When deciding to use a TPA (third-party administrator) to administer your self-funded healthcare plan, the first consideration is often what your … Read more
“Small Data” Can Have a Big Impact When You Get Started in Analytics
David Green joined IBM about a year ago to help IBM customers grow their people analytics and technology. He has been involved with HR since the late 90’s … Read more
There’s More to People Than Being An “Owl”
I just saw a “game” on Facebook that got my attention. It said, Each of us possesses different types of personality that fall in the certain category. … Read more
When Your Employees Want You to Really “See” Them
“How do we boost employee engagement?” That’s the simple version. Then there’s the longer version: “We have an employee engagement committee, a fun … Read more
The Case For Leadership Driven HR
The time has come for a human resources revolution. Traditional HR is broken and needs to be left in the dust. The people and HR practices that got your … Read more
There Are Differences In What the Generations Want From Work
I was doing some research for a client and came across this report from Monster: Monster Multi-Generational Survey, published in 2016. The underlying … Read more
How One Growing Company Is Changing Its Culture
Over the past two years, my company, Sterling Talent Solutions, has acquired four companies. As a result, we more than doubled in size. With this kind of … Read more
When Will You Abandon What Isn’t Working?
This is my spin on Seth Godin’s excellent blog post I trust you and your team have given up on typewriters and fax machines. (Half of your team probably … Read more
Burnout Is Sabotaging Retention
I don’t know much about the massage industry, but it occurs to me it must be riding high these days. Everywhere I look, companies are providing employees … Read more
Who’s Winning the Top HR Jobs?
Through our executive search and consulting engagements we are seeing an increasingly clear profile emerge of those who win and keep the top talent role. … Read more