The two most valuable assets in any business are actually the same thing. Humans. Our customers and our employees. Yet, in most companies there is a huge … Read more
Is Commuting Becoming the New Healthcare?
There is dissonance between the causes of employee attrition and the actions companies are taking to address it. HR departments, in particular, have yet to … Read more
3 Ways You Can Make Headcount Reports a Powerful Tool
A simple tally of employees should be shared without controversy, but when an HR executive presents the headcount report during the monthly P&L meeting … Read more
Society Is Changing What the Future of Work Will Be Like. Are You Prepared?
I tend to have a somewhat cynical view toward predictions about human capital management (HCM). This is because the fundamental challenges facing HCM … Read more
HR 101: A Brief Guide to Developing a Recruitment Content Strategy
For many recruiters, digital content is nothing more than a vehicle for SEO. And for some, “strategy” means simply dumping keywords into … Read more
What You Can Do to Reduce the Risk of a Shooting
Note: Seconds after being officially terminated, Gary Martin opened fire killing 5 people, including the HR manager, an HR intern and the plant manager at … Read more
How L&D Can Have a Bigger Business Impact
Leadership development can produce some surprising behavior. I encountered this phenomenon several years ago when I was VP of learning for a growing SaaS … Read more
In Big Data, Small Findings Can Have a Big Impact. Or Not
In HR analytics we are often so eager to discover something significant in the data that we hesitate to think about the impact of the finding. For example, … Read more
Avoid Buyer’s Remorse With This Checklist For HR Tech
There is an increasing trend within the business world to incorporate technology — especially AI-enabled — that can provide a competitive edge … Read more
Change Management Is a Strategic Skill HR Must Master
Workforce planning is vital to any organization’s future, but the increased speed and continuous nature of organizational change puts additional pressure … Read more