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PeopleStrategy® to Host Charity Golf Event to Benefit the Scarborough and Friends Foundation
PeopleStrategy
OCTOBER 24, 2015
Founded in 2005 by Sam and April Scarborough, the Scarborough & Friends Foundation (SAFF) provides financial assistance and support to families with members who suffer from terminal, chronic or debilitating illnesses. Atlanta-based HCM solution provider and non-profit organization join forces to help families in need. Follow Trey’s journey at https://www.facebook.com/HopeForTrey?fref=nf.
PeopleStrategy® Raises Over $10,000 for the Scarborough and Friends Foundation
PeopleStrategy
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Founded in 2005, SAFF has provided financial assistance and support to dozens of families with members who suffer from terminal, chronic and debilitating illnesses. “We are thrilled to be able to help SAFF make a difference for Trey Mills and his mom, Summer,” said David Fiacco, president and COO of PeopleStrategy. Follow Trey’s journey at https://www.facebook.com/HopeForTrey?fref=nf.
Workday Turns 9: A Look Back at What We Saw in 2005
Workday
MARCH 25, 2014
I recently spoke at a conference where I was asked the question, “What did Workday see in the market that made you think there was any opportunity for a new enterprise player?” Time constraints and the element of surprise conspired to make my answer sub-optimal at the moment.
SCOTUS Rules CAFA Removal Notices Need Contain Only a Plausible Allegation That Amount in Controversy is Satisfied
Ogletree Deakins
DECEMBER 15, 2014
On December 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States decided a critical issue regarding Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA) removals. Class Action amount in controversy CAFA Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 Class Actions Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. Specifically, the Supreme Court settled a controversy surrounding what information a removing defendant must provide regarding the CAFA amount in controversy in its notice of removal. Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co., LLC v. Owens , No. 13–719, Supreme Court of the United States (December 15, 2014). Background.
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On-Demand is a power plant
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 27, 2005
A pretty good article in the San Francisco Chronicle on Christmas day about On-Demand software. More or less a primer on On-Demand, it profiles a number of SaaS (Software as a Service) companies including RightNow, Salesforce.com and NetSuite. Here’s a snippet from the article in which On-Demand is explained. My favorite part is at the […]. Uncategorized SaaS Small/Medium Sized Companies Software as a Service
On robots and performance reviews
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 20, 2005
The seeds of an interesting conversation are planting themselves here with this post called "So that’s why my peformance reviews sound like they were written by a robot" and here at systematicHR (especially in the notes by our good friend regina.) The topic, in regina’s words: "technology can be an enabler of creating an engaged […]. Strategic HR Talent Management Employee Performance Management Performance Evaluations Performance Reviews Thinking About HR Workforce Performance Management
WooHoo, it’s performance review time
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 19, 2005
Over the weekend, Newsday – a NY newspaper – published an article called "Hey, boss, improve those performance reviews" that quoted some of the stories that have been submitted to our Worst Review contest. The article is about some of the reasons reviews are often so poorly given and poorly received and talks about some […]. Talent Management Employee Performance Management Performance Evaluations Performance Reviews Small/Medium Sized Companies Workforce Performance Management
On-demand HR apps for SMBs
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 14, 2005
Interesting report from AMI Research showing that On-demand HR applications are taking off among small and medium sized businesses. There’s a very strong case to be made for software as a service (SaaS) use among SMBs – low upfront costs, easy implementations, high configurability, super-quick time to real value and so forth. We released a […]. Strategic HR Talent Management Employee Performance Management Goal Alignment performance management Performance Reviews SaaS Small/Medium Sized Companies Software as a Service Workforce Performance Management
Succession planning beef, anyone?
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 14, 2005
Sometimes all the high-level talk about performance management can leave you – how should I put this? – wanting more. Today I sat through a 45 minute webinar that left me thinking – "alright, I know you CAN do it, and it SHOULD work – but can you show me HOW TO do it, and […]. Strategic HR Talent Management Employee Performance Management performance management Small/Medium Sized Companies Succession Planning Workforce Performance Management
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SAP/Oracle ignoring HR?
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 13, 2005
Jason Corsello asks the question about SAP after attending the company’s Industry Analyst Conference in Las Vegas. Apparently, not much time was spent on it – Jason says 15 minutes out of two days. Then, DubDubs wonders about Oracle – saying that the HR track at OracleWorld was left until the last day – resulting […]. Talent Management Employee Performance Management Software as a Service Workforce Performance Management
Purposeless platforms
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 12, 2005
Greg Gianforte from RightNow Technologies published a piece in BusinessWeek Online today about the validity of the software "platform" concept. In his mind, a platform (like Oracle’s upcoming Fusion) is something customers don’t need or want and that doesn’t solve any real customer problems. In his parlance, it’s "marketecture," a marketing creation that does no […]. Uncategorized Software as a Service
Best friends forever: HR and Marketing
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 12, 2005
Frank "The Proposalnator" Lynn (author of this recent post) points me to an article in Fortune called "For Happier Customers, Call HR." It echoes something I heard recently at a talk given by the legendary Jac Fitz-Enz – namely that unless marketing backs up its taglines with some customer service people who drink the kool-aid, […]. Talent Management Employee Performance Management performance management Workforce Performance Management
More on forced ranking
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 8, 2005
As a followup to a previous post on forced ranking, I thought you’d like to see this article at workforce.com. It reprints an appendix from Dick Grote’s new book called Forced Ranking: Making Performance Management Work. It’s a memo from a CEO to his company explaining the benefits of an upcoming forced ranking process and […]. Talent Management Employee Performance Management performance management Performance Reviews Workforce Performance Management
Frank Lynn guest posts: It’s a trust issue
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 8, 2005
One of my favorite 80’s TV shows was Sledge Hammer. Hammer was an offbeat cop in the Get Smart/Monk tradition who had a great tagline: “Trust me. know what I’m doing.” ” This was the ultimate ironic statement because his wacky, unconventional methods didn’t exactly reinforce to the viewer that he knew what he was […]. Talent Management performance management
Worstreview.com at The Fast Company Weblog
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 7, 2005
Our little contest is covered over at FC Now by Kevin Ohannessian. Kevin also comes through with his own thoughts on why the performance review process is "along the lines of a trip to the DMV." He’s not wrong – so many of us treat annual reviews as a chore to get through (though probably […]. Talent Management Performance Reviews
The HR Tech Shootout Redux
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 7, 2005
DubDubs from systematicHR (Previously Known As The HR Technology Discussion board – so update your links) has some new thoughts on the performance management shootout from the HR Tech show in Chicago. Although he wasn’t there, his (very educated and experienced) feeling is that Authoria won becuase of a spiffy user interface and solid integration […]. Talent Management performance management Workforce Performance Management
The end of holiday bonuses?
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 7, 2005
Hewitt reports on the results of a small survey of Canadian compaines in which 66% of companies surveyed said they had no intention of paying out holiday bonuses. Instead, bonuses are being tied to performance because, among other things, "organizations remain under tremendous pressure to deliver results, and variable pay plans continue to be the […]. Talent Management Employee Performance Management Workforce Performance Management
Some ideas on employee engagement
SuccessFactors
DECEMBER 5, 2005
Good ol’ SuccessFactors is highlighted today in an article in the San Jose Business Journal. The article, called "Fully-engaged workers contribute more to bottom line" covers a lot of ground talking about the impact of engagement on issues from turnover to training. It also speaks to some of the ways companies like Yahoo! are working […]. Strategic HR Talent Management Thinking About HR Workforce Performance Management
Obedient Employees Fall Victim to Hoax
Nobscot
NOVEMBER 27, 2005
Last year I wrote about corporate prank email and the hoax that was successfully perpetrated on a Starbuck''s Human Resources assistant. The prankster, Shizzy Joyce, pretended to be the President of Starbucks and asked the HR assistant to do a number of unusual tasks such as spying on the head of HR and firing the "fat girl." As bad as this was, it pales in comparison to the trick (crime) that has
Motivating the Troops (and paying them for their performance)
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 29, 2005
BusinessWeek highlights "Electronic Scorecards" used in the banking industry. The article tells the tale of a Kansas City based bank called UMD Financial that’s using performance management to align goals and pay for performance. From the article: In the past the bank paid people based primarily on seniority and cost-of-living adjustments. Now a substantial part […]. Strategic HR Talent Management Employee Performance Management performance management Thinking About HR Workforce Performance Management
Implementation is Key
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 29, 2005
Watson Wyatt released a study today which shows that while employers are leveraging best practices when designing their performance management programs, they are falling short in the implementation of those programs. From the study’s summary: In designing their performance management programs, most employers have adopted best practices — including providing a formal yearly review (98 […]. Strategic HR Talent Management Employee Performance Management performance management Performance Reviews Thinking About HR Workforce Performance Management
Google does Goal Alignment
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 29, 2005
Business 2.0 talks to Google CEO Eric Schmidt about goal alignment (even if they don’t use the words). Here’s "the … formula he uses to stay on track while innovating: Spend 70 percent of your time on the core business, 20 percent on related projects, and 10 percent on unrelated new businesses." In Schmidt’s words: […]. Strategic HR Goal Alignment
Happy Thanksgiving!
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 23, 2005
Been traveling today (back to good old NYC), so I haven’t had a chance to post anything of substance, but I thought I would take a minute to wish a happy thanksgiving from all of us at SuccessFactors to all of you. Enjoy the Turkey. Smile a Lot. See you next week
Things are Heating Up at Worstreview.com
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 23, 2005
Things are getting good. raft of new posts over at worstreview.com. If you’re not hip to the contest, it’s a little game we’re playing to find the worst performance review ever. Prizes, fun and games. Like a carnival. Go check it out – tell us a story or post some comments to the contest […
SuccessFactors Suite Reviewed
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 21, 2005
HR Blogger, DubDubs, who writes a fantastic, focused HR Tech blog sat in recently on a SuccessFactors webinar and posted his thoughts. Talent Management Workforce Performance Management
Too Many 360’s?
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 21, 2005
The Leadership Now blog talks about what can only be deemed a terrifically bad 360 process at a fortune 500 company. Don Blohowiak recounts the sad tale of a manager with so many 360′s to do, he and his team basically submit a boilerplate response to everyone. To boot, HR uses the 360′s to help […]. Talent Management Performance Reviews Workforce Performance Management
Software’s Eve of Destruction
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 18, 2005
Is the era of traditional enterprise software (Hardware, Software, Configure, Integrate, Test, Deploy) ending? Our customers think it is, we think it is, and now Wall Street is coming around, too. In an article on thestreet.com called "Software’s Eve of Destruction," Kevin Kelleher talks to Gordon Ritter – a Partner at Emergence Capital (one of […]. Uncategorized SaaS Software as a Service
All About Forced Ranking (AKA the Dreaded Curve)
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 18, 2005
HBS’s Working Knowledge recently published an article on using Forced Ranking in performance management. I’ll get into the conclusions of the article, but first – what is Forced Ranking? Well, Forced Ranking is a method by which managers evaluate employees relative to the performance of other employees. It’s a little like the curve I had […]. Strategic HR Talent Management performance management Thinking About HR Workforce Performance Management
The Best Review Contest?
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 17, 2005
Regina at Bnet’s HR’s Brand New Experience blog thinks we should be having a best review contest in addition to a worst review contest. like the angle, and she’s got a post about her best review ever. I’d like to get a "comforting basket," the night before my review, too! Some good ideas for […]. Talent Management Performance Reviews Workforce Performance Management
SaaS for Small Business
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
Anita at the Small Business Trends blog is talking about the impact Software as as Service (SaaS or SaS) is having on small business. She does a great roundup of some of the discussion going on right now and talk about the benefit to be reaped by small businesses. Money Quote: If you are a […]. Uncategorized SaaS Software as a Service
The Next Y2K – Talent Management?
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
Got a tip on this interview with a Deloitte HR consultant named Andy Peck on Talent Management / Succession Planning. His Take: The biggest long-term issue is the lack of talent-management strategies and the relationship with changing demographics. By 2008 many baby boomers will be retiring, which will put enormous pressure on the workforce. One […]. Strategic HR Succession Planning Talent Management
“The Office” Tackles Performance Reviews
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 15, 2005
Through the miracle of Tivo, I just caught "The Office" on NBC. If you don’t watch it, you should – it’s a brilliant commentary on the nature of working for a company. Anyway, this episode found the good folks at Dunder Mifflin talking about performance reviews and I thought you might get a giggle out […]. Talent Management Performance Reviews
Why is Peformance Management “De-energizing and Negative?”
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 14, 2005
Gautam’s talking about performance reviews today. He asks "If it serves so many functions why is it often such a de-energising and negative process?" It’s a fair question. Here are two guesses: 1. – The medium is the message. If you’ve got to slog through reams of paper to do your reviews, it almost doesn’t […]. Talent Management Performance Reviews Workforce Performance Management
Have We Forgotten About the Employee?
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 9, 2005
Our own Rob Bernshteyn published an article with the above title in the most recent edition of IHRIM.link. It discusses the complex issue of how workforce performance management systems actually treat the employees and managers that are expected to use them. While terms like "human capital supply" are bandied about pretty freely, can we really […]. Strategic HR Talent Management performance management Thinking About HR Workforce Performance Management
Performance Reviews Done Too Quickly?
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 9, 2005
Is such a thing even possible? Well, I wasn’t able to attend our most recent user group meeting in Chicago, but Randy Reynolds tells me about an interesting comment from some of our customers. We unveiled some new interface enhancements at the meeting that reduce the number of steps managers have to go through to […]. Talent Management Performance Reviews Workforce Performance Management
The Deal with HR-XML (and Podcast)
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 9, 2005
There have been some annoucements recently about the HR-XML standard so I thought I’d inquire about what was happening on that front within SuccessFactors. So, I had a conversation with Doug Ito who has been doing some work on it from our side. First – what is this thing? Well, it’s an attempt to make […]. Talent Management performance management
Safe Harbor Certification
SuccessFactors
NOVEMBER 9, 2005
Safe Harbor Certification is a program set up by the US Department of Commerce in partnership with the European Union. The deal is that the EU passed some regulations dealing with the privacy of its citizens’ data back in 1998 and the certification program was set up to help verify that US companies comply with […
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