Archives for September 2011

Thomas Stone

Inside the Taleo Talent Studio: Is Your Organization High-Performing?

by Thomas Stone | September 30, 2011 | No comments

   Is your organization high-performing?  This was the question asked by Susan Annunzio, in the most comprehensive study of knowledge workers ever conducted.  Annunzio is CEO of The Center for High Performance and was a recent guest of Inside the Taleo Talent Studio where she detailed the results of this study and insights from her [...]

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Taleo Research Recommends (vol. 5)

by Thomas Stone | September 23, 2011 | No comments

Taleo Research Recommends postings describe and link to some of the best content – articles, blog posts, research, and more – that we have come across in recent weeks. We focus of course on Talent Management and its particular practice areas, but at times also include items of more general interest to HR professionals and [...]

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A Social Recruiting Journey at Ministry Health Care

by Thomas Stone | September 15, 2011 | No comments

   Social media is finding its way into countless aspects of business, and recruiting is far from immune. On the contrary, Social Recruiting is sparking innovation and significant benefits for those organizations that move beyond initial skepticism and embrace the new paradigm and technologies. In July, Taleo hosted a webinar on the subject of Social [...]

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Talent Management Lessons from Hurricane Season and 9/11

by Thomas Stone | September 9, 2011 | No comments

You are no doubt familiar with the old saw “The only constant is change,” which dates as far back as the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. But lately, it seems that in many aspects of our lives the rate of change is itself increasing – what mathematicians would describe as an “increasing increase.” Most people and [...]

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Taleo Research Recommends (vol. 4)

by Thomas Stone | September 2, 2011 | No comments

Taleo Research Recommends postings describe and link to some of the best content – articles, blog posts, research, and more – that we have come across in recent weeks. We focus of course on Talent Management and its particular practice areas, but at times also include items of more general interest to HR professionals and [...]

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10 Connections between Talent Management and Fantasy Football

by Thomas Stone | September 1, 2011 | No comments

Over the past two decades, NFL Fantasy Football has grown immensely from a mostly-male niche hobby to one with broad appeal, where tens of millions of men and women play. Each year, at around this time, many fans are not only gearing up to follow their favorite team, but are also participating in drafts to [...]