Mergers are a fact of working life. They can be very good news for organizations as they offer opportunities for increased efficiency and scale. When managed well, they can bring about efficiency in the workplace and economy. Yet mergers cause…
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The War for Talent Is Now a Supply Chain Problem
When Cognizant, the global IT services company, realized it couldn’t hire data scientists fast enough to keep up with its needs, it started training its own. Now its program turns out data scientists in 90 days. Accenture’s recruiting teams now…
Re-Thinking How We Think About HR Tech
Every year, usually in Las Vegas, there is a big HR Tech Conference and Expo. This year’s was held last week. There is one thing that bothers me: Maybe we should just be calling it the “HR Conference” not the…
As Demand For Blue Collar Workers Grows, You Need to Be Proactive
You might be surprised to learn that the demand for blue-collar workers is increasing. In fact, among the 20 fastest growing occupations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists solar photovoltaic installers, wind turbine service technicians and bicycle repairers. Our society, however,…
The Case for a Chief People Officer
Over the past few years, human resource departments have had a renaissance. They’ve evolved from an administrative team into a skilled unit that builds and manages a company’s most important asset – its people. This next-generation HR department needs to…
Artificial Intelligence May ‘Take Your Job,’ But It’s a Good Thing
For the past decade, enterprise technology vendors have been in a bit of a race to deliver machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions that help organizations to be more effective. The race is over; these tools are here. But knowing…
The Critical Role Communication Plays In Every M&A
Earlier this year, AT&T completed its acquisition of Time Warner in an $85 billion deal that will reshape the media industry. Together, Cigna and Express Scripts will fundamentally change the insurance industry. And Amazon turned retail on its head by…
How Much Easier Things Would Be With an HR Siri
When is the last time you had to go searching for something — a file, or a document perhaps — in order to do your job? How long did it take you? What could you have been doing instead? In…
The Surprising Way AI Is Making Engagement More Human
Artificial intelligence and human resources may seem like strange allies at first glance. Artificial intelligence (AI) calls to mind words such as “cold,” “robotic,” and “automated,” while human resources (HR) is, for all intents and purposes, focused on people and…
You’ll Soon Need a Digital Labor Specialist and a Workforce Shaper
Not all your employees will be replaced by robots, but it’s highly likely they’ll be working side-by-side with an automated device at some point in their careers. As intelligent automation becomes more common in the workplace, businesses are automating specific…
Fast Growth Means You Need to Pay Extra Attention to Culture
Congratulations! Whether it is a cross-border merger, explosive market growth or a new technology that is working better than you had ever hoped, you have the best problem a business can have: managing rapid growth. As you encounter all the…
Successful Companies Will Be Those That Embrace the New Employee Economy
As the world of work evolves, the employee-employer relationship has also evolved and now looks much different than even a few years ago. The employee journey is fluid, and organizations must allow for the movement into, within, and out of…
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…
Microsoft Now Owns the World’s Two Most Important Recruiting Platforms
Love ’em or hate ’em, recruiters and vendors need to get used to the reality that Microsoft now owns the two most popular professional networking sites on the net. And as a result, it owns the two most important sourcing…
Come Journey With Us Through the Career of a 21st Century Worker
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. I was looking forward to seeing one of my favorite bands again…
Can You Demonstrate Your Business Value? 189 CHROs Say No
Will Busch came to DisruptHR to disrupt HR. In his first 15 seconds he declared, “The sole purpose of HR is to create business value through people.” If that didn’t get you to sit up and take notice, this will:…
Only HR Managers Are Immune From the Robots
When the robots arrive, some of you people out there in HR land are doomed. Utterly doomed! How do I know this? An algorithm told me. Go ahead and shake your head over the sheer preposterousness of it all. While…
Don’t Fight the Robots, Embrace Them
We’ve all heard doom and gloom reports of the coming AI revolution. Some forecasters predict a very grim future indeed: Robots take over and humans find themselves unceremoniously kicked to the curb, suddenly unable to provide for themselves and their…
Glassdoor Acquisition Is Another Step in Making Recruit Holdings a Global Employment Leader
Glassdoor, the employer reviews and jobs listing site, is being bought by Recruit Holdings, parent company of the international job board Indeed. The $1.2 billion sale was announced last night. Glassdoor will continue to operate “as a distinct and separate…
What You Need to Do If a Layoff Comes
In rapidly changing markets, layoffs are a possibility in any industry, at any time, and are bound to send shock waves through an organization. Organizations often change direction in response to market needs and pressures or will jettison one line…