May 2009

[New Rules] Is Google Spying on Its Employees?

May 30, 2009

The Wall Street Journal in an article titled "Google Searches for Staffing Answers" reported that the firm had began applying quantitative methods to combat employee retention challenges. The piece notes that Google says it can "identify which of its 20,000 employees are most likely to quit."   The inputs Google is quoted as using includes information [...]

Read more. .

[New Rules] The Name Game: What Job Title Should You Ask For?

May 27, 2009

Mike Latham, who I know through my work at Barclays Global Investors, is a good guy and a good manager: he gets things done, is transparent in his dealings, is funny, works hard, knows the business, and is respected and liked by the people with whom he works. His job title – CEO of United [...]

Read more. .

[Life Back West] May 2009 – The Ties that Bind

May 27, 2009

This Sunday approximately 3,500 people, many of them strangers, will hop on their bicycles or take up their ride support stations and start a 545 journey that will last seven days from San Francisco to Los Angeles for AIDS LifeCycle 8 . It’s the 16th such undertaking dating back to the mid-90’s to raise money [...]

Read more. .

What Should You Know BEFORE the Headhunter Calls?

May 25, 2009

It’s tough to play well without knowing the rules. The employment game is no different: jobs may not always go to the best, but rather the best who know how to play the game. For those people who are in roles where positions are usually filled by companies using search firms, knowing how “executive search” works, particularly knowing what to do and what to avoid, can propel you throughout your career.

Read more. .

[Through the Glass Door] The iShares / Barclays Global Investors Sale: What Are Buyers Buying?

May 21, 2009

Earlier posts highlighted the quandry – sort of like long not-so-pleasant twisting in the wind – that the apparent shopping of iShares and Barclays Global Investors by parent firm Barclays PLC is having on those organizations and their employees. Having done M & A work, it can’t be fun at either iShares or BGI, and it can’t be very productive either: water cooler talk is likely high, and productivity is likely to be very low. For would-be buyers, though, there are least four questions I’d want answered:

Read more. .

← Previous Entries

UA-7981184