A startling 78% of full-time workers say they live paycheck to paycheck. It’s this trend that sets in motion a spiral into financial stress that includes overdraft fees, late bill fees, high-interest debt, and more. Which is why the ability…
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The Best HR People Aren’t HR People
It wouldn’t be a DisruptHR event if what you heard was what you expected. Sometimes though, we get surprised, like when Amanda Hudson said, “When you’re done studying HR, stop learning about it altogether.” Why did she offer her Toronto…
Need Tech Talent? Look South of the Border
In today’s competitive economic environment, businesses are defined in large part by their talent. This especially rings true in the fast-evolving technology field, where the race to the next big innovation is on. But finding and holding onto tech talent…
Does Your TA Program Include Hiring People Who Think Differently?
Diversity has ratcheted up the boardroom agenda as companies increasingly recognize the potential that a rich mix of different backgrounds, attitudes and experiences bring to innovation and decision making. But most companies are still laggards in the key area of neurodiversity…
3 Ways Employers Can Help Grads With Their Student Debt
Congratulations Class of 2018! You have done it! Now you’re looking forward to the next chapter: beginning your career. It’s an exciting time, but in the background lurks something else – nearly $40k in student loans. At the end of…
A Blockchain Primer for HR
You’ve heard of the blockchain, right? But, if I asked you to explain it to me, half you would say, “Yeah, dude. Bitcoin.” The other half, well, I’m thinking I’d get something like this… Don’t worry. In this post, I’m going…
10 Best Benefits and Perks for Working Parents
We’re only nearing the halfway mark, but 2018 has already been a big year for employee benefits. Whether part of a strategic plan, byproduct of corporate tax breaks or a little bit of both, we have seen a number of…
Egg Freezing: Who Benefits Most?
A few years ago Apple and Facebook introduced an employee benefit that made headlines — egg freezing. Just so everyone understands what it is — the scientific name is Oocyte Cryopreservation. It allows women to freeze and store their eggs until…
Today’s Learning is Nothing Like Tomorrow’s Is Going to Be
Organizations are investing in talent development now more than ever. According to LinkedIn’s 2017 Workplace Learning Report, talent is the top priority for 69% of learning and development (L&D) professionals. And despite the rise of new learning technologies, 78% of L&D…
Can You Put a Dollar Value On Your Workforce?
Note: This article is part of an occasional series dedicated to exploring the contribution of human capital assets (people!) to the valuation of a business. Welcome to The New ROI: Return on Individuals. Here’s a story about a real company. This company provided doughnuts for…
AI Is Beginning to Take On the Quality of Hire Challenge
One thing people often observe about technology is that the initial hype seems overblown, then one day the wave breaks upon us and things are moving faster than expected. Last year, when I first mentioned Ideal, a Toronto-based company offering…
When the HR Robots Arrive, Will You Be Prepared?
“Are you really prepared for the fact that robots are coming for you and your jobs?” Chances are that’s not a question asked before at a DisruptHR meeting, but what could be more disrupting for HR than being disrupted right…
3 Ways HR Can Help Employees With Their Financial Smarts
The stock market broke records and then recently plummeted; unemployment is low, wage growth is sluggish, and the cost of living is increasing. It’s no wonder Americans are stressed about their finances. According to the Federal Reserve, 44% of American…
6 Steps to a More Effective Performance Management Program
Traditional methods of managing performance aren’t working anymore. Companies are moving away from traditional performance management tools, like annual reviews, to new techniques that emphasize real-time feedback. You know the drill: managers and employees sit down once a year to…
5 Steps to Reigniting Career Development For Today’s Workforce
Career development ain’t what it used to be. Success meant a linear climb to the top of one’s profession or employer. Though some organizations have embraced a flexible approach to career development, we are just scratching the surface. Most companies…
AR Is Already In Your Workplace, How Will HR Use It?
Even if you don’t realize it, you’ve probably already experienced augmented reality. If you played Pokemon Go! use Snapchat filters or tried one of the those design sites where you upload a picture then move furniture around, you have experienced…
25 Years Later: Where Are We Going With the FMLA?
Imagine a routine day at work. You get a phone call that your child has been in an accident and you leave immediately. The doctors tell you the injuries are serious and a full recovery will take some time. You…
Wellness, Flexible Benefits Can Make a Big Difference
New research reveals that an alarming 62% of workers believe that their employer and workplace are having a negative or very negative impact on their wellbeing. But what’s behind this disconnect between employers and employees’ wellbeing? And what can businesses…
Is Learning Without HR a Developing Trend?
Emoquo is a good example of a new generation of learning products. It’s a cool little tool that uses short videos to help employees figure out how to handle specific interpersonal issues in the workplace. It has all the hallmarks…
Four Human Capital Trends to Watch
The rapid change of pace in the talent landscape is challenging current approaches to talent management, forcing executives to reevaluate strategies, adopt new tools, redefine company cultures and provide premium benefits. Case in point: In 2017, the number of unique…