It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This is the first line in Charles Dickens famous novel A Tale of Two Cities. It is probably the most … Read more
Beat the Competition With a Rapid Talent Allocation Plan
Rapid talent allocation could be HR’s ticket to the proverbial “seat at the table.” According to a recent McKinsey & Company survey, being fast or very … Read more
Before You Do Another Annual Engagement Survey, Do Something Different
Engagement can mean a lot of different things, but in analytics, it tends to mean the data one gets from an annual engagement survey. Engagement surveys … Read more
Leaders Live In a Bubble You May Just Have to Prick
Leaders live in bubbles. If your childhood summers were anything like mine, you spent a good deal of time blowing thousands of soapy bubbles through a … Read more
Near-Sourcing For IT Is Gaining Momentum
Consumers demands are changing. Today, people expect more and more from the companies we do business with. This trend is largely attributed to advancements … Read more
3 Ways Gamification Can Improve Engagement
Widely implemented and studied in various learning environments, gamification is not a new strategy for businesses. It has nothing to do with video games … Read more
How Well Does Your Organization Align With Today’s World?
The word “disruptive” has come to signify the kind of transformative change that uproots existing norms and forges a path of its own by rewriting the rule … Read more
What HR Leaders Must Do to Make Analytics a Success
In the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services study, How CEOs and CHROs Can Connect People to Business Strategy, researchers found that: Although most … Read more
How to Manage the Long-Term Absence of Key Employees
There are times in many people’s working lives when, for one reason or another, they can’t work for a while. Sometimes the absence is anticipated — … Read more
Employee Resource Groups Are A Powerful Way to Build Community
The heart of any organization is its staff. Employees carry out the mission of a company, they interact directly with customers, and they are responsible … Read more