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Psychologie: les trois types de personnes qui font obstacle à l'innovation

Par Slate.fr

Innover, prendre des risques, plonger dans l’inconnu, accepter de se transformer, c’est difficile pour toute organisation. C’est même impossible si l’équipe n’est pas soudée autour de son objectif. C’est ce qu’expliquent deux grands spécialistes du management d’entreprise G. Michael Maddock et Raphael Louis Vitón dans la rubrique Innovation Engine (le moteur de l’innovation) réalisée en commun par le magazine Businessweek et l’agence Bloomberg. Ils décrivent les trois types de profils psychologiques qui sont des obstacles à l’innovation et dont il faut absolument se séparer pour avancer. Continue reading

5 Ways You Are Killing Your Business When Recruiting (Social Professionals)

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I’m sure not everyone is guilty of these hiring faux pas in the social media era, but I’ve seen it enough in the past 4 years of interviewing and pitching for social media positions and clients that I know many business owners are hurting their business in the process of recruiting. Whether you are hiring someone to work as your employee, an unpaid intern or you have a professional recruiter finding your new social media community manager or contract agency, the old fashioned rules of social etiquette apply, even more so when you’re hiring social media professionals who know more about digital marketing and socializing technology than you do. Continue reading

Why HR Still Isn't a Strategic Partner

by J. Craig Mundy

For two decades we have been hearing that HR must become a strategic partner to the business. And the fact that we’re still hearing it suggests that in many organizations it hasn’t happened.

The need to align HR with the business has become more urgent than ever. Financial markets exert relentless pressure for growth, especially in emerging markets. Customers demand more and better service at lower cost. And cost-efficiency, resource conservation and regulatory compliance have become issues for almost every organization. Turnover among top talent is expected to increase in 2012; globalization is requiring stronger regional HR capabilities; and demographic shifts across the world are dramatically affecting availability of qualified people.

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[Infographie ] E-reputation et Emploi

La réputation est l’opinion (plus techniquement, l’évaluation sociale) du public envers une personne, un groupe, ou une organisation. La réputation est un facteur important dans de nombreux domaines, tels que l’éducation, le commerce, le réseautage social ou le statut social. (wikipedia)

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L’e-reputation et l’explosion des communicants amène aussi un danger le conformisme qui est d’origine sociale et neuronale. Le conseil que nous vous donnons quand vous naviguez sur le web est simplement d’être poli car cela fait du bien à chacun, mais n’oubliez pas non plus cette citation de W. Churchill :

“Tout le monde savait que c’était impossible à faire. Puis un jour quelqu’un est arrivé qui ne le savait pas, et il l’a fait.” Continue reading

Gaining Commitment from Candidates: A 10-Point Checklist

by Nancy Parks

Does this sound familiar? You are having a great conversation with a “rock star” candidate who has applied for one of your positions. You share the details about the position and your candidate seems genuinely excited. You might even be getting lots of “buying signals.” You assume that you are both in “violent agreement” that this is the perfect position!

So you move your rock star forward — setting up an appointment with the hiring manager. Your candidate sounds excited, and you are looking forward to one more “fill” on your scorecard for the month. Life is good!

But not so fast.

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