This week Three To See features posts on individual and organisational performance and trends affecting the future of recruiting.

My first pick comes from the Harvard Business Publishing YouTube channel.  Why Zappos Pays New Employees To Quit -- And You Should Too was posted back in 2008 but (I think) is very interesting and relevant to organisations operating in recovering economies.

In an economic environment where the contribution of each employee needs to count it is an interesting concept isn't it?

My second pick expands the theme from individual to organisational capability. Mark Vickers' post Ten Critical Performance Issues for 2010 draws on a recent study by i4cp in which they identified 5 domains of high performance; Leadership, Talent, Strategy, Market Focus and Culture.

Study participants were asked to rate the issues that are important to their organisation and the effectiveness of the organisation in addressing the issue.  The result:  It seems that this year organisations may be more likely to fail in dealing with important issues than they are to succeed, as illustrated in the table below:

My third pick complements Vickers' post by adding a macro-level perspective on factors impacting organisations. John Sumser's second post in his Five Scenarios series: Five Scenarios II: The Trends appeared on the Two Color Hat blog.

Sumser shares a host of (36) trends that he is basing his five scenarios on.  The high-level categories:

• Demographics
• Organizational Design
• Globalization
• Technology
• Social Media
• Search For Better Returns
• Energy and Sustainability

I featured the first post of the series in Three To See - w/c 11-Jan-10 and am intrigued to see Sumser's descriptions of the scenarios in future posts.  What does he have planned for us?