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What makes an education 'revolution'?

Inform Blog — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:17:47 GMT

Leading up to the 2007 federal election in Australia, the Labour party used reforms to the Australian education system as a key policy offering to the Australian public. Dubbed the ‘Education Revolution’, these reforms consisted of a $14.7 billion investment...(read more)

Inform’s (formerly Infohrm) CEO excited about opportunity to work with SuccessFactors

Inform Blog — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:45:49 GMT

On Friday 5 February I announced the most exciting news that I have shared in my 30 years of leading Infohrm. SuccessFactors, the world’s leading business execution software company announced its intent to acquire Infohrm. For all of us at Infohrm, this...(read more)

Where for art thou…capability?

Infohrm's Weblog — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:55:54 GMT

What’s in a name? Surely a capability by any other name would smell as sweet? Capability, competency and skill are increasingly discussed phenomena in the world of business. But what are they exactly, and are they fundamentally different from each...(read more)

Figure Skating takes its Metrics too Far

Infohrm's Weblog — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:30:04 GMT

With my beloved New England Patriots long gone from the NFL playoffs and a week still to go before I can root against the equally reviled Indianapolis Colts in the Superbowl, my eyes wandered a bit reading Monday’s sports section. Remarkably, I found...(read more)

We’re Going to Turn This Team Around 360 Degrees

Infohrm's Weblog — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:01:25 GMT

Every so often, I come across sports-related phrases that make me pause to say..“huh?” This is certainly the case for those related to measurement. In a moment of light-heartedness, I thought I’d take a moment to share some oddities with you; please feel...(read more)

Risky Business

Infohrm's Weblog — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:25:29 GMT

As an Operations Team Leader, one of the questions I get asked most frequently is why an issue arose in spite of a rigorous, dedicated Quality Assurance (QA) process. Quality Assurance is reviewed regularly at Infohrm and sometimes the obvious conclusion...(read more)

What to Expect for Strategic Workforce Planning in 2010

Infohrm's Weblog — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:10:23 GMT

In the spirit of forecasting, and taking a cue from colleagues, I’d like to offer some thoughts on what will happen with Strategic Workforce Planning (SWFP) in 2010. There’s good reason for me to be confident to prognosticate, but if these predictions...(read more)

Preparing for tomorrow when the spotlight is on today.

Infohrm's Weblog — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:45:20 GMT

Anybody who has attempted to embed strategic workforce planning (SWFP) into their business planning processes will attest that it can be an uphill battle at times. I recently saw an organisation make great strides with SWFP only for the process to be...(read more)

Can Optimism be Taught?

Infohrm's Weblog — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:55:41 GMT

It is pretty safe to assume that the current events around the world could result in higher stress levels. From economic recessions to wars, terrorism, global warming, and the cost of health care, our lives are touched by enough challenges, tribulations...(read more)

Project Commitment

Infohrm's Weblog — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:28:58 GMT

I have seen many project managers with all the best intentions of meeting project objectives and delivering on time… Until they begin to meet roadblocks with people. Generally, across the life of a project, a project manager deals with various stakeholders...(read more)

Human Capital Measurement Predictions for 2010

Infohrm's Weblog — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:34:16 GMT

Following the lead of George Sandford at Praski Publishing, who offers his own blog of HR predictions for 2010, I thought I’d share 5 of my own thoughts (I don’t have many more to give away!) on where human capital measurement/metrics/analytics...(read more)

Energy & Utilities Consortium 2009 Critical Jobs Research and 2010 Forecast

Infohrm's Weblog — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:01:37 GMT

Infohrm has several Consortia that provide networking and benchmarking in specific industries – Retail, Financial Services, Healthcare, Global Technology, and Energy and Utilities. I have personally been involved with the last one, and learned that most...(read more)

Thoughts on Workforce Measurement from “The Year in Ideas” – Part 2

Infohrm's Weblog — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:00:35 GMT

In my last post I described a study, identified in the wonderful New York Times Magazine issue- “The 9th Annual Year in Ideas” ( http://www.nytimes.com/projects/magazine/ideas/2009/ ), which sought to quantify the value brought to an organization by its...(read more)

Thoughts on Workforce Measurement from “The Year in Ideas” – Part 1

Infohrm's Weblog — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:00:23 GMT

There are a lot of things I look forward to during the holiday season; time spent with family, (lots) of great food, gift giving and an ever evolving mix of new and old traditions. Outside of the traditional holiday elements, one of the other things I...(read more)

Extra! Extra! HR Suddenly Hot!

Infohrm's Weblog — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:38:46 GMT

For those of you that caught the Wall Street Journal article this week HR Executives Suddenly Get Hot you might have had the same reaction Picasso had to the incredulous admirer that commissioned a “simple” drawing by him. The story goes like this: Picasso...(read more)