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The war for talent!

Posted on July 7th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under Business, HCM, SAP

Even with all the news about a slowdown in the US economy and the dark outlook on jobs, it seems that for the most part it is still difficult to find good people. The war for talent is still raging. These SAP sponsored reports by the Economist give an interesting overview of the supply of […]

Martin Sacks - Visualizing companies around the world

Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under Entrepreneurship, HCM, South Africa, Technology

Martin Sacks and HumanConcepts just announced the release of OrgPlus Enterprise Blueprint, further solidifying the company’s position as leading provider of workforce decision support software.
OrgPlus Enterprise Blueprint uses a Web 2.0 solution and allows executives and managers from across a company to collaborate on organizational changes and planning decisions.
Martin has been the CEO of HumanConcepts […]

Free How-to guides for implementing SAP HCM

Posted on February 29th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under HCM, SAP

Today I stumbled upon Sylvia Chaudoir’s SAP HCM Expertise website. Sylvia is an ex-SAP HCM Consulting manager and she’s always been very willing to assist others. She’s presenting at the HR2008 conference in Orlando and you can meet her at “Meet the experts”. You can click on the Publications link to get a number […]

SAP HCM Consulting companies

Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Carel

Filed under HCM, SAP

I’ve had numerous requests from business partners for a comprehensive list of SAP HCM consulting companies in the USA. My aim in this post is to give you a comprehensive list — let me know if I missed one.
Pure-play SAP HCM companies:

EPI-USE: EPI-USE America, based in Atlanta, GA, is my former employer and one of […]

Patrick Lencioni - The three signs of a Miserable job

Posted on October 4th, 2007 by Carel

Filed under Business, HCM, Leadership

Pat said that this was the first time that he will give this keynote on his new book: “The Three signs of a Miserable Job.” He is also the author of “The 5 dysfunctions of a team”.
I think work is under-focused on in our lives. Work is thought of that other thing we do. Popular […]

Parkinson’s laws - THE management guide

Posted on September 10th, 2007 by Carel

Filed under Business, HCM, Leadership

Published in the mid-1950’s — Parkinson’s laws are still very relevant today.
PARKINSON’S LAW: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its […]

SAP, Oracle and Workday HCM product strategy updates

Posted on September 5th, 2007 by Carel

Filed under HCM, SAP, Technology

Bill Kutik’s recent HRMS Happenings article is a very good overview of what’s coming from the prominent HCM vendors. The following highlights caught my attention:

Oracle will continue to develop Peoplesoft, Oracle HCM and Fusion HCM as separate product lines.
Workday is busy developing a payroll engine.
All the vendors have interesting Web 2.0 plans.
SAP is partnering with […]

Interesting Human Capital Management (HCM) blogs

Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Carel

Filed under Blogging, HCM

Here are a few interesting HCM/HR blogs that I read frequently. Let me know what you think of these? Btw, will you be attending the HR Tech conference in Chicago in October. Why are you going? I’m not sure if I want to attend so I’m asking for some feedback.
HCM Blogs:

Human Capitalist
My friend Thomas Otter […]

Jack Welch / Lars Dalgaard Keynote video

Posted on June 21st, 2007 by Carel

Filed under HCM, Leadership

I really enjoyed the keynote QA of Jack Welch and Lars Dalgaard during the Successfactors User conference earlier in June. You may view it here, after entering some contact info. You will need Windows Media player or Real player to view it.
Enjoy!

Jack Welch Keynote at SuccessConnect in New York

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by Carel

Filed under HCM, Leadership

I attended the SuccessConnect keynote of Jack Welch and Lars Dalgaard in New York on June 7, 2007. You can find a short video here: Keynote Video. Carlos Watson did a great job moderating the Q&A session. [Update: You’ll find the long version of Jack’s keynote here.]
The following comments from Jack and Lars were the […]


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