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Sat.May 09, 2009 - Fri.May 15, 2009
Social Networking at Work
Working Girl
MAY 15, 2009
Mapping social relationships is a fairly new possibility that has emerged with the proliferation of social networking applications like Facebook and Twitter, which have emerged in conjunction with growing globalization and the emergence of virtual teams. It’s not really surprising that a person’s social index score has suddenly become an interesting target for speculation.
On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Does It Really Matter If You're a.
45 Things
MAY 14, 2009
With the tough economy, you don't hear many people complain about having jobs. This is surely due to the fact that those who are still employed are just so darned grateful to be bringing home a paycheck that it doesn't matter how many
SumTotal Bidding War Continues - HR Software gets Hotter
Josh Bersin
MAY 15, 2009
The LMS market continues to heat up as two private equity firms bid for SumTotal Systems. This week Vista Equity Partners upped its bid to $4.75 a share (up from $3.80 several weeks ago), bringing. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Working Moms Who Should Have Made "The List"
The Career Encouragement
MAY 14, 2009
Working Mother Magazine recently posted their annual list of "Working Moms of the Year." " I dropped my subscription to this magazine years ago for many and varied reasons. As I flipped through the pages of this particular issue in the grocery store, I was reminded why. There are a few interesting women who overcame significant obstacles to achieve career and family success. " Working Mother goes on to laud the fact that Ms. " What? I'm not saying that being First Lady isn't challenging.
Skill based learning – How it drives an organization’s performance
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Vacation Micro Management
Evil HR Lady
MAY 14, 2009
Need an opinion. I am an owner of a small-mid size consumer and auto finance company. We currently staff 6-7 full time employees. I was having a recent conversation with my office manager/supervisor regarding our policies on vacation. In a nut shell we offer 2 weeks of paid vacation from April through October. The supervisor has just earned a 3rd week for reaching 5 years (anniversary date) with the company. have kept the split format for the second week as a perk for my employees. Another perk in my opinion that I agreed to at my employee’s request. THANKS for your time! Honestly. Excellent.
IBM Adopts Saba as its Learning Technology Partner
Josh Bersin
MAY 13, 2009
A very important partnership was announced today: IBM announced a major commitment to Saba as its primary learning management technology partner. Background on IBM’s Learning Platform. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management.
Time to panic, or time to be practical?
The Career Encouragement
MAY 11, 2009
I was standing on the soccer sidelines the other night talking to a parent who happens to be a doctor. I asked his opinion about the swine flu "pandemic" and I found his answer encouraging. He said that on the whole, he does not expect there to be a pandemic but the planning must take place as if there would be as a matter of professional responsibility on the part of the medical community (kind of how HR folks like to create a lot of laws about progressive discipline and abuse of company property just in case it were to happen.).
SaaS vs. On-Premise Software
ReviewSNAP
MAY 15, 2009
ReviewSNAP was recently asked by Capterra to give them a list of features or benefits of a SaaS (software as a service) program for their buyers'' guide. There are advantages to both types of software, but it really boils down to the needs of the company. If you are considering using a SaaS program rather than an on-premise program you will need to ask yourself the following questions: If implementation of the software is required, how long will it take? Is it possible to integrate your product with on-premise software? Is the SaaS product more affordable than on-premise software?
Leaving performance reviews behind: Where to start [Guide]
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Team Building
Evil HR Lady
MAY 14, 2009
A friend had to go to a mandatory "team building" event. You can probably guess my opinion of such things, but some people like them. Wasting time "building unity" by doing a silly activity such as building a raft, making a dinner or negotiating a ropes course is bad enough during business hours, but this event was held in the evening. You remember the purpose of evenings, don't you? It's time to be at home. During this team building activity, a nice HR person (who undoubtedly had a hand in organizing the whole event) talked about how they were having a turnover problem.
Vacation Micro Management
Evil HR Lady
MAY 14, 2009
Need an opinion. I am an owner of a small-mid size consumer and auto finance company. We currently staff 6-7 full time employees. I was having a recent conversation with my office manager/supervisor regarding our policies on vacation. In a nut shell we offer 2 weeks of paid vacation from April through October. The supervisor has just earned a 3rd week for reaching 5 years (anniversary date) with the company. have kept the split format for the second week as a perk for my employees. Another perk in my opinion that I agreed to at my employee’s request. THANKS for your time! Honestly. Excellent.
Team Building
Evil HR Lady
MAY 14, 2009
A friend had to go to a mandatory "team building" event. You can probably guess my opinion of such things, but some people like them. Wasting time "building unity" by doing a silly activity such as building a raft, making a dinner or negotiating a ropes course is bad enough during business hours, but this event was held in the evening. You remember the purpose of evenings, don't you? It's time to be at home. During this team building activity, a nice HR person (who undoubtedly had a hand in organizing the whole event) talked about how they were having a turnover problem.
Random Swiss Fact
Evil HR Lady
MAY 13, 2009
My computer is fixed. It took a little longer than I thought because our friend did not have the right part. He knew what part I needed, though, so he wrote it down for me. took it to the computer store and presented the written part number to the nice man behind the counter. This man, by the way, spoke English, and apologized to me for his subject/verb order. "I need to work on my English!" he said. thought that if I could get both a subject and a verb in German I wouldn't care about the proper order, I'd just be thrilled I'd communicated something. Cash or debit only. They sell computers!
Innovation Buster: How Losing Your Best Employees is Killing Innovation
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Random Swiss Fact
Evil HR Lady
MAY 13, 2009
My computer is fixed. It took a little longer than I thought because our friend did not have the right part. He knew what part I needed, though, so he wrote it down for me. took it to the computer store and presented the written part number to the nice man behind the counter. This man, by the way, spoke English, and apologized to me for his subject/verb order. "I need to work on my English!" he said. thought that if I could get both a subject and a verb in German I wouldn't care about the proper order, I'd just be thrilled I'd communicated something. Cash or debit only. They sell computers!
Kaboom!
Evil HR Lady
MAY 11, 2009
So, you are all wondering, what in the heck is she doing? Just sitting around and eating chocolate? Where are the posts? Well, I am sitting around and eating chocolate. But, the reason for the lack of posting is that I blew up my computer. Yes, smoke was coming out of the back. Yippee. Normally I would borrow my husband's computer, but he was on a business trip to New Jersey, of all places. My computer will (hopefully) be functional tonight. I'm using my husband's right now.)
Kaboom!
Evil HR Lady
MAY 11, 2009
So, you are all wondering, what in the heck is she doing? Just sitting around and eating chocolate? Where are the posts? Well, I am sitting around and eating chocolate. But, the reason for the lack of posting is that I blew up my computer. Yes, smoke was coming out of the back. Yippee. Normally I would borrow my husband's computer, but he was on a business trip to New Jersey, of all places. My computer will (hopefully) be functional tonight. I'm using my husband's right now.)
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