Author Archives: James Bennett

….So, with Oracle buying Taleo, what really matters?

The Talent Software market M&A frenzy continues but, when you peel away the headlines how similar are the recent SAP and Oracle acquisition announcements?  And, what really matters in all this?

It wasn’t really the biggest surprise of the year, hearing the news that Oracle had made an offer to acquire Taleo.  Unlike SAP’s acquisition of SuccessFactors that came out of the blue for many (QED the Talent software provider share prices in early December)  Some may be inclined to think “So what?  More software whales gobbling up the little fish?  Same old, same old”.  But maybe, on closer inspection, there is more to this.

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Pantomime Dame or Big time game?

….it has been a time of astonishing change in the world of HCM & Talent Software – what does it all mean and what are the 7 things that remain the most important things regardless? Read more →

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It’s true! – Even Turkeys fly in a hurricane!

In the high pressure, transparent and numbers driven world of sales, how can leaders be sure they have truly talented teams to deliver consistent performance? Read more →

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Talent, Tyre Tracks and Terrorists

Where the ‘rubber meets the road’, do the tyre tracks of talent run right across your line managers? Read more →

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Really? – Another wave of HR technology?….

….so after 30 plus  years of HR tech’ is this more hype or something truly new?

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Stop Press: 4 year old gives 44 year old a lesson in Talent!

It’s a little while ago now but as we talk about the importance of finding, keeping and making the most of our talented employees, managers and executives, I’m reminded of those many visits my 4 year old son and I made to his favourite weekend haunt;  a local children’s farm with bouncy castle, go kart track, maize maze and, most importantly for him, a ‘Gold rush’ stall. Read more →

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