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Talent Management
Cultivate Your Talent. But Find It First.
Introducing Talent Maps™ from Globoforce. By Darcy Jacobsen Yesterday, when we talked about how important data is becoming in HR, I really, REALLY wanted to leak this exciting announcement about our newest Talent Maps™ product—which is going to revolutionize how you manage your talent and … Read full posting
On the Eve of the HR Data Revolution
By Darcy Jacobsen Yes, this post title sounds very dramatic. But the change that’s coming actually IS pretty dramatic, so I’m standing behind it. Here it is in a nutshell: Big Data is going to be huge in HR. That’s what Ed Frauenheim wrote this … Read full posting
Is This Oversharing?
Balancing the Risk and Opportunity of Social Networks. By Darcy Jacobsen Stop me if I’m being indiscreet… It’s just that we’ve noticed a lot of talk lately about talent poaching and social media. People are concerned about where exactly personal sharing starts to pose a … Read full posting
Talent Intelligence: How Proficient is your Organization?
By Darcy Jacobsen It is no secret by now that companies with highly engaged workforces perform better. As Towers Watson has reported, high-engagement workplaces consistently turn in better financial performance than low-engagement workplaces—with nearly a 3.44% difference in net profit margins. [Read that Towers Watson … Read full posting
Performance Reviews: When Everyone Should Have a Voice
By Grant Beckett For millions of employees across the world, we’re in the middle of performance review season. And I’m betting there are a lot of unhappy faces and frustrated managers. In fact, when we surveyed U.S. employees for our Fall 2011 Globoforce Mood Tracker, … Read full posting
By Michael Robb Many Globoforce employees located in our Boston office are die-hard Boston Red Sox fans. If you’re a sports fan in the New England area, then you’re aware of the leading news story in October of 2011. I’m referring to a few mis-behaved, … Read full posting
Employee Recognition: The 21st Century Performance Master
By Grant Beckett A Wall Street Journal article has been getting a lot of attention this week. The article, “My Colleague, My Paymaster,” describes a new phenomenon whereby employees’ bonuses are determined by their co-workers. At Coffee & Power, each worker got a set amount … Read full posting
Engagement, Retention & Recruiting Remain Top Challenges
by Ben Miele Too often, I hear from short-sighted organization leaders “My people should feel lucky to have a job in this economy.” Even in this economy, that kind of cavalier approach to employee well-being is negatively affecting companies in three key ways: 1) Engagement … Read full posting
The Marketing-HR Link
by Carol Meyers Last week, I wrote about the concept of mobilization and the alarming decline in employee mobilization in corporate America, as reported by the Corporate Executive Board. The research uncovering the need for and yet low incidence of employee mobilization was conducted by … Read full posting
