In a Covid world, the old efficiency rules don’t apply. The ways of working that organizations established to make the most of their resources and grow … Read more
Hacking Your Workforce to Align It With New Business Strategies
An unexpected market force like COVID-19 can translate into knee-jerk reactions with the immediate need to safeguard and survive. After the initial shock … Read more
Considering a Quick Strategic Pivot? Take a Deep Breath and Slow Down.
Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 crisis — and the resulting economic chaos — have companies scrambling to revise their business strategies in an effort to … Read more
When Data Is Interesting But Inconclusive
It is common to have interesting but inconclusive data. If this happens at an early stage of a project, then that’s OK. Sometimes you do need to wander … Read more
How Well Does Your Organization Align With Today’s World?
The word “disruptive” has come to signify the kind of transformative change that uproots existing norms and forges a path of its own by rewriting the rule … Read more
The Total Cost of Your Workforce Is Not What You Think It Is
Do you have a detailed and accurate understanding of your total cost of workforce (TCOW)? If your organization is anything like most large businesses, the … Read more
5 Steps to Making Your Workforce Planning Strategic
HR leaders are often perceived by line managers and senior executives to deliver the most value when they are firefighting (a.k.a. dowsing “talent fires”). … Read more
Are You Doing Analytics Or Just Reporting Data?
Many HR software packages include built-in analytics. This is a good thing, some data is better than no data. However, as HR gets more sophisticated, we … Read more
Make Your Team More Effective By Getting Them Out of the Office
“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.”― Albert Camus Now that we’ve wrapped up another year, and are already well … Read more
Don’t Let Analytics Replace Good Judgement
When a sports writer asked hockey coach Mike Babcock about a particular hockey analytic, Babcock responded, “We don’t know if any of it’s true.” What did … Read more
5 Steps to Selecting a High Value Predictive Workforce Project
Note: KPIs, analytics, predictive analytics — we tend to use these terms interchangeably, but they’re not. They overlap, but progressively more … Read more
How HR Leaders In SMBs Can Make the Shift From Tactical to Strategic
Many HR practitioners who find themselves working in small or medium-sized companies share a common frustration. They complain that their time is spent … Read more
How Not to Hate Change: Communicate. Then Communicate Again. And Again.
This is part three of a three-part look at how companies can manage change in meaningful ways that make sense for individual employees and the organization … Read more
Use These 6 ‘D’s to Be Ready In Case Things Go South
While the economy has been growing steadily stronger since the 2008 recession, few would label the current economic environment as “certain.” National … Read more
How Not to Hate Change: Make Better Decisions
This is part one of a three-part look at how companies can manage change in meaningful ways that make sense for individual employees and the organization … Read more
The New Business-Driven Approach to Employee Experience
Human resources is experiencing a massive shift. For years, organizations have relied on a single annual engagement survey to collect feedback from … Read more
The Biggest Issue Facing HR May Be Managing Change
PIHRA’s California conference, which concluded yesterday, is, in many ways, similar to other large HR conferences anywhere in the U.S. One of the two … Read more
Rewards Can Help Close the Strategy-to-Performance Gap
I like to argue that we should be holding our compensation programs – and the money they represent – to a higher standard. Research examining … Read more
Does Your Org Chart Reflect the New Workforce Realities?
If there is one thing that is for sure in business, it is that the future is guaranteed to no one. In order to continue to grow a sustainable and thriving … Read more
Red Teaming: How to Get At The Truth Within Your Organization
General Martin Dempsey, the former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells a story about the day he was promoted to the Army’s highest rank back … Read more