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Wayne Wood

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CEO,CFO,VP,Director, Clientnet Strategies Group

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WEB: Sales Assessment

Dec. 19, 2011

Wayne Wood and 1 other person answered this question

What are your thoughts on Salesforce's acquisition of Rypple?

My observation is that SF recognizes the need to integrate the "people" into their collaborative offering... They have also watched how the Oracle's of the world aquire best of breed tools to fill in the white space of their platform. In the end the customer ... more

Human Resources

Performance Management

June 16, 2011

Wayne Wood and 1 other person answered this question

How does being a genuine leader impact a workplace culture brand?

Caty, I feel it starts with knowing your "why"
This video says it all check it out and tell me what you think..
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/eng//id/848 more

General Management

Human Resources

Company Culture

April 15, 2011

Wayne Wood and 3 other people answered this question

If you had $100/month per employee to put towards a benefit for them, what benefit would it be?

I would invest in providing every employee a personal psychometric assessment and use the funds to conduct monthly coaching. No amount of money or "things" can come close to helping a person better understand themselves as human beings, and as my mentor once said.. This ... more

Human Resources

April 4, 2011

Wayne Wood and 1 other person answered this question

What is the best technology solution to implement 360 performance appraisal system?

There are 10,000 tests, tools, and assessment products on the market.. each with their respective value and relevance. A proper 360 solutions needs to include behavior's, traits, ethics, integrity, motivation, intellect and skills. If you are seeking objective unbiased results that are accurate, the best ... more

Human Resources

Focus Interactive Summit

April 4, 2011

Wayne Wood and 12 other people answered this question

Why do CEOs feels HR plays a small role in organization's success?

The CEO's prime role is leadership of the company, crafting the vision and having the team (including HR) to be aligned to that vision and make every component of their respective roles part of that vision. It's not about a mission statement on a wall.. ... more

March 30, 2011

Wayne Wood and 7 other people answered this question

Survey finds 84% of employees intend to leave their jobs in 2011... Should employers be concerned?

Any and all organizations should make every effort to recruit the best talent, retain the best and continually develop employees to their fullest potential. If not, why do you hire people in the first place? If a company fears that staff leave... then they need ... more

Human Resources

Employee Engagement

Employee Retention

March 30, 2011

Wayne Wood and 11 other people answered this question

What value does an exit interview hold for a manager and organization?

Great question, and one I asked myself, why many companies do not conduct formal exit interviews..
in the case of an employee being fired, there should be someone designated to discuss what could have changed the situation for the better...
in the case of someone leaving ... more

Human Resources

Human Resource Jobs

March 24, 2011

Wayne Wood answered this question

Should telecommuting perks be offered on a case by case basis?

We live in a virtual world and telecommuting is essential to maximize productivity, efficiency and lowers costs and most importantly, have best in class employees. Of course, it all depends on the nature of the environment. That being the need to be "onsite" versus "offsite". ... more

Human Resources

Focus Interactive Summit

March 24, 2011

Wayne Wood and 1 other person answered this question

What are some practices that recruiters/employers are holding on to that simply don't work any more?

Using old habits of relying on "gut" and grapevine data. You can usually find that in an organization that is lazy and really doesn't know how to establish a benchmark "profile" that details explicit traits required i.e. ethics, motivation, skills, integrity, intellect, and properly assess ... more

Human Resources

Focus Interactive Summit

March 24, 2011

Wayne Wood and 9 other people answered this question

What do you think about employers refusing to hire people who are unemployed?

There are two elements to this question.. one being, why is the person still unemployed which sparks questions about the potential risks of hiring the candidate because of too many unknown factors. This is usually the case when the hiring process is "subjective" and doesn't ... more

Human Resources

Focus Interactive Summit

March 21, 2011

Wayne Wood and 2 other people answered this question

Besides Skype, what other sites are companies using to conduct video interviews with job applicants?

Well done Charlie, Im sure this will be helpful for Christina to better understand the nuances of video presence services... you've named all the key providers so the key is convenience, simplicity and ease of use and then of course price... after all the comparison ... more

Human Resources

Video Conferencing

Feb. 5, 2011

Wayne Wood and 10 other people answered this question

Do you see creating a "culture" and hiring for that culture and promoting diversity as opposing?

The greatest challenge facing organizations is to actually have a organically generated "culture" that is based on the philosophies and DNA of the organization. That starts with leadership and then across the organization and of course HR. Hiring is about getting the best fit for ... more

Human Resources

Sept. 18, 2010

Wayne Wood and 10 other people answered this question

Why Gartner: Why do end users as opposed to vendors work with Gartner?

As a former software "vendor" sales person, we always cited "Gartner's Magic Quadrant" as many in here have said. They represent the important "third party reference" that is essential to prove what a vendor promotes as the value. "Buyers" use Gartner as the easy way ... more

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