The Bamboo Project Blog
AUGUST 1, 2011
I'm finding that the combination of "doing more with less," and the morale fall-out of the recession is increasingly adding to the psychological burden that many of us deal with at work. We've always had bad bosses, ill-tempered co-workers and heavy work loads, but there's a special something in the air that I think makes things even more difficult than they've been. .
David Zinger
AUGUST 11, 2011
Employee engagement is strong stuff. Get strong. I have been very involved in encouraging strength based approaches to fuller employee engagement. The first two years of this site was devoted to strength based leadership. I believe Gallup is the leader in this field and I was thrilled to read their latest article: Making Strengths-Based Development Work. 4 keys to unlocking strengths.
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Josh Bersin
AUGUST 26, 2011
This week’s announcement of Steve Jobs’ succession to Chairman puts the topic of success management back on the front page. When such a strong leader steps aside, how does Apple maintain. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 22, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, I’m a recent college graduate and have been actively job hunting for about 6 months. As the number of resumes I’ve sent out approaches 300, I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong and how I can stand out among the hundreds of other applicants I’m competing with. After Googling “creative ways to get hired”, I came across the idea of wearing a t-shirt with my resume on it.
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TheHRBlog
AUGUST 7, 2011
It is a known fact that people who do what they are good at are happier people. As a happy adjunct – happier people tend to be better at what they do! Interestingly, the amount of satisfaction that qualified people derive from their jobs depends on whether they are managers or leaders. “Is there an […].
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The Bamboo Project Blog
AUGUST 29, 2011
I don't know about you, but sometimes my brain can begin to resemble an episode of Hoarders , crammed so full of junk that I barely have room to move around in it! When it gets this way, I tend to get overwhelmed. There isn't an ounce of brain power (or space) for learning. . In my experience, we learn best when we have cleared an area for new ideas and skills to take root.
David Zinger
AUGUST 30, 2011
Are you in the game? Should you be in the game? How did gamification become a word? What’s up? Gamification is rapidly flooding into the workplace and customer engagement vocabulary. Game experts are declaring that there are innumerable benefits from the application and transfer of the practices and principles from games to the workplace. By 21 years of age many males will have spent over 10,000 hour immersed in online gaming and according to Jane McGonigal 3 billion hours a week are spe
Josh Bersin
AUGUST 16, 2011
Today Workday introduced release 14, the latest upgrade of the company’s SaaS HR and Financials application. I rarely gush at enterprise software, but in this case I have to admit I was “wowed” by the progress the company has made. Workday’s product now spans the range of ERP applications from financials to human resources, workforce.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 8, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, I recently fired an employee that was not showing up to work and when they did show up, they mostly avoided work. Now my decision is whether or not to fill the position. Our department is fairly small, 9 people with 5 assigned information technology service calls and projects. Of the four team members still here, all work well together and like to be challenged to do new things.
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TheHRBlog
AUGUST 26, 2011
Why is gender diversity at the workplace important? One could cite any number of politically correct reasons. However, those have already been done to death by others. Also, they are not necessarily why gender diversity at the workplace – especially in leadership positions – is essential. Our workplaces need gender diversity because men and women […].
Strategic HCM
AUGUST 3, 2011
'I’ve been posting quite a lot about engagement recently, for example on my attendance ( 1 , 2 ) and presentation at an event with the UK government supported Employee Engagement Taskforce. I do support the concept of engagement and am cheered by the impact the taskforce is having. But I do have some concerns. The main ones are: Engagement is too manipulative an idea – it’s a one-way, controlling sort of approach in which an employee has to give more to an employer without an obvious return.
The Bamboo Project Blog
AUGUST 25, 2011
I was contacted this morning about doing a presentation on an old post of mine, " On Becoming a More Reflective Individual Practitioner ," so I re-read what I'd written back in 2008. One paragraph I quoted in the post really stood out for me. It was written by Joy Amulya of the Center for Reflective Community Practice at MIT from her booklet entitled What Is Reflective Practice?
David Zinger
AUGUST 4, 2011
Stay engaged for a long long time… Curt Rosgren’s post on Life lessons from super-centenarians had some short and powerful lessons for all us. I believe we can bring these to our daily employee engagement and life engagement. Here are the 4 keys from people still alive and lively at 110 years of age: Live on purpose. Super-centenarians share a philosophy of the importance of being actively involved with life in a way that defines their purpose in still being on the planet.
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Josh Bersin
AUGUST 19, 2011
We just completed our latest TalentWatch research (our semi-annual report on business and talent trends) and as most HR and business leaders know, we are in a very strange talent environment. One. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 31, 2011
I started my current job about 6 months ago, and I have a slight problem: I can’t really respect my colleagues. I’m not talking about “treating them with respect”, as I try to treat everyone with respect. I’m talking about an honest and genuine feeling of respect. Evil HR Lady, I did work for quite a number of companies over the years, and I could always respect my mates for being professional, compassionate, nice, or whatever.
True Faith HR
AUGUST 23, 2011
'Soon, the glossy brochure with the great HR stock photos will arrive from SHRM HQ on Duke Street promoting the SHRM Leadership Conference to take place in Arlington, VA, November 17-19. Often cited by the SHRM C-Suite as "their favorite" SHRM Conference, the Leadership Conference is designed for SHRM volunteer leaders to gain professional development as well as share best practices across chapters and state councils.
TheHRBlog
AUGUST 14, 2011
For many centuries, the study of human thought and emotion was not considered a very fruitful pursuit. Not that it hasn’t fascinated many people down the ages – it has. But the most interesting insights into human psychology came not from scientists but from poets and writers. In that respect, it is possible to find […].
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The Bamboo Project Blog
AUGUST 16, 2011
“More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.”. -Francois Gautier. The Tiny Buddha blog is one of my favorite reads, reminding me on a daily basis about what is and isn't important to me. This post on certainty being an illusion made me think of how often we choose career "certainty" over career clarity. We hold on to what we believe is the sure thing, only to find that it really wasn't and that we sacrificed what was important and meaningful to us for a certainty that c
David Zinger
AUGUST 1, 2011
I am fully enjoying a week long vacation at HIGHCLIFFS, our wonderful friends place in Minaki Ontario. It is nice to stay with friends who share the same first names of David and Susan! We are basking in beautiful hot sunny weather and being invigorated by the water while being surrounded by nature. We attended the August long weekend concert on the rock at Minaki and on the way back watched 3 people on my friend’s cliff preparing to make a leap into the water.
Josh Bersin
AUGUST 16, 2011
Today Workday introduced release 14, the latest upgrade of the company’s SaaS HR and Financials application. I rarely gush at enterprise software, but in this case I have to admit I was. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 12, 2011
You're unemployed but finally have a job offer--a lousy one. Do you take it?
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Strategic HCM
AUGUST 3, 2011
'The other recent piece of news relating to engagement and the role of the UK government supported Employee Engagement Taskforce was last week’s report from the National Wellbeing Taskforce and the Office for National Statistics. The Taskforce was set up by David Cameron to create a Happiness Index that would balance the existing measure of GDP. However the focus is actually a lot more than happiness.
True Faith HR
AUGUST 2, 2011
'In a scant two months, the fourth iteration of HREvolution will take place in Las Vegas, and I know what you''re thinking.the fourth of anything stinks, right? Movie producers are trying to capitalize and cash in on the public''s good will toward the actors and series. Just look at the following fourquels, and try not to cringe: "Lethal Weapon 4" "Terminator Salvation" "Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" "The Next Karate Kid" "Star Wars - The Phantom Menace" (don''t try to fo
The Bamboo Project Blog
AUGUST 31, 2011
"Fears about yourself prevent you from doing your best work, while fears about your reception by others prevent you from doing your own work (my emphasis).". One of my favorite books is Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland. It has much to say about the creative process that applies in many ways to the careers many of us are trying to create for ourselves. .
David Zinger
AUGUST 23, 2011
A Review and Outline of The Progress Principle. What’s up? Progress is one of the most powerful ways to ensure employee engagement and enrich the inner worklife of employees. Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer in The Progress Principle stated that 95 percent of leaders fundamentally misunderstood the most important source of motivation ranking it last as a motivator.
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Josh Bersin
AUGUST 4, 2011
SuccessFactors just announced another stellar quarter (48% YTY growth in revenues, 42% YTY growth in billings), and the CEO Lars Dalgaard talked extensively about the company’s progress with. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Evil HR Lady
AUGUST 29, 2011
Dear Evil HR Lady, I am wondering if you can help me with a question. I am an office manager and am considering moving several hourly employees to salary, [link] included. We are a small law firm and are trying to avoid the cycle of having to send people home early on Friday to avoid overtime and yet having work that still needs to be done. My concern is that hourly employees accrue PTO and get Holiday pay.
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AUGUST 25, 2011
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