DDI’s Talent Management Intelligence

The Work Revolution Inside Google

2012-05-29T10:06:32-04:00

by Barry Stern In this third and final video blog series featuring Julie Clow, former Googler and author of the recently published book The Work Revolution: Freedom and Excellence for All, we’ll take two quick peaks behind the Google curtain. Is it a place where work has indeed been revolutionized, or all hype? DDI has long taken the position that if one has a dollar to spend on selecting the right person versus attempting to develop what a client might suspect is the wrong person, that dollar is better spent on the selection system. So, that’s where I started –...

Chicago Tribune: Bosses, think before you speak

2012-05-21T09:41:47-04:00

Note: For e-mail subscribers, please click on the title to access the full article Chicago Tribune columnist, Rex Huppke explains there are no bad bosses, just bad communicators. Like most anything in life, practice might not make perfect, but it certainly will improve your chances. In a recent column, Huppke uses the DDI research study, “Lessons for Leaders from the People Who Matter” to illustrate the difference in how bosses think they are communicating with their employees versus what is actually occurring. More often than not, leaders think being good communicators happens naturally instead of a creatable skillset. Bosses, think...

Forbes: Go Easy, Boss!

2012-05-16T08:55:48-04:00

Note: For e-mail subscribers, please click on the title to access the full article Forbes leadership editor, Frederick Allen highlights the DDI “Lessons for Leaders from the People Who Matter” in a recent column on Forbes.com. Think the Boss Is a Bully and You Could Do Better? You're Not Alone By: Frederick Allen Some 55% of non-management workers have considered leaving their jobs because of their boss, and 45% think they could be more effective than the boss. Those are boss-damning findings of a new survey of 1,279 workers in 10 nations conducted by Harris Interactive for Development Dimensions International,...

Diversity, Innovation, Analytics, and Impact: Emerging Themes From the 2012 SIOP Conference

2012-05-09T15:02:43-04:00

Note: For e-mail subscribers, please click on the title to access the full article By Evan Sinar Part Two: Emerging Themes from the 2012 SIOP Conference: Innovation, Analytics, and Impact In part one of my blog on this year’s SIOP Conference I discussed the attendance at this year’s meeting along with highlighting one of the most popular sessions featuring Jacqueline Berrien of the EEOC. In addition to that great session other topics stood out as well. The topics gaining the largest increase in SIOP presentations from the past year are a key indicator of the zeitgeist amongst I/O psychologists and...