Comments for Shifted HR http://www.shiftedhr.com HR thoughts from Australia Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:02:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on How is the feedback culture in your organisation? by JamesD http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/08/11/how-is-the-feedback-culture-in-your-organisation/comment-page-1/#comment-132 JamesD Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:02:53 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/?p=25#comment-132 Thanks for the useful info. It's so interesting Thanks for the useful info. It's so interesting

]]> Comment on Is there really a generation gap? by Library clips :: Post-KM : enterprise 2.0, facilitation and complexity :: October :: 2008 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/03/11/is-there-really-a-generation-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Library clips :: Post-KM : enterprise 2.0, facilitation and complexity :: October :: 2008 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:15:48 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/03/11/is-there-really-a-generation-gap/#comment-125 [...] More on this from Shifted HR: [...] [...] More on this from Shifted HR: [...]

]]> Comment on What difference are you making? by Liz http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/08/25/what-difference-are-you-making/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Liz Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:44:49 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2007/08/25/what-difference-are-you-making/#comment-124 Well said. Well said.

]]> Comment on How is the feedback culture in your organisation? by gabrielle http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/08/11/how-is-the-feedback-culture-in-your-organisation/comment-page-1/#comment-123 gabrielle Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:42:39 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/?p=25#comment-123 Hmmm... rather than at the organisation level I have experienced similar to the above due to having a good manager. Hmmm... rather than at the organisation level I have experienced similar to the above due to having a good manager.

]]> Comment on How To Get The Best Out Of Your Gen-Y Employees by NathanaelB http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/07/14/how-to-get-the-best-out-of-your-gen-y-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-121 NathanaelB Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:23:00 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/?p=26#comment-121 Difficult to manage - I like that one. If managers are finding Gen Y's difficult to manage then I'd suggest that apart from possibly having made a bad recruitment choice it's likely that they're over-managing, micro-managing or trying to enforce work practices that are no longer relevant and have been superseded either in favour of more efficient practices or just those more suited to modern / Gen-Y culture. So I'm suggesting that a difficulty to manage would indicate the need to change the style of management rather than perpetuating a management style that simply no longer works. Difficult to manage - I like that one. If managers are finding Gen Y's difficult to manage then I'd suggest that apart from possibly having made a bad recruitment choice it's likely that they're over-managing, micro-managing or trying to enforce work practices that are no longer relevant and have been superseded either in favour of more efficient practices or just those more suited to modern / Gen-Y culture. So I'm suggesting that a difficulty to manage would indicate the need to change the style of management rather than perpetuating a management style that simply no longer works.

]]> Comment on Are you ready for the ageing workforce? by Susan Scrupski http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/05/18/are-you-ready-for-the-ageing-workforce/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Susan Scrupski Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:36:19 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/?p=23#comment-73 Hi Alli. I'm a friend of Steve's. We have a team here at nGenera that focuses exclusively on this issue. Go to www.tammyerickson.com. Tammy has been writing a series of books on this issue, and blogs regularly at the Harvard Business School Discussion forum on these issues. All links will be at her blog. We also publish on this topic quite a bit on our Wikinomics blog. www.wikinomics.com. We offer a program called Talent 2.0. I'm not pitching here; these are excellent source material references on this issue. Hope to meet you in carbon one day! Susan Hi Alli. I'm a friend of Steve's. We have a team here at nGenera that focuses exclusively on this issue. Go to http://www.tammyerickson.com. Tammy has been writing a series of books on this issue, and blogs regularly at the Harvard Business School Discussion forum on these issues. All links will be at her blog. We also publish on this topic quite a bit on our Wikinomics blog. http://www.wikinomics.com. We offer a program called Talent 2.0.

I'm not pitching here; these are excellent source material references on this issue. Hope to meet you in carbon one day! Susan

]]> Comment on Are you ready for the ageing workforce? by Gavin Heaton http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/05/18/are-you-ready-for-the-ageing-workforce/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Gavin Heaton Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:48:44 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/?p=23#comment-72 Great presentation. Would be interested in your thoughts on this: www.eiu.com/sponsor/SAP/talent Great presentation. Would be interested in your thoughts on this:
http://www.eiu.com/sponsor/SAP/talent

]]> Comment on Recruitment in the Australian Public Service by Michael Specht http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/06/09/recruitment-in-the-australian-public-service/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Michael Specht Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:32:01 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/?p=24#comment-65 Alli, I think you will find most Australian companies are still old-school when you compare them to Dr John's list. Alli, I think you will find most Australian companies are still old-school when you compare them to Dr John's list.

]]> Comment on Is there really a generation gap? by Matthew Hodgson http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/03/11/is-there-really-a-generation-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Matthew Hodgson Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:13:40 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/03/11/is-there-really-a-generation-gap/#comment-64 I've read a study recently that looks at generational factors in relation to work preferences, motivation and personality. The results suggested that for public servants there were no psycho-motivational differences across generations. However, in the private sector, there were significant differences across generations. The suggestion, is that norming effects on motivational behaviour occur within specific work-group types. What it didn't explore (which I would certainly find interesting) is whether motivation changes when an individual comes from the public sector into the private and vice-versa. Perhaps generational issues are more a factor of group dynamics (the socio-environmental factors) and personality than they are of 'birth date'. M I've read a study recently that looks at generational factors in relation to work preferences, motivation and personality. The results suggested that for public servants there were no psycho-motivational differences across generations. However, in the private sector, there were significant differences across generations.

The suggestion, is that norming effects on motivational behaviour occur within specific work-group types. What it didn't explore (which I would certainly find interesting) is whether motivation changes when an individual comes from the public sector into the private and vice-versa.

Perhaps generational issues are more a factor of group dynamics (the socio-environmental factors) and personality than they are of 'birth date'.

M

]]> Comment on Is there really a generation gap? by acidlabs » Is it generational or situational? http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/03/11/is-there-really-a-generation-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-63 acidlabs » Is it generational or situational? Sat, 17 May 2008 01:28:36 +0000 http://www.shiftedhr.com/2008/03/11/is-there-really-a-generation-gap/#comment-63 [...] has an interesting and insightful post on the [...] [...] has an interesting and insightful post on the [...]

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