It’s almost mid-December, which means the pressure is on for many of us to get our annual performance appraisals completed before the New Year. Amidst the end-of-year rush to finalize projects, and the distractions (dreams?) of much anticipated winter vacations, it’s easy for appraisals to slip off the agenda.

However, the one thing successful annual performance appraisals have in common is that they are carefully planned for – by both the employee AND the manager. So [...]

The news of SAP’s plans to acquire SuccessFactors has a lot of people speculating on several aspects of this deal.

First there’s the big price tag. $3.4 Billion dollars is a lot of money. While it validates the importance of the talent management market as a whole, the coverage is focused on the huge premium SAP is offering the beneficiaries: SuccessFactors shareholders. Hey, they’ve earned it.

Then there’s the big technology challenge. Several pundits have weighed in [...]

If you wondered about the sudden sprouting of moustaches on men’s faces in your community last month, Movember was the reason. The annual fundraiser takes place in November with men around the world growing “Mo’s” to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. Today, Movember is officially over and with over $32 million dollars raised, Canada tops the world in raising funds for this prostate [...]

While public sector organizations face ongoing budget cuts and restructuring, the need to deliver services to taxpayers in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible is of increasing importance. At the same time, these organizations must address workforces challenges such as retaining staff needed for core services and sustaining employee morale.

On December 6th, Marnie Green (@marniegreen), principal consultant with Managemen Education Group Inc., will present Beyond Survival [...]

The Washington Post reported earlier today that federal workers are dissatisfied with the efficacy of senior leadership across many government agencies. Reporting findings from the  2011 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings, the article states that government-wide satisfaction averaged a grade of 64 points out of 100, with poor leadership ranked as the number 1 reason (for the sixth year in a row) for this dissatisfaction.

Self-evaluation [...]