Jim Holincheck

There is a prevailing view that I see in the press and blogging world that business application software is moving inexorably to the SaaS model.  It is true that you would be hard pressed to find a vendor who started in the HCM software market in the last five years that did not utilize the [...]

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I have been in the Bay Area for most of this week doing some consulting with clients and attending the Plateau user conference, Insights.  Plateau had a analyst session (at which I arrived late – sorry about that) where were able to get an update on the state of the business.  Plateau is profitable (on [...]

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I travel a fair amount.  I get to see a lot of people go through the security lines.  I try to get through as fast as possible while allowing others to do the same.  Here are some of what I think are best practices.

Dress intelligently – Do not wear lace up shows if possible.  Wear [...]

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Taleo to Acquire Worldwide Compensation
Taleo has had an exclusive option to buy WWC. It has now agreed to do so.
tags: EPM, talentmanagement, compensation

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Should Recruiting Report Into HR? [#ereexpo] | Punk Rock Human Resources
Great post on this recurring issue (or non-issue as the post points out).
tags: E-Recruitment

Quiet and Effective: Value in HR Technology : ERE.net
A good reminder that sourcing does not entirely revolve around social technologies. Also, QuietAgent was one of the vendors in our “Cool Vendors [...]

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Subvert the HR department with Workscore | Rafe’s Radar – CNET News
Very interesting development following in the footsteps of Checkster and Rypple. Talent management owned by the Talent, not the employer. This goes further with employer ratings, not just employee ratings. Portability of the talent profile (or social resume if you prefer), [...]

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What does strategic human resources do? | Renegade HR
Definitely a good starting list. HCM/Talent management vendors need to keep these in mind as guiding principles.
tags: HCM, talentmanagement

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Fistful of Talent: What the Future of HR is not Learning… But Should Be…
It is an interesting dichotomy that HR professionals are typically not tech savvy, yet leading edge technology is often used in HR first. HR was early adopters of client/server (HRMS) and multi-tenant SaaS (Recruiting) solutions. I agree with the overall [...]

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Rethinking HR – Human Resource Executive Online – Story
Good thoughts on the future of HR and where the focus needs to be.
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Strategies for Retaining Top Talent – Human Resource Executive Online – Story
Good advice on creating a strategy to retain top talent.
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Leveraging HR Metrics – Human Resource Executive Online – Story
Great case [...]

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The HR Capitalist: Role Player vs. Star: Embedded Observations From the Field…
Another important reminder that managing performance goes well beyond the systems we use to capture and document feedback. This is critical to any discussion of pay for performance.
tags: EPM, talentmanagement

Why there’s hope for Talent Profiles « TalentedApps
Interesting post on talent profiles and why [...]

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