Despite the tremendous benefits of information technology (IT), it comes at a human cost — the displacement of less-skilled employees. As software … Read more
Ultimate Software Denies Rumors, Says it Isn’t Looking for a Buyer
Shares of Ultimate Software are down today following the company’s announcement that it is not looking for a buyer. “Ultimate’s policy is not to comment on … Read more
More Tech Consolidation: Assessment Leaders SHL, PreVisor Merge
Two of the largest assessment firms in the world have merged to create a soup-to-nuts global assessment powerhouse. PreVisor, based in Georgia, and SHL, … Read more
How E-Mail and Social Media Changed Our Lives
It’s easy to glance at the survey, “The New New Inbox: How E-mail and Social Media Changed Our Lives,” and come away a little worried. These are just some … Read more
Looking to 2011: 10 HR Predictions and the Shift to a ‘Borderless Workplace’
There are year-end list and reports, and then there are Year-End List and Reports. You know the difference. The former are sort of like bubble gum — … Read more
Would an IPO for CareerBuilder Make Sense?
Should giant online career website CareerBuilder go public? A New York investment banking firm thinks so and suggests that its market value could be as … Read more
SAP Ordered to Pay Oracle $1.3 Billion For Theft of Software and Documents
By Michael R. Greco If you had dismissed Oracle’s lawsuit against rival SAP as just one more squabble between giant IT competitors, you likely … Read more
A Management Truism: Technology Shouldn’t Torture People
This is a bit of a diversion from my normal topics, but I know many of my readers are in technology companies, and pretty much all of you are people. And I … Read more
10 Ways to Develop High Quality Human Capital Metrics
Today, HR practitioners and senior executives are continuing to recognize the growing importance of metrics in effectively shaping the strategic position … Read more
Not Mind-Blowing, But “Gee Whiz” At Tech Show’s Awesome HR Session
HR Tech introduced six companies to a comfortably large gathering of HR professionals and techies Thursday afternoon in Chicago, who gathered to see the … Read more