Employee branding. Some assembly required.
I stumbled on this brilliant video today (hat tip to @williamtincup). This is one of the better examples of linking corporate and employee branding for recruitment I have seen. Low cost Innovative Targeted Measured (note the stats at the end). It cleverly reinforces the corporate and the employee brand. I wrote a note several years ago [...]
The Biggest Misperception in Talent Management
After digesting just about every blog post, discussion thread, and email predicting what will happen with SAP and SuccessFactors now that they are one, I’ve noticed a prevailing theme – the Talent Management market has changed overnight and even some are predicting the death of independent Talent Management vendors. While I believe the Talent Management [...]
Innovative recruitment practice
(Cross posted on my Gartner blog). Atlassian is an Australian software vendor, active in the social software and developer tools space. I’ll leave the product evaluations to folks like Nikos Drakos, Tom Austin and Jeff Mann but I would like to call them out for something else. I have been watching the company from afar [...]
Get your HR VP an iPad.
I’ve just read Stephen’s note on the iPad in the enterprise. (Gartner subscription required) here is the summary. CEO Advisory: Seize the iPad Opportunity Now The Apple iPad and associated ecosystem are likely to disrupt existing technology usage profiles and business models. CEOs should take a moment to ensure that the potential opportunity is being [...]
Branding innovation at a conference
I have been to many, many software conferences, but I’m especially fond of the HR tech conference in Chicago. It has a good mix of vendors and practitioners, and is well worth a visit. Over the years at conferences around the world, I’ve strolled the vendor booths, and seen all sorts. Some, just a desk [...]
Evil HR lady nails it. Bring on the math(s) and stats.
cross posted on my Gartner blog. I read many HR blogs, and one of my favourites is the Evil HR lady. She blogs a much of her HR stuff on the BNET site. I have been speaking to a lot of HR audiences lately, and sometimes they get a little uncomfortable when I bring up [...]
HR Tech: Chicago.
image via OzinOH, thanks! I’m looking forward to this event. Most of the events I go to are single vendor events, but this one is different. It is the event that brings most of the HR technology community together. Bill runs an excellent show. I’ll get to see Jason, Steve , Phil and Naomi, and [...]
Selling that Technology: Functions, Features & Fools
We got a lot of pitches from technology companies at the recent HR Technology show in Chicago. Each of us asked vendors “What are the top 3 things we should remember about your firm?” and often we were met with blank stares; a litany of functions and features; or, that rarest of all, a polished set of messages any analyst or prospect would love.
Two Perspectives of the HR Technology show
Some positive surprises – strong attendance
Last week, Dr. Katherine Jones and I attended the HR Technology show. Katherine is one the best known HR analysts out there and covered the space for Aberdeen Group for a number of years. Together, we sat down with 21 vendors and their top executives. Afterwards, Katherine and I [...]
Flowers and HCM systems architecture.
I’ve tried this metaphor on several client calls recently, so let me inflict it on you too.
Cactus
via Flickr, the cc licence of Rodolfo Cartas thanks.
In this architecture, everything is from one vendor, and integration with third party applications is rather difficult. Typical ERP /HRMS pitch of the mid-nineties. Why do you need other [...]
