Employee Engagement: Just Playing the Songs for Your Employees on Monday

21 January 2014, Singapore: The crazy thing that is driving most HR managers up the wall is the topic of employee engagement (EE). Most of the HR Managers will come-up with all the expensive activities on EE.

I have a solution ... just invest in pipe-in music at your workplace and play the following songs once a while on Monday.

Click here: Song recommended by Sandboxadvisors.com

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McKinsey Report: Risk and Responsibility in a Hyperconnected World: Implications for Enterprises

21 January 2014, Singapore: I though it would be good to share this report / article from McKinsey. As a HR professional, we need to equip ourselves with the knowledge on the risks and responsibilities when rolling our e-technology. 

Click the hyperlink:

Mckinsey Report: Risk and responsibility in a hyperconnected world: Implications for enterprises

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Peoplefluent Report: HR Forecast 2014 - Talent Management Experts Weigh In

19 January 2014, Singapore: It is always good to receive additional HR Business related reports. It may help you get some insight on potential trends and new best practices. Click the hyperlink for details of the report.

Peoplefluent Report: HR Forecast Report for 2014 (PDF Format)

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Whitepaper: New Business of Business Leaders: Hiring and Onboarding

18 January 2014, Singapore: Another busy weekend for me but just need to share this white-paper from Oracle Corporation. Those handling talent and workforce planning will appreciate it.

Whitepaper: The New Business of Business Leaders: Hiring & Onboarding

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Climbing the Corporate Ladder: Developing Your Executive Presence

18 January 2014, Singapore: I just like to share that if you have high ambition - climbing the corporate ladder e.g., Regional HR Manager, Senior HR Manager, HR Director, VP of HR, Head of HR, and etc. The hiring party may not be just interested in your strategic-operational-tactical HR skills / competencies. They might be also looking for "Executive Presence"

I guess your next question will be asking me "what is executive presence?". In this short article, I have inserted a few hyperlink on the subject of executive presence.

The Three (3) Dimensions of Executive Presence

The Seven (7) Traits of Executive Presence

HBR Blogs: Developing Executive Presence

Executive Presence Report 2013 (PDF Format)

Four (4) Ways Improve Executive Presence

(source: http://www.3d-people.com/business/executive-presence/)

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Assessment Tool for Recruitment Solutions and Talent Development: Harrison Assessment

14 January 2014, Singapore: Today I attended a briefing on Harrison Assessments Talent System (HATS). I was introduced to HATS in 2005 when the product was known as Harrison Inner View. Performance Consulting is the sole distributor for HATS in Singapore

It was great to hear the founder himself Dr. Harrison Dan sharing the latest development of Harrison Assessments Talent System.

Special thanks to Performance Consulting for inviting my colleagues and myself to the briefing.

Click here for Harrison Assessment

Click here for Performance Consulting

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WorldatWork "You Tube" TV

13 January 2014, Singapore: I was just trying my luck on You Tube when I type "worldatwork" and hit the enter key. I found out that WorldatWork (The professional association for compensation, benefits and total rewards) just launch their online  TV about a week ago.

If you are interested to find out some of the methodology and practices ... this site can provide you the basic knowledge. ... click the hyperlink

WorldatWork "You Tube" TV

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Why Company Outsource Their HR Functions?

11 January 2014, Singapore: A good friend asked me why would organization want to outsource their HR functions? I shared that some organization go into outsourcing HR functions due to the following ... 

• no new headcount approval will be granted;
• change of HR business model that require certain level of specialization (e.g., shared services, center of excellence, etc.);
• minimized risk for certain HR processes (usually routine but important - e.g., work-pass application, recruitment, etc.);
• free up the existing HR team to focus on high value tasks;
• tapping on outsource vendor e-technology and other resources

The above are just my personal view. For more comprehensive write-up click the hyperlink below:

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-outsourcing-hr-functions-21169.html

http://www.launchproduction.com/the-main-benefits-of-outsourcing-human-resource-functions/

http://hrservices.sharedhr.com/blog/bid/236736/5-Reasons-Outsourcing-HR-Functions-Makes-Sense

http://humanresources.about.com/od/humanresourcesstrategic/a/hr-outsourcing-how-hr-departments-can-do-more-by-doing-less.htm

https://www.adp.com/tools-and-resources/case-studies-white-papers/~/media/White%20Papers/PEO/TotalSource%20-%20HR%20Outsourcing%20White%20Paper.ashx

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Literature Review: Performance Management

03 January 2014, Singapore: Just want to share with you the history of performance management / appraisal. Thanks to Christopher Mills

Exhibit 1: A Historical Flowchart of Performance Management Approaches

(Source: Performance Management under The Microscope - Christopher Mills (2002) - SHRi Publication)

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Report: Driving Stronger Performance Through Employee Recognition

10 January 2014, Singapore: In most organization, employee engagement (EE) is the key indicator to measure the leadership team. Usually, HR Department is accountable for the EE results but it is a shared responsibility or grfoup effort among the management team members.

I would like to share this report from SHRM-Globoforce. I believe the report will be useful to some of my colleagues and yourself.

Click here for details of SHRM-Globoforce Report

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Introduction to WorldatWork Total Rewards Model / Framework

08 January 2014, Singapore: WorldatWork is one of the leading authority for HR professionals who specialized on Compensation-Benefits-Total Rewards. I just want to share WorldatWork Total Rewards model / framework.

It is informative and very easy to read ... click the hyperlink for details:

WorldatWork Total Rewards Model / Framework

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Skillsoft: Top 10 Benefits from Cloud eLearning

06 January 2014, Singapore: Received a complimentary email from Skillsoft.com and the topic was about 'Skillsoft' whitepaper on Cloud Learning.

I guess it is time for me to understand the capability of "Cloud eLearning" for my organization.

Join me on this journey ... seeking new knowledge and wisdom!

Click the hyperlink for details: Skillsoft: Whitepaper Cloud Learning (PFT format)

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