Articles by Mike Prokopeak
E Pluribus Unum: D.C. Strategies Day Two
Out of many, one. That's the English translation of the Latin phrase, E pluribus unum, that has been a part of the national seal of the United States since 1782, and it's also one of the themes that I walked away with this week from Talent Strategies...
Social Business: Not Just for Gen Y Anymore
Social software’s potential for management makes it a valuable tool for workers of all ages, and companies that embrace it might be more successful in the long run.
Baseball Is Selecting Its Stars – Are You Picking Yours?
How organizations assess and select high-potential talent is a source of unnecessary friction. Clear criteria and communication are key to developing a deep bench.
Short Is Sweet in Learning
Small “bursts†of learning are a useful development tool for time-challenged workers but there are limitations.
Employees May Be Staying Put — But Most Are Dissatisfied
A recent survey lets the sun shine onto otherwise gloomy employee satisfaction numbers. So, what’s a talent manager to do?
Don’t Let Low Engagement Drag Down Your Bottom Line
Improved communication and creative career development opportunities can turn the rising tide of employee discontent and boost results.
Defining Engagement
One of the frustrating things about writing is determining what to leave out of a story, not what to put in. To a writer, every detail counts and every tidbit of information is significant. Yet when every little bit is important, you end up with a bl...
The Why (and How) of Employee Engagement
Why we do what we do at work is just as important, if not more, than how we drive higher engagement among employees.
Learning: A Love Story
Looking to keep the love burning past Valentine's Day? Instead of incentives and pay, use career development to boost worker engagement and drive higher job satisfaction.
Your Move, Salesforce.com
Just a few short hours ago, Oracle dropped the news that the company is acquiring integrated talent management software provider Taleo in a deal worth $1.9 billion. That follows on the news last December that SAP picked up Taleo competitor SuccessFac...
Evolution of the Engagement Survey
For some organizations, the extent of employee engagement programs is limited to the annual engagement survey. That model, featuring a survey filled with scores of questions and sent out for the entire organization to complete, needs to be updated.
The Rules of Engagement
New challenges require talent managers to re-examine what matters to employees and partner with executives to create engagement programs that drive results.
Integration and Analytics Are Good, But What About Mobile?
There was a little flurry of vendor activity this week in the HCM market, but one that likely flew under the radar of many HR folks is the most intriguing. First up, Peoplefluent, the child of the now two-year-old merger of PeopleClick and Authori...
Fit to Learn
With a mix of inspiration, development and certification, Jess Elmquist is helping whip Life Time Fitness into shape for continued growth.
Don’t Be a Turkey: Help Leaders Give Thanks
Make showing appreciation a part of leaders’ everyday work to help them deliver higher engagement and performance long after the last of the turkey’s gone.