Don't Miss the R4 Conference
interbiznet's CEO, Colleen Gildea, is the Video Roving Reporter at the Chicago kick-off of the R4 Conference this September.
First, a little about the conference:
R4 Conference: The Human Asset & Liability Conference of 2008.
Chicago September 4-5, 2008, http://r4conference.com/index.php (Read more.)
Reveille and Hyperbole
JobApp Network, providers of automated phone and web-based hiring solutions, and human capital consulting firm Batrus Hollweg International announced their strategic marketing partnership agreement to deliver BHI assessments by phone and web using JobApp's integrated talent acquisition platform. The organizations offer complimentary hiring management and talent assessment solutions in a variety of people-driven verticals, including restaurants, hospitality and retail.
Ultimate Software, provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced that Integra Bank selected core UltiPro to manage HR and payroll, in addition to UltiPro Performance Management, Recruitment, and Learning Management delivered through Ultimate Software's software-as-a-service model, Intersourcing.
Resource Edge, LLC, creators of TalentHook, a resume spidering technology solution, has partnered with Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc., creators of Smart Search, to provide their shared customer base with a robust offering of solutions that meet the demand of clients and prospects looking to find a suitable all-in-one recruitment strategy for their business.
Networked Recruiter, an upcoming social and networking event site launched earlier this year, has gone global. The site allows recruiters and other professionals to host and attend networking events around the world. In addition to networking events, Networked Recruiter will be launching its version II site with cutting edge job posting options, splits board, member interaction, and best practices board.
Employment Background Investigations, Inc., a global background screening, drug testing, and occupational healthcare solutions firm unveils its exciting new corporate branding and enhanced website, designed to provide its users with a more focused and streamlined approach to accessing all of EBI's rich background screening, drug testing, and occupational healthcare resources and solutions.
A Broader Context
A new CareerBuilder.com survey looks at profession, compensation and job satisfaction in relation to birth order and astrology sign. The relationship between birth order and functioning can be attributed to Walter Toman's groundbreaking research, which systematically ordered information about siblings that could be observed. For interesting reads on sibling positions and creativity and leadership, see Frank Sullaway's Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives and
Andrea Schara's Mindful Compass leadership studies.
Are you smarter than a goose? Sure you are - one on one. But when it comes to working efficiently, you and your colleagues can't touch the gaggle. According to author Ken Thompson, geese and other animals that naturally form groups have a lot to teach us about business. In a theory he calls organizational biomimetics, Thompson lays out the principles underlying nature's management strategies. So what can you learn from a bird or an ant? Take a gander. From Wired Magazine.
Ants and Bees
Ants use pheromones to transmit messages about predators. Bees wiggle around to tell their comrades the location of food supplies. Thompson says people, too, could benefit from broadcasting more whole-group communications. While mass emails may seem annoying, one-way bulletins can actually increase group efficiency by giving everyone access to information and letting them decide how best to act on it.
Geese
When geese fly in a V, the birds rotate in and out of the lead position. This is both to conserve energy and, according to Thompson, because no single bird has memorized the whole route. Collective leadership is the norm in much of the animal world, he says, though rare for humans. In the context of business, groups with rotating leaders possess greater initiative, resilience, and agility than those led by one executive.
Worms
The brain of the tiny C. elegans worm has a mere 302 neurons. It doesn't need any more, because some of those neurons have an exceptional number of interconnectors. Translate this to the workplace: If an issue arises, the best-connected group members can serve as guides and help the team avoid bottlenecking at the top. These "hub" people can also quickly fine-tune strategy when new information comes in.
For a more in-depth look at what humans can learn about organizations, read pioneer evolutionary biologist E.O. Wilson's seminal work Sociobiology. See also an article from Michael Mauboussin (Credit Suisse) that the Bugler ran in 2002 about creativity, investing, and ant societies.
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