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Are You Sharing Positive Impact?
The Bamboo Project Blog
JANUARY 12, 2012
In the past few days, I've had some amazing conversations with people about how things I've written here have affected them.
January, 2012
Talent Management Software Vendors get a C+ in Customer Satisfaction
Josh Bersin
JANUARY 3, 2012
We just completed a year-long research study on the customer experience with talent management software. Despite the sky-high market valuations for these companies and the growth rate of the market, Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
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5 Ways to Establish Friendly Relationships at Work
45 Things
JANUARY 10, 2012
One of the most difficult things about starting a new job is trying to become friendly with your colleagues without making yourself seem like a total dweeb. Be too friendly and you come off as a bit of a stalker or maybe a motormouth. Be more reserved and you might be perceived as snooty or weird.
12 Daily Employee Engagement Prescriptions for 2012
David Zinger
JANUARY 3, 2012
Here are 12 prescriptions for Employee Engagement in 2012. Strive for everyday simple, small, and significant actions. Lighten up your perspective, workload, and intensity. Stop consuming information unless that information contributes to meaningful and important action.
How Can I Manage Them if I Can’t See Them?
Future of Work
JANUARY 29, 2012
Jim Ware. I am frankly getting tired of hearing it: “How can I manage them if I can’t see them?”. That’s clearly the most common expression of resistance from managers who oppose letting their employees work from home (or from anywhere other than the corporate office). In fact, I am convinced the fundamental reason that many organizations have not embraced flexible work programs is that middle managers fundamentally mistrust their employees.
Conversational Patterns That Support Telling Truth to Power
Conversation Matters
JANUARY 27, 2012
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Knowledge Lab faced the challenge of how to move accurate intelligence up the chain of command. Too frequently the intelligence analysis, painstakingly generated by front line analysts, was delayed and often severely modified by a chain of superiors before it reached policy makers who could act upon it.
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The End of a Job as we Know It
Josh Bersin
JANUARY 30, 2012
The concept of a job, as we know it, is starting to go away. Over the last year I’ve been speaking with many corporate business and human resource leaders and hearing a common theme: we need. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Business Trends Corporate Culture Human Resources Learning Culture Talent Management accenture agility expertise ibm impact 2012 Intel job metlife pfizer scotiabank seth godin
Casual Friday Has Gone Too Far
45 Things
JANUARY 16, 2012
Last Friday I took a couple of hours off to run some personal errands. I wish I had stayed home, because my retinas are forever emblazoned with the visions I saw in "casual Friday" workplaces as I went to take care of my business.
How to Leverage 5 Pathways for Strengths Based Employee Engagement
David Zinger
JANUARY 17, 2012
Leverage Strengths – An outline of why employee engagement needs to be strong stuff. Part 6 of an 11 part series on how managers can improve employee engagement). Let’s get strong in 2012. Engagement is strong stuff.
You’ve Got to Know the Territory
Future of Work
JANUARY 8, 2012
These comments are directed at what I call “operational managers.” You know who you are: the people who make large organizations “tick” and move forward.
Lumesse #Engage2012
Strategic HCM
JANUARY 18, 2012
I''m at Lumesse''s international customer conference in London today.
Courage, Vulnerability and Being Wholehearted at Work
The Bamboo Project Blog
JANUARY 4, 2012
One of the things I love about the social web is the serendipty of finding just the thing you need when you need it. Sometimes it's like magic and it's what keeps me coming back for more. .
Dream Job for World-Class Instructional Designer Available
Josh Bersin
JANUARY 19, 2012
Are you a great instructional designer looking for an exciting new opportunity? Would you like to help design cutting-edge, market leading instructional content for a global audience? Are you. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Enterprise Learning
4 Easy Ways to Make Your Career Better in 2012
45 Things
JANUARY 3, 2012
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. I think that's because I do a gut check as I make a resolution.
Employee Engagement: 5000 Attendees set for Ken Blanchard Quit and Stayed Livecast (January 25)
David Zinger
JANUARY 23, 2012
Employee disengagement: Leaving when you haven’t left. Employee Disengagement : I have created a short slide presentation and story based on an employee who left before his actual leaving and was deceiving himself about the ability to engage in retirement when he had not engaged at work.
February 2012 Newsletter
Future of Work
JANUARY 29, 2012
February 2012. What you doing on February 10th? Would you like to spend an hour with me and 14 other smart people thinking out loud about the future of work? I will be hosting "Talking About Tomorrow," an “open mike” conference call at 11 AM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, February 10.
How I met #HR Hero @timsackett
True Faith HR
JANUARY 23, 2012
A young Tim Sackett in action This is the story of how I met Tim Sackett. January 1977. East Lansing, Michigan. It was another cold January morning of rec basketball. The usual punks from Dewitt were bringing their tough brand of defense to the parquet floor of Pinecrest Elementary School.
Announcing a Virtual Knowledge Cafe on Social Artistry
The Bamboo Project Blog
JANUARY 17, 2012
Yesterday I posted on how to make your career dreams come true. One of my dreams is to work with people from around the world to explore the concept of social artistry and how we can use the skills of the social artist at work and for learning. So I'm going to make it happen. .
The Business Case for Talent Management: Steve Ballmer Agrees
Josh Bersin
JANUARY 21, 2012
Talent management makes money. If you are trying to build a business case for a corporate talent management program, here is some astounding data: Of the 700+ organizations we studied in 2010 and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Business Trends Talent Management microsoft
How Do Others Perceive You?
45 Things
JANUARY 6, 2012
My friends in college used to tease me because they said when someone walked into a room, I looked them up and down, from head to toe. I wasn't aware I was doing this -- until I realized that I could later remember everything the person was wearing.
What is now business critical on the HR Director’s agenda?
Strategic HCM
JANUARY 29, 2012
We’ll be following up on the issues raised in the HR Directors Business Summit unconference, and discussed in the final unpanel, at the organisers’ new community forum, HR InSights. However, I thought my summary as chair at the beginning of day two covered both days of the unconference quite well.
My Bookshelf: The Agile Workforce and Workplace
Future of Work
JANUARY 29, 2012
The Agile Workforce and Workplace: Flex Primer for the New Future of Work. By Karol Rose and Lori Sokol, Ph.D. Working Mother Media, New York, NY (2011). Reviewed by Jim Ware. There have been thousands of books, articles, speeches, and blog posts in recent years on how to implement flexible work. Some of those sources have even been useful. But The Agile Workforce and Workplace, by Karol Rose and Lori Sokol, is by far the most comprehensive, and the most practical, guide I have found to date.
You say goodbye and I say hello: The secret to retaining your workforce
Achievers
JANUARY 30, 2012
Fact: job dissatisfaction is directly related to life dissatisfaction. “We”, We”, by Rudy Karsan and Kevin Kruse, observes that employees who are stressed, micromanaged, and disengaged at work suffer negative repercussions in their external relationships, health, and general life happiness.
Some Thoughts on "Managing People"
The Bamboo Project Blog
JANUARY 20, 2012
I've been thinking lately about our focus on "managing" people. I spend a lot of time with front-line supervisors in various capacities and they are obssessed with how to control people's behavior. The discussions are of two basic types--How do you get staff to do the things you want them to do?
Getting Bullish on SAP in the HR Marketplace
Josh Bersin
JANUARY 27, 2012
SAP, the world’s largest application software company, just announced the best revenue and earnings growth the company has made in many years. The company’s revenues grew by 12% to over. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. HR Systems LMS, LCMS Talent Management bigdata hana SAP
What References are Really Saying About You
45 Things
JANUARY 26, 2012
I remember the first recommendation an editor wrote for me. It was glowing. It was wonderful. It told editors they would be idiots not to hire me. I still have copies of that recommendation.
5 Insights on Creativity from Osho
QAspire
JANUARY 8, 2012
Creativity is at the core of building quality in design. People rarely innovate when they simply follow instructions. This led me to think more about creativity – the act of doing something in an unconventional way, the act of creating something meaningful that changes you and hence the world.
Does the future of work depend too much on technology sweatshops?
Future of Work
JANUARY 26, 2012
I am a technology optimist. I'm excited about the many ways that technology has improved our lives, given us mobility and incredible information access, and made both us an individuals and our employing organizations more productive.
Employee engagement: Just a tweet, like and plus away!
Achievers
JANUARY 27, 2012
Social media is at the forefront of communication, whether you like it or not. A 2011 study from Ipsos Reid found that over 17 million people nationwide are regular users of social media. So, how does this affect your employee engagement strategy?
The Dark Side of Creation
The Bamboo Project Blog
JANUARY 11, 2012
Via Robyn Jay , a wonderful post from Harriet Wakelam on the "dark side" of creativity and how our participation in social networks may help or hinder that process. First, Harriet puts her finger on something I've experienced myself: I have recently been through one of those 'life reinventions'.
We are Greater than Me: Building an Agile Organization
Josh Bersin
JANUARY 11, 2012
Late last year I attended two major talent and leadership conferences in Stockholm. At these events I had the opportunity to meet with various HR leaders at Electrolux, Ericsson, Logica, BT, Maersk, Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Leadership Development Succession Management Talent Strategy agility apple Bertelsman bt Electrolux Ericsson google Grundfos impact impact 2012 Logica Maersk microsoft nokia Unicredit
Why You Need to Grab for Training Opportunities at Work
45 Things
JANUARY 19, 2012
You may be so busy at work that you're lucky to hit the bathroom once a day and find time to grab a sandwich to eat at your desk. When your boss offers you more training, your immediate response may be to decline. More training? Who has the time?
2011-12 CHRO Challenges
Strategic HCM
JANUARY 11, 2012
I obviously had too good a Christmas as I’ve been struggling to get back into work mode again. But I’m now back at client work so it’s time to kick off blogging again too. This year I’m keen to continue a good rate of posting, and to make my posts more strategic too.
Please contribute to a survey on working from home
Future of Work
JANUARY 12, 2012
Kate Lister , from the Telework Research Network , has asked me to help circulate the news about an important survey of telecommuters/home workers. The 8-10 minute web-based instrument was developed by Solomon Nyaanga , a professor at U.C. Berkeley and a PhD candidate from the Stevens Institute of Technology.
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