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Nerves and Decision Governance
Read more: Nerves and Decision GovernanceWhat makes us intelligent, able to make decisions based on our surrounding and pdictions of the future is not that we have an emmense amount of knowledge packed into our brains. Rather, what makes us different as human beings is that we have a great deal of nerves and nerve connections. It is these connections…
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HRMS Implementation? or just Outsource?
After writing about the #1 and #2 factors for successful implementations last week, I received this comment from Eric on the ability of smaller organizations to understand and focus on good business process. Eric’s comment linked back to a post on his site called “Another Reason Why HR Should Be Totally Outsourced?” and being the…
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The #2 Factor for Successful HRMS Implementation
Success factor #2? Well, once again, it’s not about the vendor. It’s about you as a client implementing a solution. #2 is your internal governance. We reflected on it briefly in the prior article, but governance is really the definition of vision, the executive sponsorship and the infrastructure on decision making. Of those 3 factors,…
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The #1 Factor for Successful HRMS Implementation
Every HRMS vendor on the face of this earth will assert increased productivity, enhanced process efficiency and a plethroa of other incredible benefits your company will attain by purchasing and implementing their software. Each one of them is probably correct to some degree depending both on their software and your current state of activities. If…
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Leadership, Brand, and Engaging Employees
Leadership creates both the external product brand, and the internal employer brand. All three of these elements then go on to affect employee engagement, which continues to affect the external product brand. The focus and attention of the employee on the quality of their work directly impacts the customer experience with their product. As we…
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Leadership part 3 – Todd Thomson
Prior Posts: Leadership Intro Leadership Part 1 – Art Weinbach Leadership part 2 – Marcus Buckingham In the Part 3 interview, We’ll look at Wharton’s interview with Todd Thomson (chairman and CEO of Citigroup Inc.’s Global Wealth Management division). I think it all comes down to leadership. That’s true for any job where you are…
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Authoria Introduces Recruiting
Authoria Recruiting is big news simply because it expands the reach of the talent management suite. Most vendors claiming to be TMS have either been talent acquisition without the rest, or talent management without the aquisition. Recruitmax was the notable exception for a long time, but with Kenexa buying WebHire, Authoria releasing Authoria Recruiting, Taleo…
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HR Vendors and Sport Sponsorships
systematicHR wants to know if there are any outsourcers or HR technology firms that sponsor sporting figures. Here are a couple of examples: ADP and Tom Lehman Paychex and Jeff Sluman This might be a bit whimsical, but what I’m trying to figure out, is if you can link market share or stock price growth…
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Hot HR Issues – Part 2
The Conference Board of Canada did an interview with Dave Ulrich where he stated “the 21st century will belong to human resources and to organizational capabilities.” ((Thanks to Romain of unknow origin for pointing me to the Conference Board of CA’s website an a comment here)) ((The Conference Board of Canada, August 2004. “Hot HR…
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Hot HR Issues – Part 1
The Conference Board of Canada did an interview with Dave Ulrich where he stated “the 21st century will belong to human resources and to organizational capabilities.” ((Thanks to Romain of unknow origin for pointing me to the Conference Board of CA’s website an a comment here)) ((The Conference Board of Canada, August 2004. “Hot HR…
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Leadership part 2 – Marcus Buckingham
Prior Posts: Leadership Intro Leadership Part 1 – Art Weinbach In the Part 2 interview, We’ll look at Wharton’s interview with Marcus Buckingham. According to Buckingham, the best managers share one talent — the ability to find, and then capitalize upon, their employees’ unique traits. “The guiding principle is, ‘How can I take this person’s…