapting to a workforce that is becoming more creative, autonomous, and heterogeneous.

What is the key to building and sustaining a highly adaptive, creative organization? What role does peer-pressure play in organizational productivity? What can leaders learn from honey bees about structuring an organization? Hear answers to these questions and much more by listening to Kevin Wheeler - this week on People Performance Radio.