Malcolm Gladwell, Current Ny Times #1 Best-Selling Author, To Deliver Keynote Address At Taleo World Users’ Conference
- What:
Taleo Corporation, the world’s leading company focused solely on on-demand talent management solutions, today announced that Malcolm Gladwell, the current New York Times #1 best-selling author of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, will address attendees of the 2005 Taleo World Users’ Conference during a keynote session.
Once each year, Taleo’s World Users’ Conference brings together hundreds of Taleo customers from the world’s most innovative organizations to discuss the future of workforce logistics, share best practices in talent management, and network with other professionals in a variety of industries.
Who:
In addition to his acclaimed work, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell also authored the landmark classic, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Gladwell's groundbreaking works focus on applying research, social science, and other theories to business and organizational problems to generate value.
Why:
Critics have highly acclaimed Gladwell’s work and note that the impact of his research and work can be found in all corners of our culture, from politics to entertainment. During this keynote address, Malcolm Gladwell will provide his insight into how companies can best make decisions about talent, factoring in research, social science and other theories to generate value across the enterprise.
When:
Tuesday, April 5, 2005.
Where:
Hyatt Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, Huntington Beach, CA
Contact:
Jason Davis, Horn Group, 646.688.0588, jdavis@horngroup.com
About Taleo Corporation
Taleo Corporation is the worldwide leader of on-demand Talent Management Solutions. Its solutions enable organizations to establish, automate and run worldwide talent management processes for salaried, hourly and temporary staff. Taleo customers use the company’s solutions to enhance the quality, productivity and satisfaction of their workforces. Taleo solutions are delivered over the Internet to nearly 400,000 users in 87 countries, and serve 20 million candidates from 190 of the world’s 193 countries and independent states. Taleo’s principal office is located in San Francisco, CA. Among the company’s leading market share of Fortune 500 enterprise customers are ARAMARK Corporation, Dow Chemical, HP, P&G, Starbucks Corporation, UnitedHealth Group and Washington Mutual, among many others.
Taleo received significant recognition during 2004 for its solutions, technologies and continued growth, including: “Top HR Product of the Year,” - HR Executive Magazine; “HR Technology Award for Creative & Innovative Development of HR Technology” - IQPC; “TecHR Award for Staffing Process and Content Delivery Technologies” - IDC and TecHR; “11th Fastest Growing Technology Company” - Deloitte Technology Fast 500; 7th Fastest Growing Technology Company in Silicon Valley” - Deloitte Fast 50; 23rd Fastest Growing Private Company in the Bay Area” - San Francisco Business Times; “Software 500 Listing” - Software Magazine’s World’s Most Foremost Software and Services Leaders; and “Top 100 Places to Work,” MacLean’s Magazine.
Press Contacts:
Krista Canfield
Tel: 415.905.4011
e-mail: kcanfield@horngroup.com