BigData is Big News.
Splunk, a company that uses BigData technology to analyze huge amounts of customer and transaction data, just went public with a valuation at 28X revenue ($3.2 billion). This valuation trumps the hot companies in social networking: Jive trades at 20X revenue, Google trades at 5X revenue, and Facebook, … Read more»
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We are all getting excited about our upcoming research conference IMPACT 2012: The Business of Talent®.
There are seats left, but the conference will likely sell out (as it has in prior years), so let me give a few big reasons to take a few days of your valuable time and come to the … Read more»
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Late last year I attended two major talent and leadership conferences in Stockholm. At these events I had the opportunity to meet with various HR leaders at Electrolux, Ericsson, Logica, BT, Maersk, Grundfos, Unicredit, Bertelsman, and others. What I learned is something important that we are building into a broad research framework I plan to … Read more»
We all know that talent management is a hot topic in business today. SAP’s acquisition of SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion demonstrates how important this market is to businesses around the world.
But ultimately it isn’t software that drives business results: it’s the practices of talent management that matters. Our research shows that companies which … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Next week we launch IMPACT 2011: The Business of Talent®
, our fourth annual research conference.
For those of you who follow our blogs and our research, the conference is sold out. But if you would like the excitement of attending the conference virtually, our marketing team has put together a wonderful opportunity for you … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )On April 26-28, in beautiful St. Petersburg Florida, we will be holding our fourth annual research conference, IMPACT 2011: The Business of Talent. I would really encourage you to join us.
Here is why.
1. This is the only conference in the talent management, training, and systems marketplace which is 100% focused on providing you … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )One of the most complex and fragmented parts of the talent management market is the world of employee assessments. 
Today two of the industry’s largest companies in this space, Previsor and SHL Group, announced a merger, creating the largest global player in this very large, very fragmented market.
Background:
There are many types of … Read more»
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )One of the hottest issues in human resources is the need to develop high levels of employee engagement and satisfaction. 
We all know that organizations with happy people have lower turnover, deliver better customer service, and tend to be more innovative and responsive. But can we translate this into stock price or financial results?… Read more»
When I first started studying the professions of HR and training, I kept hearing about the field of “Industrial and Organizational Psychology.” At first, coming from a business and technology background, I was skeptical about the field and its potential value. Now, after years of case studies with thousands of companies, I am convinced that … Read more»
After almost a year of study, Mercer, the largest provider of HR and compensation consulting services, has now entered the market for Talent Management Systems.
The company’s just released Human Capital Connect is a truly integrated offering of services, technology, support, training, and benchmarking data – all built around the Peopleclick Authoria software platform.
There … Read more»
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Josh Bersin is President and CEO of Bersin & Associates, a leading research and advisory services firm in enterprise learning and talent management.
