The future is scary when you have no idea what’s coming — but that doesn’t mean companies and their human resources teams are powerless in … Read more
It’s No Longer About Getting a Seat at the Table. Tomorrow’s CHROs Need to Lead Business Change
Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health generates some $19 billion in annual revenues and employs about 50,000 people across the nation. The healthcare company … Read more
A Merger Is the Time For Workers to Double-Down
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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: … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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,” … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more