Search Results for "human resources"
- The Resume Inflation Index
Date: December 18, 2009 | Section: Blog
I was challenged by a friend recently about my statement, “Resumes are creative fiction.” After apologizing for impugning his integrity, I proceeded to craft a more comprehensive statement defending my reasoning.
While we know of the some high profile examples (think of Notre Dame and MIT), the reality is that such resume inflation is pervasive. Various [...] - An Audacious Idea: Stop Doing Employee Surveys
Date: December 14, 2009 | Section: Blog
Memo to HR: PLEASE STOP WITH THE SURVEYS! One of three things occur with most of these of efforts; management uses the results to justify layoffs, management ignores the results, or management puts in expensive employee engagement programs that do little to increase productivity. Surveys do not beget positive business results.
Why? First, employees have become [...] - An Audacious Idea: Linking Business Performance and Human Performance
Date: December 11, 2009 | Section: Blog
It seems obvious that getting better performance in people is going to cascade to better business results, but do our HR practices and metrics really support this?
I am not taking about employee satisfaction or engagement, which are interesting buzzwords more often geared to support efforts to win “best workplace” awards. What I am taking about [...] - The Why Behind the WingSpread Blog
Date: October 12, 2009 | Section: Blog
With every blog, there must be a reason. That is unless of course it wants to purport to be anything other than a series of disconnected musings, unfocused rants and unfiltered spewing of inconsequential thoughts.