Workforce planning is vital to any organization’s future, but the increased speed and continuous nature of organizational change puts additional pressure … Read more
Get Ready Now for the Coming ‘Total Talent’ Workforce
Total talent might not be a term you’re really familiar with, but it’s rising in use and you’re going to see a lot more of it over the next year. More … Read more
How to Manage the Long-Term Absence of Key Employees
There are times in many people’s working lives when, for one reason or another, they can’t work for a while. Sometimes the absence is anticipated — … 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
How HR Can Make Budgeting More Precise
Our customers sometimes tell us the stories that led them to seek out a workforce intelligence solution. One such story clearly describes a core … 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
What Uncertain Business Environments Reveal About Workforce Planning
The Brexit Day countdown is on, and yet, political tussles over whether the UK will keep its close financial services ties with the European Union show … Read more
What Brexit Impacted Companies Need to Be Doing Now
For businesses that operate in the UK, the looming British exit from the European Union (“Brexit”) presents several challenges for managing employees who … Read more
Ready or Not Here Comes Generation Thumb
Talking about millennials in the workforce is so yesterday. Time now to start preparing for Gen Z, or, as Chad Norman calls them, Generation Thumb. This is … 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
Use Co-op Programs to Discover What Your Workforce Is Missing
It’s time to take a critical look at your talent and start asking the tough questions. Is the talent that you have today ready to meet your business … Read more
Make Workforce Planning Real by Dumping Position Management
Given that people costs make up the largest chunk of the operating expenses for a typical organization, getting the workforce plan right is fundamental to … Read more
How One of the Big 4 Is Helping Workers Cope With the Bots
The workplace is transforming, as companies take advantage of developing technologies and tools. The digital transformation of the global business … Read more
3 Challenges to Successful Onboarding
Effectively incorporating new employees can be a challenging task for HR and managers alike. Back when the majority of new hires were expected to stay with … Read more
Sunday Evening Says A Lot About Your Career
You should never sacrifice five days of life for two… Are you living for the weekend? If the answer is ‘yes’ when it comes to your job, … Read more
The Changing Nature of Work is Putting HR in the Driver’s Seat
The concept of employees as “lifers” is about as quaint as VHS training videos. While much is made of employees’ tendency to job hop, that trend takes a … Read more
How To Plan for Compensating Tomorrow’s Workforce
The Terminator had a big impact on my understanding of the future. In the Terminator franchise, machines become so artificially intelligent that Skynet … Read more
You Should Know Your Employees As Well As You Know Your Customers?
For the first time in history, there are five generations working side by side. This new multi-generational workforce has the potential to pose major … Read more
The Future of Work Is Going Freelance
Independent Work: Choice, Necessity, and the Gig Economy from the McKinsey Global Institute, is fascinating reading. If you’re in HR, talent acquisition … Read more
What to do When A Worker Dies On The Job
Note: This is the second of two articles on being prepared in the event the worst happens. The first article (here) dealt with the sudden death of a key … Read more