Myth 2: Executive succession planning is essential for the ongoing success of any company – actually, from an employee performance and retention perspective at larger companies, managers have more direct impact than executives. Myth 3: Canned reviews are better than none- actually this is true, but it’s still not good enough and we shouldn’t settle for it. How un-motivating. MORE

This movie is an exact depiction of every HR conference I’ve ever attended since 2008. I’m obsessed with the movie Cedar Rapids. Have you seen it? Insurance brokers in Iowa get crunk. Hijinx ensue. What’s not to love? Since watching the film, I’ve been laser focused on doing a conference in Cedar Rapids. swear to god, this is true. It’s a bucket list item. MORE

Glassdoor, like the earlier Vault.com, allows employees to anonymously rank and rant on their employers publicly.Even in today''s world of transparency and social media, this is one area that companies would be wise to take an immediate stance against and prohibit the use of posting on this site. The employers being targeted, particularly Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, should create a firm policy MORE

On May 31, 2013, Aurico earned the ISO 9001:2008 Certification through an ANAB accredited certification body, AudIT³, LLC. Hopkinson stated “I concluded that Aurico had established and maintained a management system in line with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008, and demonstrated to me that it had the ability to systematically achieve the requirements for the service it provides, in line with the scope of its activities and in accordance with its policy and objectives. Auditor John E. As such the recommendation for certification was without equivocation.” Awards MORE

One delightful and unexpected outcome of Nobscot''s Charity Holiday gift is how it inspired one of our employees and her family to change the way they celebrate the holidays this year.I am very enthused to share this guest post from Ashley DiFlorio.My name is Ashley DiFlorio. My mother, Laura works for Nobscot Corporation. We sat around the dinner table one night and my Mom was explaining how MORE

I'm back home. know you missed me. (Or at least my trolls missed me! know they wanted to pounce on me for something and I wasn't writing anything! Sob.) We had a marvelous time. Although, I will warn you that red-eye flights sound good in theory (the kids will sleep!), but in reality, they are unpleasant. sent offspring 1 over to the neighbors, so we could take a nap. Really. And to blogging. MORE

This has nothing to do with HR, but it would be so phenomenally horrible if it happened to you. But it would also be really funny MORE

For many people, the end of the year brings on a nasty case of the blues. According to Monique Rissen Harrisberg of The Stress Clinic, "Most nervous break-downs, burn – outs, illness and depression occur just before Christmas."This This can spill over into the workplace and create a slowed down, negative environment just when you are looking for a fresh, bright start for the new year.The good news is MORE

The markets stink, the global economic mood is depressed, people aren’t spending money and every day the papers and Web news sites have new, bad news. Strange as it may seem, I’m excited. This is the ideal time for Software-as-a-Service MORE

We are a very small company and, up until now, haven’t had a need for anything more than a vacation policy. Recently, I have been placed in charge of creating a sick leave policy or PTO policy. My research has lead me to wonder about the legality of our vacation policy. Basically we are given a set number of days off for various years of service. Where the issue lies is taking the vacation time. So if I take 5 day vacation in January, I only have to use 2 ½ days of my paid vacation time. If I take the same vacation in July, I have to use 7 ½ days of my paid vacation time. Yes, you heard me. MORE

The latest Carnival of HR is up over at The Career Encourager MORE

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I suspect some of you have had this conversation as well. Via Volokh Conspiracy MORE

I work at a small company that has been struggling for a long time now. couple years ago the I was faced with a choice. Get paid under the table, accept a 25% pay cut, and lose health insurance or lose my job. chose to become an "undocumented worker." So I not have paid or filed for taxes since 2006. would like to be legitimate and pay my taxes but I live paycheck to paycheck and I really can't pay even this years taxes, much less taxes from previous years. Bankruptcy would offer one potential solution and is worth consideration. But my questions are not about bankruptcy but rather employment. MORE

I want to join the wonderful world of HR because it is just so darn interesting. really think I could be a good HR analyst going into comp and benefits since I have been in consulting for six years and have a lot of financial data analysis, communication, and customer service skills. My issue is.when I am asked for my past salary, I am afraid to put down what I was really making before I dropped out of consulting (in the high 70's) because I don't want to be taken out of the pool of applicants. want to be truthful but maybe the truth will hurt. What do you think? Don't sell yourself short. MORE

The term “Cloud Computing” is getting a lot of air play these days — it is the computing equivalent of a U.S. Presidential Election. It has loads of twists and turns, plenty of eager participants, lots of money being spent on it and it gets to consume large amounts of the news cycle…often without a lot of new information. So what exactly is “Cloud Computing”? I’m gonna have a crack at answering that question and (as an encore) talk a little about where Workday stands in the whole Cloud Computing debate MORE

First I must say how much I’ve enjoyed your blog – it helped me a lot when I applied for a new job last year. Now (for only the second time in my career) I work for a company that is large enough to actually have an HR department! My question is, I see references to roles such as ‘HR Generalist’ and ‘HR Business Partner’, and I’m sure there are more I haven’t found yet. Could you please give a quick summary of the various HR roles and the differences? Oh the desire for Snark is overwhelming me. I may not be able to hold back. These answers are based on my experiences, YMMV. Go there. Go to ER. MORE

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I work at a small company that has been struggling for a long time now. couple years ago the I was faced with a choice. Get paid under the table, accept a 25% pay cut, and lose health insurance or lose my job. chose to become an "undocumented worker." So I not have paid or filed for taxes since 2006. would like to be legitimate and pay my taxes but I live paycheck to paycheck and I really can't pay even this years taxes, much less taxes from previous years. Bankruptcy would offer one potential solution and is worth consideration. But my questions are not about bankruptcy but rather employment. MORE

According to an article in MIT Sloan Management Review Fall 2008, some companies in India are experiencing turnover rates of young professionals of up to 50% per year. Employee Retention is not just a North American challenge. In some global markets, the rate of employee turnover is reaching close to unsustainable levels. Can you imagine 100% turnover every 24 months?India''s India''s initial approach to MORE

The latest Carnival of HR is up over at The Career Encourager MORE

Since joining Cisco in 2008, Gail Batac has served in several key roles within the brand’s mobile enterprise service. About Gail Batac. As a product manager, she led the team that released Cisco’s first mobile enterprise instant messaging applications, seamlessly working across Blackberry, iOS, Windows and various platforms. Mobile MORE

This has nothing to do with HR, but it would be so phenomenally horrible if it happened to you. But it would also be really funny MORE

Do you think HR has nothing to do with ISO 9001:2008? Using a talent management system can help you meet the requirements and certifications set out in ISO 9001:2008, improve your company’s operations, align individual and organizational goals, and boost customer satisfaction So wrong! MORE

I'm back home. know you missed me. (Or at least my trolls missed me! know they wanted to pounce on me for something and I wasn't writing anything! Sob.) We had a marvelous time. Although, I will warn you that red-eye flights sound good in theory (the kids will sleep!), but in reality, they are unpleasant. sent offspring 1 over to the neighbors, so we could take a nap. Really. And to blogging. MORE

I got tagged by William the Coroner. normally don't play tag, but he said I was "hysterical." I am assuming he means that as "funny" and not as "some freaky crazy lady". Since I'm a sucker for compliments, I'll play his silly game, which is to list 6 habits/quirks/things about me and tag others. draw the line at tagging others, but I'll list 6 quirks. 1. What were they thinking? 4. MORE

On re-reading the last post I wrote, I was wondering if it was a little over the top? Was I spending too much time inside Workday drinking a little too much of our own kool aid? believing too much in our own hype? (as you can see, this sentence could go for ever MORE

Thanks to George Bush and the economic crash in 2008, the internet gave me an opportunity to be helpful. I’m missing a tweet-up in Raleigh , tonight. I’m bummed. have to work. By working, I mean that I have to go to another town and talk about some stuff. Then I get to have dinner with friends that I initially met through the internet. Man, the internet is something else! It did. MORE

It''s been very gratifying to receive so much positive feedback from clients regarding Nobscot''s Charity Holiday Gift. It appears that HR professionals are both incredibly generous and happy for a good excuse to avoid high caloric treats.After one full week and approximately 100 votes, Feeding America is holding strong in the top position. Habitat for Humanity made a big leap from eighth place MORE

We moved to North Carolina in 2008. My husband and I can’t seem to agree on beds. We had a queen-sized Stearns & Foster mattress that was slowly turning into a taco. Every night, I slept in a saggy pocket of sadness. We eventually had a conversation about the bed in 2010 or 2011. I don’t remember. We went to Macy’s and bought a Serta innerspring bed. No drama. Jesus.). MORE

Here we are entering the worst recession in more than 30 years, reading about layoffs, downsizing, and restructuring in almost every industry. So why would I start our 2009 research with a discussion. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. MORE

I admire Best Buy for many of its innovative practices, its growth and success over its competitors and the general quality of its business.That''s why I was surprised to see the enormous Human Resources risk that they just announced that has the potential to cost them greatly for many years to come.(See See my blog post Top 5 Worst Human Resources Practices for Surviving the Bad Economy Workforce MORE

Business and HR leaders have been focused on integrated talent management for the last three years now, and it is clear that talent management concepts, strategy, and solutions have started to. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. MORE

We are four days into the voting and Big Brothers Big Sisters and Feeding America remain in the top three for the Nobscot Charity Holiday Gift poll. There is now a tie for third place between Boys and Girls Clubs, Global Fund for Women and YMCA. All ten of the charities, which were selected by Nobscot employees, are outstanding organizations. We''ll be happy to send the donation gift money to MORE

Today Softscape settled the lawsuit filed by SuccessFactors in March of 2008. This lawsuit, which we wrote about in a prior blog post, revolved around a contentious sales presentation which was. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. MORE

have attended  SHRM’s annual conference since 2008, but I’m sitting this year out. Chicago 2008. Photo by Heather Bussing. The one thing I love about the event is that I make enduring “SHRM memories.” ” I thought I’d share some of them with you. applied for a press pass and was accepted as one of the first bloggers to attend SHRM. It doesn’t. MORE

I woke up to this great email from a Mentor Scout client this morning:My votes are in:1. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, because my niece was a beneficiary of a program like this and I believe it saved her life. she is currently a thriving Freshman at Smith College on a full scholarship package)2. Boys and Girls Clubs; supporting this program is an investment in our future - our MORE

I'm a fan of transparency, efficiency and as little paperwork as possible. It seems the school system tries to be opaque, mind-numbingly slow and filled with paper. As I navigated the system, I started to think "this is why people hate HR," because as much as I love letting people know what's going on, I know not all HR departments are like that. All of these trips involved filling out forms. MORE

A friend of mine asked me this and since I am not in HR, I wanted to get a professional opinion. She had an interview a few months ago, and a couple of weeks later found out she didn't get the job. Last week she saw that the company is advertising the position again, so she forwarded her resume to them again and said she was still interested. The response she got back was an email stating they are "pursuing other candidates". My friend wants to if it is ever okay to ask them why they aren't considering her. Am I right? What would you advise? Yes, yes, I understand. Other people would. Right? MORE

I'm a fan of transparency, efficiency and as little paperwork as possible. It seems the school system tries to be opaque, mind-numbingly slow and filled with paper. As I navigated the system, I started to think "this is why people hate HR," because as much as I love letting people know what's going on, I know not all HR departments are like that. All of these trips involved filling out forms. MORE