45 Things

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Heidi Grant Halvorson is associate director of the Motivation Science Center at the Columbia University Business School and a popular blogger on motivational science. She co-authored “ The Psychology of Goals” and is author of “9 Things Successful People Do Differently” and “Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals.” HGH: Many managers have a hard time giving motivating feedback. Why or why not?

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Josh Bersin

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The talent management systems market has been under quite a bit of stress lately. In the last 90 days we have seen SAP’s acquisition of SuccessFactors, followed by Oracle’s acquisition. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. HR Systems LMS, LCMS bigdata Halogen Software kenexa linkedin Oracle outstart peoplefluent Saba SAP Silkroad strategia successfactors taleo workday

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True Faith HR

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

That''s right! 365 days in the making, it''s the 2011 Season of "The 8 Man Rotation." We introduced you to the 8 Man Rotation last year , and because demand was so high, we''ve brought it back! Check it out here or here. 8manrotation HR Sports

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Working Girl

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

If you are a typical company, your marketing department is bigger than your HR department, although HR is ostensibly responsible for recruiting, compensation, benefits, talent management, workforce analytics, workplace safety and legal compliance and marketing just has to write a few white papers. So why does the marketing team typically have its own wing while HR fits in a cubicle? So, why?

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Quick question: how many leaders have you seen that are quick to take responsibility for issues in their areas of responsibility when the pressure is on? Anyone? know it happens occasionally, but let’s be honest with each other. We live in a CYA world, so when there’s trouble down on the farm, many leaders start hunting for the proverbial goat. Don’t Be That Leader Once we ( I’m absolutely including myself) stop worrying about our situation and start focusing on what’s best organizationally it creates a very different climate in the workplace. Make work better today. I’d love to hear from you.

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Strategic HCM

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

I’m going to be speaking on this Personnel Today webinar next month: Our next webinar is on the hot topic of social media in the workplace. Not only will we look at the ubiquitous question of whether HR should control employees’ use of social media, but we will also focus on increasingly social ways of working and the impact these will have on organisations. Events Social media

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Working Girl

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

What if your CEO walked into the company canteen and ordered the penne arrabiata? Would you try to suck up or not even notice because you have absolutely no clue what your CEO looks like? Of course, if your CEO is Darth Vader,there''s really no excuse for not recognizing him. Conversely, being able to kill someone with a thought is no excuse for acting like you can kill someone with a thought. Warning: This video contains adult language. Actually, I''m not sure why they call it ''adult'' language. You have been warned. cartoon leadership recognition

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Do Disengaged Employees Impact Engaged Employees?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2012

It''s no secret that people in organizations have an impact on those around them.both positively and negatively. According to Gallup, 72% of US workers are not engaged in their work. To what extent the exact level of disengagement might be, we can''t say for sure, but any material level of disengagement will affect overall results. And, also according to Gallup, 18% of disengaged employees actually undermine the success of fellow employees.18%! The bottom line is that engagement, while perhaps an overused term, is a real issue in most organizations. Is that plan in place in your organization?

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

How would you answer if you were asked to describe what its like to work at your company? I don’t mean the over-produced and scrubbed official message, I’m talking about how you truly feel. If you added a significant change into your corporate world does that change your answer? Do your colleagues behave the same way when big changes are on the horizon? reacting to change.or No Excuses.

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Peoplefluent

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012 :00am. Compliance & Diversity Risk, Part 2: You Know It’s There. But Can You Pinpoint Where? By Jim Bowley. See yesterday’s post for “ Compliance and Diversity Risk, Part 1 ”). Organizations intuitively know compliance risks exist: but how many organizations have the data they need to mitigate those risks or associated audits and investigations? Does your organization have the data it needs? read more

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NoExcusesHR

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

What are you waiting for? A new quarter to begin.a slow period to pass.a change in leadership.new software to be fully installed.that "dream job" to open up.what? What is it? What could you possibly be waiting for? Stop waiting. Waiting is an excuse. Make work better. make something happen for you. Today. I''d love to hear from you. No Excuses. pic courtesy of arttart. action change hard work make it happen waiting

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Peoplefluent

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 :00am. Compliance & Diversity Risk, Part 1: You Know It’s There… By Jim Bowley. Last December, the Obama administration issued directives clarifying diversity and compliance initiatives for government agencies. These new directives – just the latest in a series of enforcement actions and issued on top of existing OFCCP and EEOC regulations – create an employer mandate for compliance vigilance and new layers of complexity in what is already a risk-filled environment for employers. read more

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