If you missed the last post, be sure to look at BusinessWeeks The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies and how these organizations drive success. Their formula: They nurture cultures that value creative people in good times and bad. IBM used to have a cultural mantra posted in their offices: THINK. Apple used the tagline: THINK [...]

How many times have you seen business executives wave their hand and call for increased innovation? Usually its when business results are not up to par. Innovation does not just happen. Its driven by a number of factors and we believe talent is #1. In tough economic times when its much easier to think of [...]

Google asked the question What will you do for Earth Day ’08? There you can see a map of the globe or the continental US with suggestions ranging from using biodegradable golf tees to walking to work instead of driving. You can also submit your own message and scroll down to view suggested actions. Wed [...]

A new global study, Creating People Advantage: How to Address HR Challenges Worldwide Through 2015, conducted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA), and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) surveyed 4,741 executives in 83 countries and markets. Here is their major finding: Managing talent is the [...]

Survey shows nearly half of UK job seekers use the Internet to apply for jobs: 43% of workers applied online or sent a CV by email. 53% preferred online methods due to the fast response time. 24% found online job searching to be less time consuming 13% appreciated the ability to apply for many jobs [...]

DiversityInc.com has published The 2008 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List. More than 350 companies that have more than 1,000 employees participated. Were pleased to note that nearly half of the top 20 for the past two years are companies that use Taleo. Congratulations also to Taleo customer JPMorgan Chase who was ranked #1 of [...]

Making the board more strategic: A McKinsey Global Survey outlines responses from nearly 600 corporate directors. What are they thinking? They are concerned about developing more forward-thinking strategies for value creation and shareholder return. Whats at the bottom in terms of time spent yet primarily top of mind? Talent management. Boards and Time Leading the [...]

BusinessWeeks Debate Room recently featured Employers, Get Outta My Facebook on the issue of employers using profiles on social networking sites to evaluate job applicants. Check out the pro/con arguments and have a look at the comments. Making legitimate social network job connections is powerful for recruiting, especially if you want to net the net [...]

The National Law Journals story Employment tests may fail legal exam and recent settlements regarding testing procedures in the hiring process have raised a few eyebrows. Since many more companies are using some form of aptitude testing, the number of discrimination complaints regarding job screening tests has also risen. “This is an enforcement priority for [...]