Insights on Corporate Talent, Learning, and HR Technology
Enterprise Learning / HR Systems / Performance Management
by joshbersin · Published December 16, 2011
Today Salesforce.com announced plans to acquire Rypple, a small but growing provider of social performance management software. In addition, the company announced plans to build out a set of human capital management products called SuccessForce (quite a stab in the eye to SuccessFactors), built on the “social enterprise” which Marc Benioff (CEO of Salesforce.com) has ... Read more»
Content Development / Enterprise Learning / Human Resources / Informal Learning / Innovation / Leadership Development / Learning Culture / Learning On-Demand / Learning Programs / LMS, LCMS / Measurement / Performance Management / Sourcing and Recruiting / Succession Management / Talent Management / Talent Strategy
by joshbersin · Published December 7, 2011
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»
Corporate Culture / Human Resources / Performance Management / Talent Management
by joshbersin · Published September 22, 2011 · Last modified September 24, 2011
Over the last five years the business of software development has been totally transformed by the concepts of agile development. So is the business of Management and Human Resources.
What is the Agile model of software development? Instead of using the traditional “waterfall” approach to building software (which involves a step-by-step process of requirements ... Read more»
HR Systems / Leadership Development / LMS, LCMS / Performance Management / Workforce Planning
by joshbersin · Published August 4, 2011
SuccessFactors just announced another stellar quarter (48% YTY growth in revenues, 42% YTY growth in billings), and the CEO Lars Dalgaard talked extensively about the company’s progress with the acquisitions of Infohrm, Cubetree, Jambok, and Plateau.
First, from a financial standpoint SuccessFactors continues to grow at an amazing rate. The talent management software market is ... Read more»
Business Trends / Content Development / Corporate Culture / HR Systems / Informal Learning / Innovation / Leadership Development / Learning Culture / Learning On-Demand / Learning Programs / LMS, LCMS / Measurement / Performance Management / Sourcing and Recruiting / Succession Management / Talent Strategy / Workforce Planning
by joshbersin · Published April 22, 2011
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»
Corporate Culture / HR Systems / Informal Learning / Innovation / Leadership Development / Learning Culture / Learning On-Demand / Learning Programs / LMS, LCMS / Measurement / Organization & Governance / Performance Management / Sourcing and Recruiting / Succession Management / Talent Strategy / Workforce Planning
by joshbersin · Published March 30, 2011
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»
Performance Management / Sourcing and Recruiting / Talent Management
by joshbersin · Published January 24, 2011
Talent management has now become one of the most talked-about topics in business and HR.
Companies around the world are reorganizing their human resources teams to create Chief Talent Officers, Vice-Presidents of Talent Management, and Senior Talent Executives. And the software industry supporting this space continues to explode: Successfactors and Taleo are rated among the ... Read more»
Corporate Culture / Enterprise Learning / Innovation / Leadership Development / Learning Culture / Performance Management / Sourcing and Recruiting
by joshbersin · Published December 3, 2010
I spent this week in Europe (nice Siberian snowstorm here), attending a client meeting in the UK and the Online Educa Berlin (OEB), the largest e-learning conference in the world.
This conference, which has more than 1,000 attendees, brings together learning and academic professionals from businesses, educational institutions, and governments throughout Europe. The event is ... Read more»
HR Systems / Performance Management
by joshbersin · Published July 27, 2010 · Last modified July 28, 2010
The talent management systems market continues to grow and consolidate at the same time. With a busy summer and lots of time spent on Learning Culture and other topics, I have not had time to talk about the talent management software space. (I’m attaching our recently introduced “New” Talent Management Framework to help you understand ... Read more»
Leadership Development / Performance Management / Sourcing and Recruiting / Succession Management / Talent Strategy / Workforce Planning
by joshbersin · Published May 11, 2010 · Last modified May 24, 2010
The concept of “Integrated Talent Management” became popular around five years ago – and since then organizations have used this phrase to describe an integrated approach to recruiting, development, performance management, compensation, development planning, and learning. The goal here is not only to make the Human Resources function operate more efficiently, but more importantly to ... Read more»
More