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HR Technology Conference Reactions: Social Media Panel
Read more: HR Technology Conference Reactions: Social Media PanelI’ll admit. I’m devastated. Lexy Martin and Thomas Otter were both presenting at the same time as this session. Had I the option, I would have pulled a Hermione Granger Time Turner thing. You know where she goes back in time to take more classes? I’d do that for these 3 sessions, but instead, I’m…
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Taleo Love Fest (But…)
Jason wrote about Taleo a few weeks ago, and in a rare moment I completely agree. Actually, I usually do agree with Jason which is a bit disappointing since I like picking fights. My only concerns with Taleo are 1) they are showing up late to the broader talent management party and 2) talent management…
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Planning for HRO Technology
HRO Today had an interesting article about process and governance in the HRO buying lifecycle and applying them to your technology selection. In it, HRO Today looked at three components to the partnership: strategic goals, statement of work, and detailed requirements. Perhaps their intent was not to prioritize, but I think they got these in…
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Quantifying Competency’s Effect on Productivity
A recent McKinsey survey published in Mckinsey Quarterly ((Reineke, Spiller, Ungerman, 2007. “The Talent Factor in Purchasing.” McKinsey Quarterly 2007 Number 1. Page 6)) highlighted a study on the purchasing organization and the correlation of core competencies to an organization’s bottom line. While the purchasing organization has a clear and direct line to total costs…
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Real Lesson From Despair.com: Discovery
A company that will go to the ends of the Earth for its people will find it can hire them for about 10% of the cost of Americans. ((Despair.com)) I have argued many times that there is actually nothing wrong with outsourcing and offshoring. Let’s face it, offshoring manufacturing is good for developing countries, and…
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Offshoring Disproportionately Effects the U.S.
Much of the talk about offshoring is about India and China. With good reason too. India and China both have over 1B people each, and if you think about the “law of large numbers” even a small increase in skills translates into a huge competitive advantage against other industrialized nations. The real story however, is…
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The Evolution of the Workforce
It seems I make a point of talking about the millennial generation (those emerging into the workforce now), and how there seems to be a perception that they are less motivated than prior generations. It’s probably true that they were given broader opportunities than prior generations while growing up. This simply means that they generally…
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The Struggles of Vendor Integration
Oracle owns PeopleSoft, Sieble, and countless others. Kenexa takes Brassring and Webhire. ADP acquires someone every year or two. There are some obvious things these vendors need to do to integrate the acquired companies. Bill Kutik of HREonline has a great “Cynic’s Six Steps to Application Integration.” Press Release Integration Collateral Integration Portal Integration User…
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Interviewing’s Best Answers
There’s a blogspot site out there with the “best” answers to the 64 most common interview questions. I remember each time I ever went looking for a job (or when jobs came looking for me) that before I’d go in for interviews, I always made sure I knew what my personal philosophies were on a…
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Real Lesson From Despair.com: Demotivation
Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. ((Despair.com)) As mean as it sounds, it may be true. We all know the famous method that Jack Welch popularized at GE – remove the bottom 10% of the workforce each year. The idea here is that there almost…
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HR Versus Finance – Influence, Power, and a Seat at the Table Part 2
Lowell Bryan wrote in the McKinsey Quarterly that there is a new metric around: Times have changed and ROIC is no longer important – the new metric is profit per employee. ((Bryan, Lowell, 2007. “The New Metrics of Corporate Performance: Profit per Employee.” McKinsey Quarterly 2007 Number 1. Page 56)) Again, we look at the…