Building a strong, global culture seems an obvious step in ensuring company success. But it can be easy to become lazy about your culture, assuming it will … Read more
How to Recruit Talent in Europe
While Europe still has the rather arrogant attitude thinking the “global workforce” prefers working in Europe, the rest of the world has taken … Read more
Hong Kong: Workplace Policies That Embrace the Best of East AND West
By Alice Wang Hong Kong is not just a pivotal financial center of Greater Asia with soaring towers and enigmatic business opportunities; it also embraces … Read more
The Current State of Mobile Recruitment in the Netherlands
In the last quarter of 2013, Intelligence Group studied the situation of mobile recruitment in the Netherlands.” The results of this study are … Read more
Why China Really Needs HR’s Help – And Now More Than Ever
By Annie Lau When people think about the reasons they have left an organization or have not accepted an offer with a company, one of the key common factors … Read more
Confessions of an Expat HR Leader: It’s All About the Networking
“Mr. Ron, we would like your insights on this issue.” This happened throughout the conference until it got a point that I just wanted to be left alone to … Read more
Implementing Drug and Alcohol Testing at Non-U.S. Operations
By Danielle Urban Many U.S.-based employers perform pre-employment, post-accident, or random drug testing, and with some exceptions, are generally … Read more
The Challenges of HR Management in a Global Workplace
“Mr. Ron, I want you to send me to some training.” Sure, I said. Tell me about what you do and what are some of your duties in your department? After … Read more
The Message Behind the Demise of Aon Hewitt Canada’s Rewards Practice
Aon Hewitt has laid-off its reward consultants in Canada while retaining other parts of its HR consulting practice. While this sort of thing is common in … Read more
Lessons From the Sochi Olympics in Overcoming Workplace Challenges
Despite being the most expensive Olympics in history, several buildings and arenas hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia were structurally … Read more