Category Archives: Research

The Attention Deficit Recession

Let’s face it, we live in a world of divided attention. Whether talking on the phone while driving, checking email while on a conference call, or Tweeting during a live presentation, we are all guilty of an obsession with multitasking. And as a result of this behavior, we are completely destroying our pathetic little lives! [...]
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Are You ‘Power Hungry’ Or A ‘Peace Builder’?

Many of you may belong to a social networking niche based on professional affiliation. You interact both online and offline, you exchange best practices, you develop relationships and over time you find yourself in a tightly woven group.   Then you join another social network which has little association with the first. It contains different [...]
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We Are The Web: HR 3.0

One constant frustration people have with HR is that they are stereotypically behind the times. This isn’t always the case, but more often than not, HR must be gently cajoled into participating in something new and innovative. So are you strapped in and ready for this? There is a movement afoot that HR *must* get [...]
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How JobAngels (And You) Have Changed My Life

[NOTE - The demographics in this post were updated on June 5, 2009] This is the longest time between posts in the history of our little blog. If you’re thinking, “This is an outrage!”, I agree completely. So who is to blame for this travesty, this lapse in judgment, this abandonment of an HR community [...]
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UPDATE – The Outsourcing List-Maker’s Rumble Continues

Since Monday’s post entitled, “Outsourcers – Let’s Get Ready to Rumble“, much has occurred in the great debate surrounding those who list and rank the best in the industry.  One particular development has caused me tremendous concern.   As many of you are aware, Phil Fersht of AMR Research had posted a simple survey asking buyers, providers [...]
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Outsourcers – “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!”

Michael Buffer is well known for this catch phrase, a statement that precedes a typically bloody exchange between the world’s most renowned boxers.  Well strap on your mouth-guards and prepare for the body blows, uppercuts and jabs being thrown on Phil Fersht’s Horses for Sources.  Fersht, Research Director for Sourcing at AMR Research, has a [...]
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(Sarcastic News Flash) Public Sector HR Needs to be More Strategic

You won’t be shocked by the joint findings of EquaTerra and HR Executive stating that public sector HR needs to be more strategic.  This shouldn’t be a surprise given the traditional notion of the public sector lagging the private sector in progressive practices.  Because, let’s face it, HR in the public sector is hard.   Some [...]
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History of July 4th as a Work Holiday

As I strolled to my local coffee shop and took in an uncharacteristically quiet morning in downtown Washington, DC, I began to wonder about the history of the fourth of July as a national work holiday. Thanks to James Heintze of American University for his extensive research on the topic. Enjoy your day today everyone [...]
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Survey – Human Resources Professional Organizations (HRPOs)

A few months ago, Inflexion posed a question about human resources member-based forums, asking “With whom do you associate?”  The response from the HR industry was swift and overwhelming, with hundreds of messages pouring in from all over the globe.  What was immediately clear is that both HR professionals and corporate sponsors are struggling to [...]
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Naked in the Leadership Classroom

Greetings readers.  Inflexion’s recent post about Robin Wolaner’s book, Naked in the Boardroom, reminded me that there are not only differences in the way that men and women lead, but that there are some differences in the way that men and women learn to lead.  Using Wolaner’s metaphor, let’s think of this as Naked in the Leadership [...]
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