Perhaps it can be said that staff meetings are a necessary evil. It is important for teams to communicate, and a well-designed staff meeting can foster … Read more
You Can’t Be Strategic Without Operational Intelligence
In today’s connected business, companies implementing enterprise software need to have more than just a transactional system that can help ensure that a … Read more
How HR Can Leverage Technology to Help Employees Cope With a Merger
“Dear colleagues, I’m excited to announce that we’ve agreed to be acquired by Company X! We have an exciting future ahead and are looking forward to … Read more
5 Steps to Knowing and Keeping Your Best People
At the end of the first quarter of 2017, 45% of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings. Our own … Read more
How to Use Data to Make Better Hires
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of people analytics, but the evidence for its impact has been sparse. Now, though, we have emerging evidence … Read more
4 Mistakes Companies Make Using Data In Recruiting
Let’s get this out of the way: Talking about big data is not one of your favorite topics. You’re an HR manager or a TA leader, not a data analyst, right? … Read more
Driving Business Strategy With a People Focused Strategy
“Now, more than ever, the corporate strategy for large companies hinges on the people strategy.” This was a key takeaway from a summit of HR leaders and … Read more
An Uncomfortable Truth About Analytics
As an advocate of analytics its pains me to reveal the truth that analytics never delivers answers. No matter how big your data set or how clever your … Read more
Will We Need HR If We Have Bots?
Henry Ford is often credited with saying, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Though there’s no evidence he ever … Read more
To CEOs and CHROs: This Is What You Need to do If Talent Really Is a Priority
Dear CEO and CHRO, After years of reading those McKinsey and Gartner ‘what are the CEO’s priorities’ survey results, I felt I needed to send … Read more