Live from InterACT - Mark Greene’s Keynote
April 28, 2008
(Posted by guest blogger, James Taylor) As Mark is the CEO of Fair Isaac I thought I would blog this one over on this blog rather than on the Smart (enough) Systems blog where the rest are going to be. Mark started off talking about the increased risk... Read more...
Finding and Retaining Top People
April 28, 2008
In a recent survey conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) in conjunction with HR.com, the companies responding to the March 2008 Tawere clear about their priorities: in a word - talent.The top five HR growth issues in 2008, as indicated... Read more...
2007 Baldrige National Quality Award
April 28, 2008
The Baldrige National Quality Award winners for 2007 are: PRO-TEC Coating, Leipsic, Ohio (small business) Mercy Health System, Janesville, Wisconsin (health care) Sharp HealthCare, San Diego, California (health care) City of Coral Springs, Coral Springs,... Read more...
Workplace Safety Tops Today
April 28, 2008
Today’s a great day to talk about workplace safety. It’s Workers Memorial Day, an internationally recognized observance in honor of those who’ve lost their lives or been injuried on the job. It’s been observed in the United States... Read more...
Renewing Strategic Position
April 28, 2008
Watch author and CEO Gary Harpst as he walks you through Discipline I -Decide What's Important - Step I-C, Renew Strategic Position (from Six Disciplines for Excellence.)Hints and Tips for creating your strategic position:Keep the description of the... Read more...
Attack at the top of the hill
April 28, 2008
Go on the offense in the war for talent when your competition is hurt. Yes you hurt too but winning in business or in bike racing is a relative game - very relative. Of course you are stronger and feel more confident in your ability to sprint and attack... Read more...
Not Your Job
April 28, 2008
“What kind of questions?” asked Ted. “Look, in your position, as Manager, you often don’t have the technical details necessary to make a decision. As a Manager, that’s not your job. Your job is to bring value to the thinking... Read more...
Lean Strategies for Workforce Development in Manufacturing
April 28, 2008
Last week I attended a meeting of of CAMPS, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing in the Puget Sound. Like many consortia around the U.S. and in other countries, a group of manufacturers, local government, academia and service providers (such as Gemba... Read more...
Meal Interviews (Part 1 of 2)
April 27, 2008
This podcast details all the subtleties associated with being interviewed during a meal. We have NO EXCUSE for why we didn’t do this podcast 2 years ago. We get this question all the time, so much so that we’re making it part of the standard... Read more...
Friday Links:Departing Shots, Loving White Space
April 26, 2008
It’s just as much about what you don’t say as what you do, says Frank Roche of KnowHR in a post this week. Hiring Technical People discusses what could be the perfect interview question . . . check it out here. And finally, what do you do... Read more...
