Don’t look now, but Facebook, that social networking site that has long been the avenue for college kids to share those crazy pictures from last weekend’s party – is growing up. What’s that mean for you? Maybe nothing. But if you are a part of a Fortune 500 company looking to build internal knowledge networks or training applications, assist employees …
Talent Primer – The Cost of Reinventing Yourself
Earlier this week I profiled the recent research concluding that today’s American men have less income than their fathers’ generation did at the same age, according to a new analysis by the Economic Mobility Project. My conclusion? That globalization has turned many jobs into commodities, which means those jobs likely get shut down and performed somewhere else over time. As …
Talent Economics – Our Parents (on average) Made More Than Us, and It’s Complicated…
Are we all destined to be George Costanza? Offspring who never deliver on the dreams our parents envisioned for us? There’s some hand wringing going on about the viability of the American Dream, as today’s American men are reported have less income than their fathers’ generation did at the same age, according to a new analysis by the Economic Mobility …
Performance Management – Can You Put Employees in Control of the “Meets vs. Exceeds” Equation?
Last week I broke off a couple of riffs (this one and that one) regarding the difference between a Meets vs. Exceeds when evaluating employees via your Performance Management process. I’ve probably said enough on the topic for at least a week – so I’ll give everyone a break – from my thoughts on the topic anyway… How about someone …
Talent Watch – “Meets” vs. “Exceeds” from the Employee’s Point of View
A couple of days ago, I commented on Performance Differentiators that compared/contrasted the difference between a employee who "Meets’ expectations and one who "Exceeds" expectations. Lots of quality comments followed, most tweaking the logic based on their experiences and perspective – which is good! One item I’ve been thinking about is how the normal employee views the Meets vs. Exceeds …
Talent Watch – What’s The Difference Between an Employee Who “Meets” and One Who “Exceeds”?
One word – "Innovate" Two words – "Innovate" and "Create" (I always think of the old "Think Different" campaign by Apple when I see these words). One of the hardest things to do related to getting a robust Performance Management system in place is develop the right kind of evaluation culture. How do your managers rate employees? Are they soft …