systematicHR
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Recruiting Dubious Talent
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Here is what the NY Times had to say about AIG executives and bonuses a few weeks ago: Now we can debate why A.I.G. felt it necessary to guarantee…
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Global Data Protection – Model Contracts
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As long as we talked about Safe Harbor in the last entry, we might as well talk about model contracts. Honestly, I don’t like this one as much as…
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Global Data Protection
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As I continue to work with global organizations, I’m a bit surprised to see a continued effort around obtaining employee consent for the export of data outside the home…
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Tri-athletes: Transitions
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Tri-athletes spend a lot of time working on their transitions. How many seconds does it take to get out of the water and into cycling shoes, and then onto…
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Tri-athletes: Skills
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It is not real secret that cyclists the world over hold tri-athletes in general contempt. The general consensus is that when a tri-athlete is on the bike, their bike…
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Changing Governance Based on Complexity
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So I suppose first and foremost, I’ll need to admit that I didn’t even read nearly the entire article I happen to be referring to in this post. I’m…
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Talentism.com is Back
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This is just a general announcement for those who may have taken talentism.com off their feed readers (like I did). This is one of the smartest and thoughtful blogs…
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Engagement Overkill?
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No pun intended. But I’m troubled and I don’t get it. This morning the acting CFO over at Freddie Mac committed suicide. He was brought in after the bailout,…
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Symphony: Scope of Sight
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From where the conductor stands, she sees and hears everything. This is the perfect place from which to direct and convey small changes in vision. The conductor is perfectly…
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Collaborative Teams
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04-20 I’ll admit that as much as I talk about web 2.0 and collaboration networks, collaboration is simply not a set of tools. Collaboration can be made more efficient…
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Symphony: Individual Performers
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04-15 In a symphony, there are no individual performers. There can’t be. The whole point of a symphony is individual elements coming together to form a single cohesive vision…
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Internal Succession Plans
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In the recent explosive growth of talent management, performance and recruiting always seemed to be the drivers, but compensation administration and succession planning always seemed close behind. I’ve always…
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Symphony: A Light Touch
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One of the secrets of good conducting is to have a light touch. What actually happens is when a conductor tries to force movements or over-emphasize and overpower the…
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HR Technology Supply and Demand Curves
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I’ve written about it, and so have many others. The economy sucks. Thus, software sales in the HR technology space must also be down. In fact, I’m pretty sure…
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Symphony: Trust Your Section Leads
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It’s pretty amazing when you watch a symphony or orchestra work. You see the conductor doing her thing front and center. You see violins sitting together in perfect coordination,…
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systematicHR’s 4th year
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Well, I finally hit 4 years. The deal was to go to 4 years or 1000 posts, whichever came first. Honestly, the last year was a it rough –…
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Changing Governance Based on Complexity
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So I suppose first and foremost, I’ll need to admit that I didn’t even read nearly the entire article I happen to be referring to in this post. I’m…
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Innovating for Sales
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A while back I observed some talent software from a leading talent management vendor. They were excited to show me their innovations around presenting a “seating chart” that would…
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Talent 2.0
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What the heck is Talent 2.0? Well first of all, it’s not here yet. Second of all, it probably makes more sense to define Talent 1.0 before I can…
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Compliance Reporting
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Is there anything worth while about compliance reporting? We do EEO1s, OFCCP, VETS, and do we get anything good out of it? Lets face it, while there might be…