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March 15th, 2011

Richard Donkin- Author: The Future of Work

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Richard Donkin has studied the nature of work for over 20 years as a columnist for the Financial Times focusing on work and employment, and as a regular contributorto Human Resources Magazine.  Richard talks about his new book, The Future of Work.  He discusses how trends in workforce demographics, social networking, and performance measurement are turning employees into suppliers:  people who view work as something they do for themselves as much as they do it for others.  How is work changing and what does it mean for you – find out this week on Business Execution Radio.

March 4th, 2011

Todd Raphael- ERE Media: Four changes transforming how companies recruit talent

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Todd Raphael is chief Editor in Chief at ERE Media, a leading provider of information on talent acquisition and recruiting.  Todd discusses what companies are doingto build the workforces required to support their business strategies, and explains four issues that are driving major changes in the world of recruiting:

·         The rise of social media.  Social media allows companies to fulfill the vision of maintaining external candidate pools.  But it poses challenges on how to differentiate your company’s message from the large amount of job information bombarding candidates.

·         Growing use of contingent workers.  Contingent and temporary workers have become a significant portion of many company’s workforce.  This poses challenges around how to effectively select and retain employees “who aren’t actually employees”.

·         The aging workforce.  We still aren’t getting any younger.  Companies have known about the aging workforce for more than a decade, but now that they are starting to retire companies are grappling with what it means to lose large numbers of your most skilled employees.

·         Greater need for skills translation.  As the economy shifts we are seeing surpluses of workers in certain sectors (e.g., construction) and shortages in others (e.g., healthcare).  Leading companies are finding ways to transition candidates from one sector of the economy to another.

Want insight into the next generation of recruiting techniques?   Listen to Todd Raphael, this week on BizX Radio!

December 23rd, 2010

Steven T. Hunt, Ph.D.- SuccessFactors: What you should go back and listen to again from 2010

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Dr. Steve Hunt, the host of Business Execution Radio provides a short recap of shows recorded in 2010.  He summarizes some of the topics addressed this year and specific shows worth revisiting.  This includes:

Using social media to drive business results: Suzy Tonini (episode 76) and Ross Fubini (86)

High performance work environments: Paul Limbrey (83)

Leveraging HRIS technology for Business Execution: Nick MacIlvane (81)

Decreasing biases in hiring, pay, and promotion decisions: Tony Greenwald (89)

Employee confidence and company performance: Jeffrey Saltzman (87) & Scott Brooks (84)

Getting from strategy to execution: Nilofer Merchant (88)

Workspaces, telecommuting and business performance: Glenn Dirks (78) & Georgia Perkey (80)

Influence of performance measurement on business execution: Dean Spitzer (77) & Jahn Ballard (79)

This is a just a small portion the valuable content in our archives.  We look forward to continuing this dialogue as we move into 2011.  Let us know if there are topics or guests or you would like hear on Business Execution Radio as we move into our 3rd year on the air.

December 2nd, 2010

Ken DeMeuse, Ph.D. – Korn/Ferry: The influence of learning agility on business results

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Dr. Ken DeMeuse is Associate Vice President of Research for Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting, the division of Korn/Ferry that includes Lominger products and services.  Ken explains the concept of learning agility and how it impact leadership and business execution.  Drawing on extensive qualitative andquantitative research, he discusses the 5 major aspects of learning agility and their influence on performance.  Of particular interest is Ken’s description of the limitations of learning agility and examples showing how high learning agility can actually hurt performance in some situations.

Learning agility is increasingly considered to be one of the major predictors of leadership potential.  Find out what it is, how to measure it, and its advantages and disadvantages this week on Business Execution Radio.

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November 11th, 2010

Enrique Washington- Generator Group: Getting the talent you need to execute.

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Enrique Washington, co-founder of Generator Group discusses methods for ensuring your company has the talent needed to support its business strategies. Drawing on his extensive experience in recruiting, Enrique discusses what line managers need to do to ensure they have access to the right talent at the right time. He also provides insight into what it takes to find and hire the best candidates.

Find out how to get the “right people on the bus” – this week on Business Execution Radio.

October 21st, 2010

Brian Fieser- 3D Results: Utilizing talent technology to align company culture and business strategy

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Brian Fieser, Partner at 3D Results discusses how companies are leveraging technology enabled talent management process to drive meaningful culture change. 3D Results is a consulting company that focuses on helping organizations define and create cultures that support their business strategies. Their approach emphasizes the use of systematic, scalable processes as tools for change.  They have a particularly strong area of expertise around the use of SuccessFactors business execution technology.

If you have ever wondered how to align company culture or “how we do things around here” with business strategies or “what we need to get done”, then you will enjoy listening to Brian Fieser, this week on Business Execution Radio.

July 16th, 2010

Jeffrey Saltzman- Org Vitality: Employee confidence, business performance and economic growth

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Dr. Jeffrey Saltzman, CEO of Org Vitality discusses employee confidence and its relationship to business profitability, economic growth, and talent retention. Employee confidence is a widely overlooked concept that has been shown to correlate highly with outcomes ranging from employee engagement levels to the economic growth of entire countries.  Jeff discusses the four major aspects of employee confidence and illustrates how leaders are using these to forecast future business performance and drive positive change within their companies.

Are you confident your company can succeed?   Do your fellow employees share this confidence?  Find out why the answers to these questions matter a lot more than you may realize – this week on Business Execution Radio.

July 1st, 2010

Ross Fubini – CubeTree: Using social network software to accelerate business performance

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Ross Fubini is co-founder of CubeTree, a company that makes social networking tools for business applications.  CubeTree has been called a “Facebook” for organizations. Ross discusses how social networking software supports communication, knowledge sharing,
and collaboration across diverse organizations. An interesting feature of this software is its flexibility to be used in a range of ways depending on company needs and employee preferences. Ross shares examples of social networking applications ranging from supporting employee training to gathering competitive intelligence.

Feeling left out of the social network? Here’s a chance to quickly plug in without having to read through a bunch of blogs, wikis, and tweets– only on Business Execution Radio.

May 21st, 2010

Scott Brooks – OrgVitality: Employee confidence, engagement and evidence based business execution

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Dr. Scott Brooks, Partner and Vice President of OrgVitality explains how evidence based management methods help drive business execution.   Scott discusses how data can prevent companies from succumbing to the “lies we tell ourselves” and focus on what truly impacts business results.  Drawing on extensive survey analytics experience, Scott emphasizes the value of going beyond employee engagement to measure things that more directly impact business outcomes.  He also shares his favorite three employee survey items having to do with resolving customer problems, trusting leadership, and feeling optimistic about the future.

Can you handle the truth about employee engagement, confidence, and business execution?  Find out by listening to Scott Brooks this week on Business Execution Radio.

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May 7th, 2010

Paul Limbrey – Elkiem: Creating high performance environments

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Paul Limbrey, president of Elkiem shares findings from a 15+ year study investigating the factors that create world class performance.  Elkiem has conducted hundreds of interviews with people who have achieved outstanding results ranging from Olympic athletes to Nobel Prize winners.  They have also studied organizations renown for creating world class performers in science, business, arts, the military, sports, and many other fields.

Want to know what enables people like Nelson Mandela, Sir Edmund Hilary, and Carl Lewis and organizations like Harvard, Juillard, US Military Special Forces, and the Australian Olympic swimming team to achieve amazing performance outcomes?  Find out by listening to Paul Limbrey this week on Business Execution Radio.


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