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Comment on TalentedApps Turns Two! by honeypiehorse

honeypiehorse — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:59:24 +0000

Great body of work, everyone! Congratulations. And the graphic totally rules.

Comment on HR: Why Improve Your Analytical Intelligence? by 25 Pieces of HR Awesomeness | UpstartHR

25 Pieces of HR Awesomeness | UpstartHR — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:46:20 +0000

[...] Bennett from TalentedApps tells us why you should improve your analytical intelligence. As a statistics geek, I’m all over some population analysis (and I wouldn’t kill the fish, [...]

Comment on What is a reasonable time to competence? by working girl

working girl — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:29:10 +0000

Great advice. Why be a square peg in a round hole? Or do what you can do pretty well but don’t enjoy?

Comment on What is a reasonable time to competence? by Amy Wilson

Amy Wilson — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:31:19 +0000

Very well put, Meg. This is a really practical look at job fit. It’s not about being bad or good, but specifically your capacity to be the best and finding the role that allows you to maximize that capacity.

Comment on Are you tough enough? Am I? by Asking for help « TalentedApps

Asking for help « TalentedApps — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:54:43 +0000

[...] These last two weeks I’ve been asking for a lot of help. I thought it might be a good idea to give some tips on the subject, for those of you who might find the process troubling or intimidating. [...]

Comment on Need your help achieving my dream by Asking for help « TalentedApps

Asking for help « TalentedApps — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:43 +0000

[...] Need your help achieving my dream [...]

Comment on Manage your energy by Feminist serendipity « TalentedApps

Feminist serendipity « TalentedApps — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:47:33 +0000

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Comment on Speak Up More by Feminist serendipity « TalentedApps

Feminist serendipity « TalentedApps — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:47:03 +0000

[...] they cover the top 10 unwritten rules for working women. My take away from this one is that the speak up more advice should go double for [...]

Comment on Need your help achieving my dream by Meg Bear

Meg Bear — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:33:50 +0000

@Laurie you take my breath away
@Working Girl – wow! next to Terraforming guy — that’s going on my list of accomplishments this year for sure!!

@All. You will be happy to know I’ve secured 2 references who actually know me (and agreed to be a reference!). One who is both a neighbor and a prior TED attendee (w00t!). I have also conscripted some editing services to review my application draft. I plan to submit on friday, wish me luck!

Comment on HR: Why Improve Your Analytical Intelligence? by Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:40:59 +0000

I agree about proper control over HRMS, Sreekumar, and thank you for bringing up that important point. A reported number that varies one minute to the next might be a sign of faulty controls and could warrant further inquiry. Even when proper controls are in place, a reported number can vary. This is, like you say, a matter of what the possibilities are that the HR Head wants to be aware of when looking up that number, i.e. what does this number actually reflect? And that’s part of the issue again with coming up with “a number” anywhere, e.g. just like an inventory system can have proper controls but there can be different possibilities for what number is reported and what it reflects. So as Meg put it, if the number being asked for is going to be used in strategic analysis and decisions making (e.g. forecasting, trend analysis, etc.), that’s different than when it’s being asked for as part of auditing a system, executing a business process, etc.

This was what I was getting at with the post and I’ll have a follow-up post on the issue of how people hinder their ability to make effective business decisions (both strategic and even operational as well at times) when they get trapped in using single point estimates instead of factoring in the uncertainty that’s really present. Thank you again for highlighting the importance of knowing what the context is when reporting a number.