Great piece this morning by Sarah Needleman of the Wall Street Journal. Take a read.
Continued exposure for how technology can help organizations drive results if planned and tied back to business goals and needs. A few examples in the article:
UPS and Career Management
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A great quote from the article which I completely agree with:
Advent Software Inc., an international technology company, is planning
to add talent-management software later this year for its roughly 1,000
workers. "Employees now tend to expect this," says John Brennan, vice
president of human resources at the San Francisco-based firm. "They
find easy access to information in all aspects of their lives and
expect the company they work for will provide the same."
This is a great article as you continue to make the case in your organization as to what the competition is doing. Knowledge Infusion sees this everyday, and those organizations that are not optimizing processes to leverage technology, will clearly be at a competitive disadvantage.
Talent is an issue. The time is now to start planning.
Another infusion of knowledge...
Liked the article, too, Jason, which was occasioned by the SuccessFactors release and (I understand) a case study from them. My journlistic side was a little upset by the seemingly random selection of Talent Management vendors that were included in the article. Workstream, no leader, was there without any mention of the acquisition talks underway. Nevertheless, a must read, especially considering the source. Certain to be photocopied for every TM business case for three months at least.