http://www.fourgroups.com/blog Linking Behaviour to the Bottom Line Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:15:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Summary By making the traditionally intangible aspects of an organisation tangible, managers can benefit from superior information and greater choice. This new perspective combines insights and knowledge that would previously only have been available by chance alone with a comprehensive view of the organisation in question. Factors that Drive Intangibles The recognition ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/13/managing-intangibles/ The financial and cultural values of an organisation often appear to be two separate and distinct entities. However, simultaneously linking and managing them can have a major impact on the success of both strategy and its execution. Typically, the financial values of an organisation do not mirror the cultural and ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/29/linking-financial-values-and-cultural-values/ We've just upgraded our blog software to the latest version of Wordpress and hope to start adding some more posts and articles in the coming days. http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/28/new-blog/ 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 and the business as a whole. What it basically comes ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/08/gap-analysis-and-hr/ 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 fail in the first 18 months of their jobs. And ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/07/apparently-nearly-50-of-employees-fail-in-the-first-18-months-of-their-jobs/ 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 if they'll make sense out of context, but it's good stuff, ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/06/relationships-as-the-killer-app/ 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 Predicted? Few readers would say no, and yes would be a safe ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/05/more-on-recruitment-methods/ 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 £33 billion every year. The cost of business disputes comprises not only ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/02/links-on-relationships/ 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 IDC said; "Employers are looking for next-generation HCM software," he said. ... http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/01/hcm-software/ Jason Corsello highlights the ability of Talent Management software firms to match and link competencies across industries and clients. Demonstrating the relationship between this data and revenues and costs in the words of Jason; ...is...can I say...groundbreaking? This could be an interesting trend to develop over the coming years? http://www.fourgroups.com/blog/archives/31/groundbreaking-research/