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Training or Selection: Battle for the Budget

By Adam Hilliard, SIOP Blogger

A few weeks ago I had a kickoff at a client site with a project team that included the regional HR staffing director and corporate training manager.  In a side conversation, we had an opportunity to talk shop about other projects and they brought up their recent budget planning and how it had always seemed they were jockeying for each other’s slice of the pie.

“How would you distribute our budget percent between our departments, Adam?  Are great employees born or made?”  This clearly was not a question I thought would bode well for me. When possible, in the world of consulting, you try to deliver win-wins, as every contact is a potential ally down the road.  After cracking a few jokes about knowing the limits of my scope and moving on, I gave it some thought on the flight home.

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2012 Conference DVDs Now Available

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DVD recordings are now available for purchase here. The 2012 SIOP Conference Recordings DVD-ROM includes:

• 20 select presentations available (see list below)
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The presentations available on the DVD are:

Everyone Has a Reading List…

By Christopher Salute, SIOP Blogger

Everyone Has a Reading List…But who has a movie list?

Of course I read. I have to stay relevant. So, I find my colleagues and professors’ reading lists very helpful. I even have a few essentials that I like to give to my students. And, I’ve also (don’t tell anyone) taken some books off of their lists, too!

But, do you know what I find a lot more entertaining than my reading list? My movie list! There are so many I-O related scenarios in movies and literature. Forget business, in general. I don’t even want to get started. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” (great movie, even better book!) was not just a murder mystery, but a forensic finance thriller! “Wall Street” and “Boiler Room” are both great for business ethics lessons. Office Space is an I-O Psychologists’ nightmare! “So, what would you say….you do here?”

Studying Generation C in the Workplace

By Christopher Salute, SIOP Blogger

During my last post, we discussed the idea of students requesting Facebook interaction from their professors. I received a good amount of feedback regarding interacting with students outside of the classroom from readers and even friends and family who read the blog. I love the idea of using Yammer or LinkedIn for in-network social situations. And, I agree that it is a huge organizational challenge (work, school, or otherwise) when direct reports or students request social interaction you are not comfortable with. I’ve even spoken with colleagues who have asked students what their classroom expectations are. And, students are now expecting texts, Facebook messages, and other communications outside of the classroom.

Competency Modeling

By Tom Stone, SIOP Blogger

Hello, I’m Tom Stone, Professor of Management at Oklahoma State University.

Competency modeling (CM) has fascinated me for several years although my initial reactions were skeptical.  Indeed, when I first learned about CM, I thought it might be the latest example of Marv Dunnette’s classic article, “Fads, fashions and folderol in psychology”, American Psychologist, 1966. However, CM appears to be well beyond a fad and may be challenging traditional job analysis (TJA) as the most preferred method of work analysis.

If CM is still a fuzzy concept for you, as it was for me for some time, I’d recommend two articles and one chapter.