Ahmed's Universe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

'PARIS With most PeopleSoft customers having reached the end of the toothpaste, time has come to throw the tube away and get something else Two years ago I wrote a post on the waning of PeopleSoft and its corollary, the various options left to its customers. Back then I was heavily criticized by the Oracle/PeopleSoft ecosystem as exaggerating the reports of the death of the once-king of HR systems.

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Talent Culture

JULY 16, 2012

Careerbuilder recently surveyed 2,298 U.S. hiring managers and human resources professionals and asked what would make them automatically dismiss a candidate from consideration. The biggest resume mistakes they communicated were: Resumes with typos – 61 percent. Resumes that copied large amounts of wording from the job posting – 41 percent. Resumes with an inappropriate email address – 35 percent.

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Insperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

A well-thought-out plan provides your employees with opportunities and clear direction on how to increase their skills and advance their careers. And with a more expanded skill set, they have more tools to help your business forge ahead. It’s a win-win for you and your staff. But an employee development plan or program shouldn’t be created off the cuff.

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Achievers

JUNE 20, 2012

Do you understand the power and ROI of “thank you” in the workplace? The latest research from Bersin & Associates proves companies that say “thank you” to employees far outperform companies that do not. The data comes from ” The State of Employee Recognition in 2012 ” report, revealing the secrets of employee recognition and the business results achieved from these programs.

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Business Management Daily

MAY 30, 2012

One of the best ways to tell if applicants have the skills to perform specific tasks is to directly ask how they’ve used those skills in the past. These sample questions can help hiring managers spot 10 important “soft” skills. The post 30 great interview questions to identify candidates’ soft skills appeared first on Business Management Daily.

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Ahmed's Universe

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

'PARIS As the old saying goes, if the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain. Oracle, by just announcing last week its acquisition of talent-software leader Taleo, showed it was enforcing the same principle. With customers stubbornly refusing to buy its pseudo-SaaS offering called Fusion, Oracle was left with no other choice but to go and buy a customer base.

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Ahmed's Universe

DECEMBER 11, 2012

'All the global HR data that''s fit to capture PARIS This is the latest in my "Going Global" series of posts. In " Glocalization or the Five Pillars of a Localized Software " I discussed what it meant to have a "glocal" HR project. In "A Five-tier Approach to a Multi-Country Payroll Project " I touched on the always sensitive issue of payroll for an international company.

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Ahmed's Universe

JUNE 25, 2012

'PARIS You will not see the following ad in the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal , or any IT trade publication, but you might as well. After almost 10 years trying to shape HR Access into an outfit to serve its changing purposes, investment firm Fidelity is throwing in the towel. The software company it bought in 2003 from IBM is up for sale. I discussed in an April 2010 post ( "Is Fidelity Still in the HR Services Business?

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Ahmed's Universe

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

'Now that Woody Allen has been recycled into a cliché-ridden tourist guide, we will probably rarely see him on the French TV spoof show, Les Guignols RIO DE JANEIRO With some time on my hand in this weeklong public holiday linking Republic Day and Black Awareness Day (Rio has more public holidays than anywhere else in Brazil) I took the opportunity to catch up with my movie watching.

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Ahmed's Universe

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

'In her latest movie, la Streep plays Mrs. T. to a T PARIS One can be certain of few things in this world - only death and taxes, Mark Twain famously said. I''ll add a third one: next Sunday, at this year''s Academy Awards, Meryl Streep will walk away with the Best Actress statuette, and an egregious injustice will finally have been redressed. The Film Academy (see my post about last year''s awards edition) is famous for snubbing great acting and rewarding mediocre talent (isn''t that an oxymoro

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Ahmed's Universe

JANUARY 9, 2012

'What about "Save the People? After all, financiers have only themselves to blame for the crisis they inflicted on themselves and the rest of the world RIO DE JANEIRO I have been a keen reader of The Economist for a good quarter-century. I have always loved their writing style and irreverent humor, even the rigor it often brings to its analyses. I am less keen when it unashamedly behaves as the mouthpiece of big business and banking giants, as it does in this week''s cover story and leader whose

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Talent Culture

JANUARY 12, 2012

I don’t know what it is about resumes. People seem to get so caught up in what they think a resume “should” be that they overlook what a resume can be…an entree to a new role, a new career, a new life. Some people seem to treat their resumes like they are their tax returns…break a rule and get penalized; enter information in a different place and suffer the consequences…it really doesn’t need to be so formulaic…and it shouldn’t be.

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Talent Culture

MARCH 29, 2012

Most people I talk to really enjoy Facebook’s interface and spend at least a little bit of time there each day. Most acknowledge its benefits for keeping in touch with friends and family, but few recognize Facebook’s implications for job search and its growing relevance as a job search and career management tool. With over 850 million users (a network that is approximately eight times larger than LinkedIn) and a robust demographic of professionals with 10+ years of work experience, t

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JANUARY 9, 2012

The holidays are behind us. And maybe you’ve made a few New Year’s resolutions…Lose weight, save more money…or maybe look for a new job. There are many simple, painless changes you can make in 2012 to increase your chances of finding your next job. Here are my top ten. Update your resume. The last week of December was one of my busiest weeks ever.

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Talent Culture

MAY 15, 2012

Anyone who reads my blog regularly knows that I’m a big fan of blending the personal and professional on Facebook and Twitter to create engagement and conversation. But Francesca Holdings CFO, Gene Morphis, recently went a bit too far with his blended approach on his public pages and he was fired because of it. Morphis posted several status updates where he shared proprietary company information such as “Board meeting.

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Achievers

MAY 21, 2012

Do you find yourself dreading work on Monday morning, because of the repetitive grind and monotonous daily tasks? Do you ever ask yourself these questions: “Why am I doing this? How do my actions contribute to the overall success of the company? What’s the point ?”. Don’t let this happen to your workforce. As an employer, you need to be aware that employees can get stuck in monotony and require more motivation outside of their daily tasks and individual goals in order to be engaged.

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Talent Culture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

It is becoming increasingly more important for job seekers to recognize that the resumes they send to employers may very well be read on a mobile phone. This guest post from Joe Linford offers tips for ensuring your resume is optimized for mobile viewing. The modern business world has changed hugely with the development of mobile communications technologies and fast broadband internet connectivity.

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APRIL 20, 2012

It’s easy for employees to get lost in their daily routines and lose sight of what their contributions are attributed to on a larger scale. Take a proactive approach to reinforce your organization’s alignment by planning a retreat geared toward employee engagement. A retreat goes beyond the traditional meeting, as it offers a fresh space to debrief and realign your employees with the organization’s core values.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Hey A , We just polled our company and our engagement scores were down low. We’ve noticed a shift in morale and lack of recognition in general. We want to start with our managers to begin making a change. What do managers need to do to increase employee engagement on a daily basis? Thanks, Pat MaBack. Pat MaBack, It is common for managers in today’s workforce to not say thank you enough.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Good news! Now is your chance to improve and influence the A chievers Employee Engagement Blog. As one of our blog subscribers, your opinion matters to us. It matters so much that we want your feedback on how we can build a better blog. We’ve put together a short, three minute survey to better understand what you like to read and what information you find most valuable.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

John Reh from About.com recently wrote about the intricacies of company culture. Company culture has the potential to make or break a company, especially for growing organizations that rely on scalability. Make sure that you’ve aligned your organization for scalable success by fostering a strong corporate culture. Review your company’s mission, vision and values to make sure your culture is designed to support them.

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Speaker: Jeremy York

2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

“The most powerful competitive advantage any organization can have is employees who care.”. Mel Kleiman’s statement is simple yet effective. In his recent article , Kleiman discusses the importance of finding and hiring employees who care. These kinds of employees give discretionary effort, which is the definition of an engaged employee. Engaged employees care about doing their job well, they care about the company’s products and services, they care about themselves and, most importantly, they c

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

“As firms reach across borders, global leadership capacity is surfacing more and more often as a binding constraint. According to one survey of senior executives in McKinsey Quarterly , 76 percent believe their organizations need to develop global-leadership capabilities, but only 7 percent think they are currently doing so effectively.” Implementing an online rewards and recognition program into your business will allow your leaders to give feedback in real time no matter where they are in the

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

You may have heard about the recent patent lawsuit and trial between Apple and Samsung. A few weeks ago, the jury found Samsung guilty on multiple counts and ordered the company to pay $1 billion in damages. Although the trial was a dispute about patent infringement, Apple claims the lawsuit and victory was not about patents or money but about values.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Although sparking a corporate culture movement is not easy, it most certainly is a worthwhile investment as it can change employee productivity, engagement and loyalty to a company. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh considers company culture to be the #1 thing CEO’s should focus on for long-term success. At Zappos, 50% of what employees are evaluated on is their fit in the company culture.

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