Insights on Corporate Talent, Learning, and HR Technology
This podcast is a review of last week’s massive set of announcements from Microsoft and Google about Chatbots. Rather than try to summarize what you’ve already read, I spend time talking about the implications of all this. Here are a few highlights:
Is Microsoft’s statement that “search will be reinvented” really correct and could this ... Read more»
The Big Tech (Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google) now make up 30% of the S&P 100 and 23% of the S&P 500. The Congressional Report on High Tech is comprehensive and important to read. In this podcast I discuss the report and highlight four things:
The Congressional report on Big Tech is an important document. While I know many will see it as partisan, I found the research thorough and filled with important information. And my conclusion is yes, we do need to take some action.
How Important Tech Has Become
I’ve been a part of the tech industry since ... Read more»
Have you ever looked for a job? Of course you have. It’s a daunting process, and one which Google hopes to make easier than ever.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics show that 20-24% of Americans change jobs every year (ADP global research says it’s 27%), which means more than 41 million people are searching for ... Read more»
One of the most challenging problems in business is matching the right person to the right job, and this goes on all the time.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics show that 20-24% of Americans change jobs every year (ADP global research says it’s 27%), which means more than 41 million people are searching for jobs ... Read more»
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»
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»
An article in the New York Times today describes Google’s Project Oxygen, a statistics driven research project to study what makes good managers. Google’s People Analytics team apparently studied the attributes of high-performing teams and published the “Eight Habits of Highly Effective Google Managers.” Apparently Google believes that its management style is very unique, so ... Read more»
Yesterday the US Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement against Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, and Pixar for colluding not to “cold-call” recruit employees from each other.
Consider the implications of this practice: HR and business leaders at these these leading silicon valley companies sat together and agreed “if you don’t poach my people ... Read more»
There are many demographic changes taking place in the US workforce today. Perhaps one of the most profound and personal is the rapid growth of women in the working population. This month “The Shriver Report” is being released – a comprehensive look at the growing role of women in the world of work. ... Read more»
