Marc Demerest – Leading knowledge intensive organizations under duress

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Marc Demerest is CEO and Principal of Noumenal Inc., an international management consultancy providing strategic and operational consulting services primarily in the information technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology and energy markets. Marc explains the unique challenges associated with leading organizations that provide complex, technology enabled solutions to customers. Being successful in knowledge intensive markets requires the confidence and commitment of employees possessing scarce and critical intellectual capital. Leaders in these markets often make fundamental errors when their organizations encounter duress, whether it is stalled growth, market contraction, disruptive change, poor productivity, or simply not executing to plan.

Learn how to get the most from your intellectual capital and avoid errors such as the point & preach dysfunction, they are me fallacy, spin city problem, Chappaquiddick syndrome, or plethora of avenues. Effective methods for managing duress:  this week on Business Execution Radio.

Dan Finnigan – Getting the people you need to get the work done: social technology and staffing

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Dan Finnigan is CEO of Jobvite, the leading recruiting platform for the social web. Dan explains how social technology is creating profound changes in methods used to find talent. Recruiting is no longer just for the staffing department. Every employee is now a potential recruiter. Leading edge companies are unleashing the power of employees’ personal networks by creating cultures where employees see bringing talent into the company as a way to support their organization by giving career opportunities to their colleagues.

In addition to general strategies for using social technology to find the best employees, Dan also shares some interesting research findings about which types of social technology tend to provide the best employees. Are better candidates typically found on Facebook, Linked-in, or Twitter?  Find out by listening to Dan Finnigan of Jobvite – this week on Business Execution Radio.

Resources:

Jobvite website

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