Most of the innovation we have seen in HR technology has been aimed at professional and managerial employees. Take recruitment: the typical recruitment … Read more
The New HR: It’s High Time to Truly Get Involved With Big Data
Second of two parts No discussion of “the new HR” can get very far without running into the business buzzword of the last year: Big Data. The ability of … Read more
Tech Insights: Watson’s Next Big Step? It Could Be in HR
IBM picked Fang from Majestyk as a winning app for the mobile application of Watson. This caught my attention because Fang is an education app. It is aimed … Read more
The Neglected Child of HR Technology Evaluations: The User
Choosing a new HCM solution requires that an HR team go through several stages, including review of products, demos, sales and negotiations and, … Read more
Tech Insights: Measuring Collaboration Is an Important Role For HR
I bumped into an interesting gentleman at a recent HR analytics conference: Peter Smit. He’s not an HR guy but he did say something of interest, he said he … Read more
Tech Insights: The Importance of Real Time Performance Management
Imagine you’re an HR manager. It’s March. The head of retail operations comes to your office. She says that smart phone sales are going nowhere, so the … Read more
HR Firms Are Moving Up on Fastest Growing Companies List
Human resources firms are among the top revenue-producing sectors on this year’s Inc. 5,000 list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the U.S. … Read more
Technology Insights: Yes, Career Planning Software is Hard to Do
We all have a good idea what applicant tracking, performance management and learning management software does. However, at least to me, it is not as clear … Read more
Tech Insights: How New Systems Help Managers Manage in the Moment
Part of me still believes that workforce management systems should mirror talent management systems. After all, both are about getting more productivity … Read more
Tech Insights: Balancing Learning Systems vs. Informal Training
Many organizations have sophisticated training departments with complex Learning Management Systems. I love that, yet I find myself wondering if it matters … Read more