Monthly Archives: June 2006
Gap Analysis and HR
Systematic HR has an excellent post on HR strategy, both what it is and what it isn’t. While the piece will likely ruffle a few feathers, I think it is interesting to look at the gaps in perception between HR … Continue reading
Apparently, nearly 50% of employees fail in the first 18 months of their jobs
Thank you to Max Goldman’s blog for the title. We’ve also seen research by Ciampa and Watkins (1999) who claim that 64% of external hires ‘fail to make it in their new jobs’. Max writes; Apparently, nearly 50% of employees … Continue reading
Relationships as the Killer App?!
My friend Johnnie Moore has been spending some time at Reboot8. Here’s a quick extract that caught my eye from an update from Johnnie; …here are a few soundbites from Doc Searls who is speaking at the moment. Not sure … Continue reading
More on Recruitment Methods
Following on from an earlier post, Robert Cenek raises the question ‘Can Job Turnover be Predicted?’ To me, it seems that Robert’s line of thinking runs in parrell to the earlier post, particularly when he writes; Can Job Turnover be … Continue reading
Links on Relationships
I’ve been seeing a number of posts and articles on conflict and relationships. Here are some to mull over if you fancy a browse; Poor conflict management costs business billions In the UK alone, the CEDR calculates, conflict costs business … Continue reading
HCM Software Growth
Research group IDC are reporting growth in the Human Capital Management field from £700m today to £1bn in 2010. Much of this growth appears to come from the increasing complexity in managing the HR function. Bo Lykkegaard, an analyst at … Continue reading
