Peoplefluent Gains Social Platform as Private Equity Firm, Bedford Funding, Invests in Socialtext

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

In a press release today, Bedford Funding – the private equity firm that owns Talent Management solutions provider Peoplefluent – announced a strategic investment in privately held Socialtext, a provider of enterprise social software based in Palo Alto, California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, Socialtext provides enterprise social networking tools [...]

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Thriving in the Future of Work

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

The world is changing, and so, too, is the way we work. From how we attract and onboard new talent into our organizations, to how we view and measure individual and team performance, to ensuring ongoing engagement and inspiration for better business results. Traditional work practices and business structures are evolving at an unparalleled rate [...]

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WorkSimple Brings New Focus on Social Goals and Engagement

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

In a market where the term “social” is applied to just about any form of collaboration, where the ability to make comments on web transactions and send email is often (and misleadingly) marketed as social feedback, it can be challenging to find those solutions that truly  reimagine people processes in the context of social technologies, [...]

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Join me Dec. 8 on Episode 128 of HR Happy Hour: The Consumerization of HR

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

Join me this week as I join as a guest speaker on Steve Boese’s HR Happy Hour blogtalk radio show. Sponsored by Aquire Call in 646-378-1086 Follow the conversation on Twitter – hashtag #HRHappyHour Listen live on the show page here, on the call in listener line above, or use the widget player embedded in the the HRHappyHour home page. Episode [...]

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HCM Powerhouse SuccessFactors to be Acquired by SAP

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

In an important move, today SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) announced its intended $3.4B acquisition of SuccessFactors (NYSE:SFSF) as it seeks to accelerate its Cloud Strategy and become a dominant player in the Human Capital Management space. Event: SAP America, Inc., a subsidiary of Germany-based SAP AG, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SuccessFactors for approximately $3.4 [...]

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NextGen Approaches for the Next Generation Workforce

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Yvette Cameron @ NextGen Insights, LLC

A common topic of conversation with my clients and vendors is that of the multi-generational workforce and its impacts on HCM.  I published a detailed review of this subject late last year in Workforce Solutions Review, but I have provided a brief recap of that article below to facilitate continued conversations.  I want to hear from [...]

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