There is Wisdom In The Clouds

When thousands of companies use cloud services for talent management software, they have a wonderful opportunity to gain from the wisdom of the clouds. Apart from analyzing information generated by their own data, they can benchmark, in real time, against data available from other companies in the industry.

Here is an example of how such information, accessed in real time, can be used.

Of course they may get this information ,only if they choose to participate by providing their own information anonymously to the other cloud participants. Such bench-marking makes sense only if there is a sizable number of customers and users using the same provider.

The Classic 'Did You Know' Video Updated For 2012

The classic one is now updated for 2012. Interesting insight as always.

Transcend - Nine Steps To Living Well Forever

Today, @enricgili  told me about the book Transcend - Nine Steps To Living Well Forever, when we were talking about the level of stress a person goes through while changing a job either within a company or outside the company. He pointed out to me that the stress level a person goes through while changing a job is as much as the stress a person faces while coping with the death of a friend. It is more than the stress a person goes through while foreclosing a house. I was surprised and even a bit disturbed by this fact. In such stressful times, the one thing that can help a person cope with life is compassion and human contact. May be even conversation.

We discussed that enterprise software should be able to do something about this. We decided that we should do what we can in the upcoming releases of our products. It is a good thing we release software every three months now a days.

Meanwhile I plan to read the book that refers to these stress levels. Here is a video of the authors talking about the book.

Calibration and Succession Planning Product Manager

My colleagues in the product management team are looking for a senior product manger to manage the Calibration and Succession Planning products at SuccessFactors. You can find the job description at http://www.linkedin.com/jobs/jobs-Sr-Product-Manager-3426749

You do not need to have a background in the particular area. My colleagues are looking for some one who is curious and wants to bring innovation to enterprise software. If you are interested in managing two products in the most popular and successful talent management suite in the world with over 15 million users, please let me know and I will be glad to forward your resume. The position is in San Mateo, California. Apart from the privilege of managing a great product, you will also get a ring side view of how we are building the entire HCM software suite in the cloud.

If You Have An Image Google Can Find Its Source

If you have an image and want to find our where it came from, Google can help you. I use this tool sometimes to find the source of an image so that I can give credit. Go to images.google.com