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Entries from February 2009

Talent Relationship Management — Social Networking Meets Talent Management in the Talent Relationship Lifecycle

February 27th, 2009 · 15 Comments

On Friday, I had an opportunity to meet with several end user and vendor clients and prospects.  During the course of these discussions, it started to become clearer to me how social networking and talent management could intersect.  In my previous thinking, I focused on use cases.  What use cases (or business problems if you [...]

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Business Software Innovation – Not One Size Fits All

February 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Vinnie Mirchandani’s post got me thinking about business application innovation.  In my mind, the first step to identify where innovation is most appropriate.  Geoffrey Moore does a great job defining "Core" vs. "Context" in his books.  Core are the processes that provide competitive differentiation.  Context is pretty much everything else.  What is Core vs. Context [...]

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Links 02/21/2009

February 21st, 2009 · No Comments

PDI Pulse on Leaders Survey Shows Organizations Put Key Talent Retention at the Bottom of the Priority List
Sobering news on the priority of talent management in the current economic climate. Business cases right now need to focus on cost optimization and workforce productivity.
tags: pdi, talentmanagement

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Links 02/18/2009

February 18th, 2009 · No Comments

reportonbusiness.com: The just-in-time performance review
Interesting thoughts on performance reviews from Don Tapscott.
tags: EPM, talentmanagement

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Links 02/17/2009

February 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Top 100 Companies Hiring This Quarter
For HCM software and services providers think of this as good input into your vertical marketing strategy.
tags: HCM

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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Links 02/14/2009

February 14th, 2009 · No Comments

10 Ways Microsoft’s Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores – PC World
I offer no opinion here other to say I thought it was funny.
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Application Strategy in a down economy – Scott Nelson — Gartner Blog Network
My Gartner colleague, Scott Nelson, has a smart post about application strategy.
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HR’s struggle with Web 2.0 | [...]

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Links 02/13/2009

February 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Glass Bead Consulting & HR Transformer Blog » Blog Archive » Top 5 Benefits of HR Outsourcing
Good post on the benefits of HRO.
tags: HRO

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

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My First Week (Almost) With Twitter

February 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I resisted Twitter for a long time.  I could not see the point.  I have not had enough time to blog, much less "microblog".  Yet, after seeing all of the communication after major announcements and events that was reported in blogs, but happening in Twitter, I decided to take the plunge.  I already use Facebook, [...]

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Links 02/11/2009

February 11th, 2009 · No Comments

Doug Struck: Human Capital — an Asset, Not Just an Expense
Sobering thoughts. Like many things, there is a balance. There should be corporate social responsibility to take care of employees, but there also shareholders who invested their money who expect a return on that investment. Sometimes it is hard to please every [...]

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Links 02/10/2009

February 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Employee Furloughs Can Be a Bad Alternative to Layoffs : ERE.net
Furloughs are viewed as an easier way to lower labor costs temporarily, but Dr. Sullivan explores the downside.
tags: HCM, talentmanagement

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