Many people have seen analytics maturity curves. Most look the same — which is too bad because they take us in the wrong direction. They tend to look … Read more
Finding a Winner in the Battle Between HR and Finance
How will we ever settle The Great Debate? No, I am not referring to crunchy vs. creamy or cats vs. dogs. I’m talking about the age-old workplace squabble … Read more
A Company Decided to Pay People Fairly. Here’s What Happened Next.
I was hired as a compensation analyst as my first job out of college, and my role was to figure out how to pay people. That was more than two decades ago. … Read more
This Is What the Future of Work Looks Like
According to the World Economic Forum, four technological advances are disrupting the world of work: high-speed mobile Internet, widespread adoption of … Read more
A Pandemic Pivot of HR Strategy Is Likely Harder Than You Imagined
It seems as though many volumes have been written so far advising HR leaders on how best to adjust for a pandemic-driven new normal. Combined with internal … Read more
How to Make Your Turnover Data Actionable
We may not often turn to economists to help us think differently about decisions we make about people, but I believe there are lessons to be learned. … Read more
HCM Is No Longer Enough: The Rise of HXM
Employees are the heart of every business. They make it possible to keep the lights on, turn a profit, create happy customers, and ultimately to achieve … Read more
Rebooting Internal Talent Mobility
HR encourages managers to have career conversations with their direct reports. This is a nice idea. Unfortunately, when an employee asks, “What’s next in … Read more
Change Fatigue Is Threatening Your Business
Our COVID-19 world is a textbook situation for increased burnout. Less than a year ago, the World Health Organization named burnout a workplace syndrome … Read more
International Workforce Management in the Era of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the international workplace and international employer-employee relations in profound ways. As employees now work from … Read more