This past weekend, the talent management systems market reached an inflection point. SAP acquired SuccessFactors, a leading provider of cloud-based … Read more
HR Buzz Words for 2012: Collaboration, Virtual, and Mobile
Editor’s note: The TLNT Radio show is a weekly podcast where we talk to the top minds in talent management. New episodes are posted here at TLNT every … Read more
Coping at Work: When Smart Bosses and Employees Drive Each Other Crazy
Sometimes even when people agree, they can’t communicate with each other. I’ve seen this common problem play out with bosses and employees when they … Read more
EEOC Says In Some Cases, Requiring a Diploma May Be Discriminatory
Requiring a high school diploma as a condition of employment for some jobs could land you in trouble with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An … Read more
Just Acquired SuccessFactors Acquires Recruitment Marketer Jobs2Web
Just three days after the news that SAP is acquiring SuccessFactors comes the announcement that SuccessFactors is now buying recruitment marketer Jobs2Web … Read more
NLRB Moving Forward With New and Streamlined Union-Election Rules
By Reyburn W. Lominack III and Steve Bernstein A union organizer’s dream would consist of a “quickie” election in a gerrymandered unit … Read more
Are You Ready (and Willing) to Ban Email From Your Workplace?
I missed this story last week, and I’m sorry I did because it is one of those shortsighted workplace edicts that drives me nuts. According to … Read more
Will SAP-SuccessFactors Deal Be the Start of a Business Software War?
There’s nothing like a big-buzz acquisition to lift the boats in the HR SaaS harbor. Taleo, Kenexa, and even pricey Salesforce saw jumps in their stock as … Read more
The Employee Engagement Trap: Why Giving More Eventually Gets You Less
There is an interesting psychological phenomenon that happens when you do something over and over. It’s called “decline effect.” Decline effect, simply, is … Read more
Dealing With Brain Drain: Sometimes, People Just Have to Move On
Brain drain can have all kinds of interesting imagery associated with it but I don’t imagine the folks at Yahoo were too pleased about seeing their … Read more