Jason Corsello
SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development at Cornerstone OnDemand. Previously SVP Knowledge Infusion, Research Director, Yankee Group. Often quoted as an industry expert in human capital management, Jason's research has been featured in leading publications including The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and CIO magazine.
The Biggest Misperception in Talent Management
After digesting just about every blog post, discussion thread, and email predicting what will happen with SAP and SuccessFactors now that they are one, I’ve noticed a prevailing theme – the Talent Management market has changed overnight and even some are predicting the death of independent Talent Management vendors. While I believe the Talent Management […]
“From Empowered to Superempowered”
Thomas Friedman, notable author of The World is Flat, published a great op-ed in The New York Times yesterday describing the vast difference between Wall Street and Silicon Valley. “…to paraphrase the Columbia University economist Jagdish Bhagwati, Wall Street, which was originally designed to finance “creative destruction” (the creation of new industries and products to […]
Are iPads Invading the Enterprise?
I recently read an article suggesting 92% of Fortune 500 companies are either testing or deploying iPads. According to Good Technology, though, 2 industries — Financial Services and High Technology — account for nearly 50% of the Top 100 iPad accounts. Interestingly, Retail, the industry I think could benefit the most from tablets, only accounts […]
What’s in a Cloud?
One of the biggest frustrations in my past life as a “customer advocate” (not consultant) was the complexity involved to buy and deploy talent management solutions. During the past few years, the demand for “integrated talent management suites” has accelerated. Unfortunately, the talent management vendors haven’t met the challenge. They continue to sell discrete “modules” […]
Not All SaaS Is Created Equal
Let me preface by saying I’m a SaaS bigot. My SaaS bigotry stems from nearly every vendor that has rushed to plastered a “look at me, I am now SaaS” on their front door (metaphorically speaking of course). Borrowing a phrase from my friend Anshu Sharma of Salesforce.com, “…you can’t put a car on a […]
Introducing KI OnDemand
Last week, we launched a revolutionary new service at Knowledge Infusion…KI OnDemand. KI OnDemand is the only on-demand insight, consulting and advisory service of its kind. What the heck does that mean? Simply stated, our goal of KI OnDemand is to provide insight, knowledge, and guidance for our clients with three simple outcomes in mind: […]
Peopleclick Authoria – A Perfect Merger or Act of Desperation?
Today, Authoria announce the merger with Peopleclick to create Peopleclick Authoria. Bedford Funding, the private equity firm that owns Authoria is spending $100 million to acquire and merge the companies. I’d love to say I had my crystal ball out when we recorded the Bill Kutik Radio Show a few weeks ago and predicted […]
What To Do With The Gartner Magic Quadrant?
As you may have noticed, last week Gartner published its annual E-Recruitment Magic Quadrant. With every Magic Quadrant comes the press releases from vendors telling people how great Gartner thinks they are, other vendor quietly complaining about their precise positioning in the graph, and the myriads of “influencers” challenging Gartner’s vendor rankings due to their […]
Oracle Fusion Apps Have Finally Arrived…Kinda
Today was a long anticipated day in the most recent chapter of Oracle applications. Larry Ellison, Oracle’s CEO, announced “code completion” of Oracle Fusion Applications in his keynote speech at Oracle’s annual OpenWorld Conference. While Ellison’s announcement was much anticipated and has begun to answer many questions, many questions still remain.
How To Interpret Today’s […]
Who Should Taleo Acquire Next?
After reading speculation this week that Taleo is preparing for another acquisition, it got me thinking…“Who should they buy?”
The prospective acquisition options are all over the map. They could acquired another talent acquisition vendor to really expand their market share and leadership position. They could acquire another talent management suite provider. They could enter […]
