Monday, March 12, 2012 :00am. Workforce Analytics: Seven Common Mistakes in Selecting HR Metrics By Lois Melbourne. Unfortunately, measurements and metrics can so easily go awry: most data pulled by organizations are not very informative or interesting. I’ll try to help you beware and be prepared. Here are what we’ve found to be some of the most common metric selection mistakes. MORE

Tuesday, 24 April 2012. And it’s no wonder that, if organisations are giving up on career development, that in their 2012 Management Agenda , Roffey find that 30% of employees (35% in the public sector) feel their careers are on hold. ▼ 2012. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Bio-Contact. Consulting. Speaking. Writing. About-HCM. Welcome. Connect with me. Jon Ingham. MORE

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 :00am. Functional Affirmative Action Program Agreement Revisions Approved: What Does This Mean for Your Organization? By Julia Méndez, CAAP, PHR, CELS. What can federal contractors look forward to under the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) recent approval of the revised Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) Directive ? MORE

On that note, wish you an “excellent” 2012. Books/Reviews Random Musings 2012 change managing change sense of urgency urgencyBusiness ecosystem is rapidly changing – and as a student of personal and organizational change, I recently re-read Dr. John Kotter’s book (published in 2008) titled “A Sense of Urgency”. have read it before and somehow felt the need to read it again. MORE

Thursday, November 1, 2012 :00am. Forging a Shield against Pay Discrimination Claims By Murray Simpson. Federal agencies such as the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have taken a notable interest in ensuring that employers’ compensation practices are free from discrimination. Read More » read more MORE

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2012 was a fantastic year. 2012 also bought me the recognition amongst “ Top 20 Indian HR Influencers on Social Media (at #4) ” by Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM India. As I look back at 2012 in terms of blogging, here are some of my important lessons, one for each month along with a respective snippet. February 2012: In Praise of Comprehension and Meaning. MORE

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 :00am. The Once-Over: A Few Resume Tips By Gabriella Angiolillo. What do recruiters and those who live in the Upper East Side have in common? The “once-over.” ” The “once over” is when those who live in the Upper East Side look a person up from head to toe to assess their style. Read More » read more MORE

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 :00am. Peoplefluent Mobile HCM Suite Recognized by Ventana Research By Jim Bowley. Peoplefluent is pleased to receive a Ventana Research Technology Innovation Award for the Peoplefluent suite of Mobile HCM solutions. Read More » read more MORE

Thursday, November 15, 2012 :00am. The Psychological Contract: Engaging throughout the Hierarchy of Needs By Gabriella Angiolillo. Today’s employees are skilled knowledge workers whose minds are the (arguably) most important capital for a majority of companies. With minds comes independent thought. Read More » read more MORE

This week’s post in our Recruiter Insights series featuring our own recruiters is by Adam DiLuzio, Sales Recruiter at SuccessFactors. We’re currently hiring very aggressively in sales and Adam felt a blog post specifically for those types of candidates would be very useful and we hope you do to. I am often asked “What do […]. SuccessFactors Careers careers Jobs Recruiter sales MORE

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 :00am. Workforce Planning for Wise Business Decisions: Notes on Aquire Wisdom 2012 By Jim Bowley. Workforce planning represents a powerful way for businesses to make talent management decisions based on fact, not on intuition. The following are some highlights from these sessions: Read More » read more MORE

First up will be Bersin’s Impact 2012 in St Petersburg, from 10 to 12 April. I’ve got a couple of great conferences coming up over the next few months. love Bersin’s research, having been introduced to this about five years ago whilst working for an elearning group in the UK when their research was mainly focused on learning too. Sometimes I despair! So follow the action here! MORE

My last post emphasized on balancing processes and practices with emotion when leading projects. HR folks know this as “employee engagement”. In simplest terms, people have a choice to do a great job or a mediocre one. They exercise this choice based on the emotional connection with purpose of project/team/organization. Why all this buzz around MORE

2012 Keynote Speakers. Dr. Carla O''Dell. President, APQC. read more MORE

Employee Engagement: From Performance Management to Performance Mastery. The pyramid of employee engagement is a 10 block model of employee engagement.  Here is a link to a 50 page booklet on the pyramid. After This will make my engagement work more robust while also enhancing personal wellbeing through the application of strengths in the service of others. There are 10 posts in this series. MORE

The  2011 GMAC Application Trends Survey reports overall MBA applications are still on the decline, a trend that began in 2009. Over half of participating full time programs received fewer applications than the previous year. Such declines in full and part-time study are expected throughout a recession, but one interesting finding from the report is […]. MORE

Welcome to the April 1st 2012 Carnival of Leadership Development. I’d like to dedicate this edition of Carnival to Earth Day 2012 , celebrated every year on 22nd April as a movement to protect the beautiful planet we all have inherited. Namaste! This month, we again have a great line up of posts on leadership, management and talent development. Jennifer V. Be Unreasonable. MORE

This time around, I will point you to 5 best posts and snippets written by Seth in 2012: Who Cares? : “ Caring, it turns out, is a competitive advantage , and one that takes effort, not money.”. This is the third consecutive year when I am hosting the Annual Management Improvement Carnival organized by John Hunter. This year, I review three blogs that I have loved reading. Seth Godin’s Blog. MORE

From a number of GREAT bloggers and authors I read, here are a few snippets of thought provoking insights – straight from my feed reader. Note: Important take-aways marked in bold+ italics. Michael Wade on “ What Managers Can Learn from Novelists ”. Recognize that life is not a novel. At least, not in most cases. The most powerful characters in life are the quiet heroes who support families, meet obligations, hone skills, and fulfill civic duties. The same is true in the workplace. Your most important employees are not the charismatic home run hitters. Hang out with the best. Read the best. ”. MORE

In 2012, it rose to number 3,822. Arlington Heights, IL-In a short time, Aurico Reports has made a significant climb on Inc. Magazine''s list of America''s 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. Aurico entered the list in 2011 at number 4,707. 5000 list so quickly," says Aurico President Ben Goldberg. Awards Industry News MORE

At Workday, a large part of my time is spent explaining how we are different by design. There is a long list of points we make to describe our different approach, but at the core the main difference between Workday and traditional enterprise applications is how we’ve made the object model the core of our architecture MORE

Two personalities from two diverse nations; One is an Indian mega-star Shahrukh Khan (SRK) and the other is a relentless instigator (and my hero) Seth Godin. Both live a creative life and express themselves fully through their work. Both have a significant impact on large number of people. Recently, both expressed their views on creativity. Maybe that’s why we even say God is a creator. MORE

I''m pleased and proud to present June''s Leadership Development Carnival here at Working Girl. Below you''ll find a fabulous line up with all your favorite leadership gurus! As a reminder, here''s the topic: "Although all brilliant submissions about leadership are welcome, I’m really interested in sharing stories from the trenches. In other words what is the best (or worst!) Get personal!" MORE

Monday, August 6, 2012 :00am. Employee Incentives and Rewards: Engagement Yields Better Results By Tom Sykes. Compensation, career growth, personal fulfillment – all of the things that define “engagement” are investments in time, money or learning. Making the right investments means keeping the right people on the team – and building the right team in the first place. MORE

This ranged from more work on the business case for engagement and a resource rich website to hundreds of events and actions around the UK.  I encourage you to visit the Engage for Succes s website to learn what they did in 2012 and where they are going in 2013. Twitter, Linked In, and Facebook have been buzzing with talk about employee engagement in 2012. There have been a lot of books written on employee engagement in 2012 and many books on leadership and management ensure they address employee engagement in their contents. At the end of 2012 there were:  8, 380,000. MORE

has been chosen as the recipient of the 2012 SCORE Award for Outstanding Veteran-Owned Small Business sponsored by Insperity. We are proud and honored to announce that Aurico Reports, Inc. We will be traveling to New Orleans, Louisiana to receive the award on Thursday, August 16th. We truly would not have been able to achieve the level of success that we have without their guidance. MORE

In 2012, California passed a law requiring companies with five or more employees to offer retirement plans. The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust Act is expected to be implemented by. Visit site for full story. Benefits Retirement California 401K California small business retirement law in California MORE

Here are 12 prescriptions for Employee Engagement in 2012. Prescription : Repeat daily for the remainder of 2012. David Zinger looks forward to an engaging and productive 2012 as he follows his own prescription and also focuses on his 2012 three-word work theme: Stop – Focus – Finish. Strive for everyday simple, small, and significant actions. MORE

The top blog post for 2012 from David Zinger – Happy New Year and all the Best in 2013. Here are 12 prescriptions for Employee Engagement in 2012. Prescription : Repeat daily for the remainder of 2012. David Zinger  practiced most of these in 2012 and he will develop new prescriptions for early in 2013. Extra Strength Prescription to help you lighten up: Employee Engagement 2012 David Zinger employee engagement cartoon employee engagement prescriptions prescriptionStrive for everyday simple, small, and significant actions. MORE

These are top 10 HR interview questions and will help you in preparing for the interview. when responding to HR interview questions keep your answers brief and to the point.  If you are faced with a difficult HR interview question, make sure you stay calm, don’t get defensive, and take a moment to think about […]. HR Interview Interview Tips Answer Identify career Employment Harry Potter HR interview HR Interview Questions & How To Answer Human resources Jappreet Sethi job Job Interview MORE

With 2012 coming to a close, its time to look back on the year in movies, TV, books, music, videogames, and food. So, what tops the list in 2012? Sight The Best Things I Saw In 2012 Sherlock: Season 2, Episode 1 - A Scandal in Belgravia - The most exhilarating hour and a half of viewing this year. Over the course of the year, I viewed 107 movies, read 55 books, watched countless hours of TV, played countless hours of Angry Birds, listened to a lot of music, and ate a lot of food. Well-acted, great script. HRMusicShare #popHR edzos food Frank Ocean Key M.I.A. MORE

Your career (and your business) is not a 6 lane highway where you can keep speeding in a single direction. It is a curvy road that throws up a lot of unexpected situations. Economic downturns, changes in demand/supply and such uncertainties. You cannot control any of these situations, but how you respond to them is totally in your control. One thing is clear: We need to get comfortable with chaos. MORE

Monday, October 22, 2012 :00am. Observations from the Vanderbilt University Career Fair 2012 By Gabriella Angiolillo. feel lucky that I am participating in Peoplefluent’s annual college recruiting drive and even luckier that I was able to visit Vanderbilt University – the college I attended – as part of that effort. Read More » read more MORE

People are promoted to lead others based on their seniority in technical areas. Others become managers after getting a management degree from a b-school that never taught them the fundamentals of dealing with people. They end up putting off people through their behavior and set a wrong example for their subordinates to follow. More considerate and kind. How can you use this list? MORE

Friday, September 7, 2012 :00am. Top Ten Things HR Should Think About and Do When Creating a Social Environment By Jim Bowley. Social collaboration software gives HR professionals an opportunity to engage, enlighten and enable their workforces like never before. But you might not be sure where to start. How will HR encourage people to use the system? Read More » read more MORE

In the January 2012  McKinsey Quarterly  they outline how leaders kill meaning at work. McKinsey Quarterly , January 2012. Make meaning – why work? Part 8 of an 11 part series on how managers can improve employee engagement). Finding direction through meaning. Meaning. For work to sustain and enrich people it must be meaningful. Finding and Defining Meaning. Master your Mojo. MORE

I am a regular visitor to the OHUG Conferences. This year, OHUG was back in Las Vegas again. So, reluctantly, I packed my bags and set off for the desert. This year, I followed the Fusion Applications tracks. Oracle University Oracle University laid on a series of ''hands-on'' sessions'' using UPK as a means of trying out the applications. I''ve worked closely with OU on Fusion Applications training as a partner an OAEC, so I was pleased to see these sessions on the agenda - they were a good way of showing people what the application looks like and what it can do. its Margaritas. MORE

Here's some ideas to make 2012 better: 1. I know a lot of people say you shouldn't make resolutions because you're just setting yourself up for disappointment. But I feel just the opposite -- when I make a resolution, I feel hopeful. think that's because I do a gut check as I make a resolution. I'm going to take Keith Ferrazzi' s advice and start learning to invite others to lunch. MORE

Social recruiting works. Let me say it again HR. social recruiting works. Three weeks ago I wrote a blog post about my need to fill a recruiter vacancy. went through my " new " normal routine of using twitter, facebook , our HR web site and Linkedin to spread the word. The job was filled less than two weeks later. No journals, no newspapers, no magazines, no old-school personnel strategies. MORE