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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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10 days ago I posted a somewhat provocative post questioning whether enterprise software was dead. Based on the results of the Gartner Executive Program 2010 CIO Survey, Enterprise Software experienced a dramatic decline in the list of top priorities of CIOs who where included in the survey. After a fairly steady #2 in the list [...]
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Big software, like ERP solutions from vendors like SAP and Oracle are what most large business use to run their operations. From supply chain logistics controlling how much product to order, from which supplier, at what price to human resources management solutions which help organizations keep track of their inventory of talent and produce payroll [...]
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