The Benefits of Competency Based HR Applications
What value is added when human resource applications are built on a foundation of job competency models? Career Pathing and Retention Job [...]
“How to Do HR Right” – FastCompany
Five recommendations from FastCompany article "Why We Hate HR" for improving the effectiveness of HR: Say the right thing, Measure the right thing, Get rid of the 'social workers', Serve the business, Make value, not activity.
Why Do Some Executives Hate HR?
IN A KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, COMPANIES WITH THE BEST TALENT WIN. AND FINDING, NURTURING, AND DEVELOPING THAT TALENT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TASKS IN A CORPORATION. SO WHY DOES HUMAN RESOURCES DO SUCH A BAD JOB — AND HOW CAN WE FIX IT?
The Business Case for Competencies
In 1996, to get a sense of how business and human resources strategy might impact decisions about competency applications, companies were asked to state their primary business strategy objectives, how their HR strategies support these objectives and the intended purpose of implementing competency-based applications. Many of the findings also apply to today and can provide insight into the challenges and opportunities facing organizations that are implementing competency frameworks and applications.
Google’s Approach to Competency-Based Talent Management
Over the years, there has been much ink spilled over the recruiting practices at Google. The company is now very well [...]
Executive Power: A Form of Bullying or Effective Leadership?
When Marissa Mayer took over the leadership at Yahoo!, headlines of radical changes to strategy, direction and company policies flooded the [...]
Succession Planning Strategy Can Hurt Company Competitiveness
Last March, we wrote about the benefits and challenges of using competency models for succession planning and mentoring leaders. In today’s employment [...]
Why Your Talent Management Is Key to Organizational Success
As we enter the third quarter of 2014, most organizations are preparing to kickstart the financial planning process for 2015. If [...]