It’s almost September, and if you’re in the HR Technology market you know what that means – it’s nearly time for the annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition (September 29 – October 1, 2010). In its 13th year, the conference is shaping up to be the best one yet. With a packed agenda, top notch [...]
Aug 25th, 2010
Talent Management initiatives always start out with very high expectations. Having a wealth of information on your employees enables more sound decisions on how to be leverage the largest asset you have – your people. It seems so simple doesn’t it? Yet time after time talent management initiatives have failed to live up to initial [...]
Aug 23rd, 2010
I’ll admit it, the HR Technology market can be downright confusing. The messaging coming from nearly every vendor sounds very similar, making it very difficult to determine which vendor does what and more importantly how they differentiate from one another. Nearly every vendor offers capabilities that are marketed as “Talent Management” or “Analytics”, ranging from [...]
While growing up I was often told that you are the company you keep, and as a kid I had a very difficult time both comprehending as well as following that advice. As time went on and I matured personally I began to better understand it, but this was really driven home for me while [...]
Aug 4th, 2010
As a professional I strive to achieve as close to perfection as possible in my work. I check, double check, and often triple check my work to look for anything that might later come back to haunt me or embarrass me. One of my biggest pet peeves is spelling errors, yet in reviewing some of [...]