Many companies are turning to data to better understand employee interactions, improve collaboration, and optimize engagement efforts all while trying to … Read more
Include Disappointment In Your Technology Implementation Plans
A seasoned HR leader told me that one of the keys to managing HR technology was to be prepared for disappointment. It’s worth distinguishing this droll … Read more
Expanding to Europe: What Should Go Into the ‘Where’ Decision
The authors of a study published in Management International Review in June point out that the “trend towards globalization and intense global competition … Read more
Five Questions CEOs Should Be Asking Their HR Leaders
It is said employees are a company’s biggest asset. They are often also its largest cost and greatest potential liability. Given the pivotal role employees … Read more
Don’t ‘Solve’ a Problem Before You Surround It
“Change is not going to come from a single person or a ‘traditional committee’ but from people who actually want to make it happen.” The … Read more
CEOs Recognizing Importance of ‘War Time’ CHRO
There’s an interesting analysis from The Talent Strategy Group that suggests CHRO tenure is closely tied to their CEO. This recently released report … Read more
A Blueprint For Hiring and Building An Agile and Innovative Workforce
Organizations feel the pressure to innovate or risk losing market share to smaller, nimbler competitors. HR leaders are hiring new talent in hopes of rapid … Read more
Analytics Automation Improves HR’s Impact
A couple of decades ago, few business departments had regular access to analytics. However, over time, most business functions have significantly evolved. … Read more
14 Years After the ‘Hate HR’ Article, Have You Become Strategic?
The 2005 Fast Company cover story “Why We Hate HR,” by Keith Hammonds, was published 14 years ago today. That article was a shot heard round the world, a … Read more
Technology Won’t Make You Like Meetings, But It Will Make You Pay Attention
Every team meets. Most run their meetings the same way their grandparents and their grandparents’ grandparents did. Meeting records predating the … Read more