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Comment on Trends for HR’s Increased Focus on Strategic Functions Continue by Daniel Feerst, Publisher

Daniel Feerst, Publisher — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:46:40 +0000

I am not sure if this is a trend, perhaps its my perception, but when it comes to tools for HR and managing talent, I am beginning to see more regrets in companies giving up their live employee assistance programs in favor of 800# hot lines to help employees deal with personal problems. They common complaint I am hear is regret not having easy access to a live professional who can work confidential with the HR Manager and the talented employee to resolve personal problems and stress in order to prevent the termination or resignation of expensive talent. Turnover terror is the watch word, and EAPs play a significant role in preventing turnover, but crooked benefits managers “fooled” HR into throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Comment on Reading the scale: a 5-point system is best for performance reviews by linda

linda — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:51:28 +0000

My company uses the same scale as yours. I view the performance review process as a valuable way to sit formally with my staff and hear their concerns and their input related to their job performance. I do think that most companies do NOT take this process seriously that is why there is much debate about the process working. You get what you give. If you as the manager take the time to do the evaluation correctly, I think it is one of the most useful tools we have. If not, then don’t expect too much from it. Also, I use the 360 feedback for employee development. This way they get a review from their peers, subordinates, and customers. This gives them more input from someone other than their manager. If these tools are used correctly, I have seen them prove to be effective.

Comment on Giants & Knights: Viewing the Leadership Journey by Krystyna Isenberg

Krystyna Isenberg — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:06:48 +0000

Sure, but that money shift happened a long time ago, nothing new there. Republicans could introduce legislation on Social Security, sure. Some kind of legislation may even be needed. But, they don’t call that a third rail for nothing. They found that out when Bush tried to privatize Social Security, just like Paul Ryan wants to do. Not only will something like that not pass, the pitchforks will be sharpened.

Comment on Two Things Managers Must Do After Reviews by Marc Effron

Marc Effron — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:48:53 +0000

Shelley — Thanks for the “shout out” on OPTM! Bloom’s streamlined PM process sounds like it’s a great tool for those who want simple, easy to use systems!

Best,
Marc

Marc Effron
President, The Talent Strategy Group, Author, One Page Talent Management

Comment on How is BLOOM an Economical Choice for Small Business? by Shelley Moore

Shelley Moore — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:41:22 +0000

Since this post was published in July 2009 we’ve updated our pricing. See http://www.bloomware.com/pricing.asp to see how we’re saving small businesses even more.

Comment on Need to know! Characteristics of successful teams by Gregory Despain

Gregory Despain — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:07:51 +0000

Great comment about motivation

Comment on Why you need to develop your people in tough economic times by The right people + the right strategy = unstoppable success! « BLOOMware

The right people + the right strategy = unstoppable success! « BLOOMware — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:14:47 +0000

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Comment on Why you need to develop your people in tough economic times by Take a fresh look at talent management & must-have integration « BLOOMware

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:57:52 +0000

[...] The trick is to determine the overarching growth goals of your organization and to distill what is required to match and relate growth goals of an individual employee per the skills, talents, and aspirations required. Read our blog post about people development for more specifics about the role employee performance p… [...]