HR in the Boardroom: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?
The buzz: Buckle down. Good news: Public and private company CHROs [Chief Human Resources Officers] are increasingly in the enviable position of gaining access to the board. Not-so-good news: Many...
View ArticleCHROs: Time for a New Conversation
The buzz: Let’s talk. Dramatic workforce and business changes – multi-generations, gender inequity, developing economies, globalization – signal it’s time for the CHRO role to evolve. How? Build...
View ArticleHR, Inclusion and Diversity: Where to From Here?
The buzz: We're still talking about this? Companies are being scrutinized by the media, by customers, and by shareholders about whether they give their full workforce equal access to opportunities and...
View ArticleWinning the War on Talent with the Candidate Experience
The buzz: Tick tock. HR is under pressure to deliver a more consumer-grade experience, especially in recruiting with its widening overlap between customer and job candidate. Why? Digital and mobile...
View ArticleWorkforce Analytics: Your Competitive Secret Sauce.
The buzz: What’s cookin’? Successful organizations outperform the competition by better using data to inform workforce and business decisions. But despite these positive results, HR adoption of...
View ArticleHR On-Premise: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The buzz: HR pop quiz. HR in the cloud is a business discussion, not a technology discussion. Yet, companies with decades of significant dollars, hours, and mindshare invested in on-premise solutions...
View Article5 Generations of Workers Walk Into An Office
The buzz: Have you heard the one about...? At no other time in recorded business history have leading organizations had five unique generations working together, with Digital Natives and change-averse,...
View ArticlePayroll: Not Just Transactional Anymore
The buzz: Tick tock. Wake up, HR! It’s time for your Payroll function to shift from a transactional data entry commodity to a transformational mindset. Why? In this era of questioning all people-based...
View ArticleMaking HR Strategic: A Training Ecosystem Beyond Your 4 Walls
The buzz: 'Learning never exhausts the mind' -Leonardo da Vinci. Your company probably does some employee training, even if only to mandate they read the annual employee handbook update. But creating...
View ArticleYour Talent Spectrum and The Performance Management 2.0 Revolution
The buzz: “Every day is a revolution. Welcome to the future.” -B.Paisley- Savvy companies are replacing old performance management processes. Why? Fact Number 1: Annual evaluations and ratings don’t...
View ArticleCHROs and People Strategies: New Year Resolutions and Beyond
The buzz: “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right” (Oprah Winfrey). Once again, it’s time to reflect on HCM’s journey over the past year and then define opportunities where...
View ArticleCore HR: Changing the Conversation
The buzz: “Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep” (Ken Robinson). Dramatic business and workforce changes require Core HR to shift from the “system of record” to an...
View ArticleHR, Globalization, and Localization: More than Meets the Eye
The buzz: “We live in a global village. No country can live in isolation of others like Robinson Crusoe” (Li Keqiang). You can’t be global without being local. What does that mean for a CHRO? One of...
View ArticleCHRO: New Roadmap to the Boardroom?
The buzz: “Human resources are like natural resources; they’re often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; ; they’re not just lying around on the surface” (Ken Robinson). Reality check: Your...
View ArticleReimagining HR: Will Machines Replace the Human Side of Business?
The buzz: “Computers, machines, robots and algorithms are going to be able to do most of the routine, repetitive jobs… even… lawyers…are going to be susceptible” (Rise of the Robots). The...
View ArticleMoving Beyond Bias: Can Technology Really Help?
The buzz: “There’s a pure and simple business case for diversity: Companies that are more diverse are more successful” (Mindy Grossman). Pop quiz: How many unconscious biases are at play in the human...
View ArticleHealth and Wellness: HR's New Call to Action
The buzz: “J&J’s leaders estimate that wellness programs have cumulatively saved ...0 million on health care costs over the past decade; 2002-2008, return was $2.71 for every dollar spent.”...
View ArticleHR From One to Many: Shifting The Focus to Teams
The buzz: “Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as team is another story” (Casey Stengel). HR’s focus and practices have traditionally focused on individuals, often guided by hourly wage...
View ArticleYour Corporate Moral Compass: A Culture of Community
The buzz: “Ethics is the new competitive environment” (Peter Robinson, Mountain Equipment Co-op). Business leaders today are expected to set a moral compass that defines their company’s role as a...
View ArticleHR: Get Ready for the Agile Workforce!
The buzz: Nearly 11% of the workforce is made up of full-time agile workers…39% of ‘permanent’ non-agile workers said they are likely to take a positon in the future in that category.” (Randstad...
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