For many years, learning and development programs were thought to be exclusively for larger employers with big budgets. Thanks to the rise of HR … Read more
Making the Case for Recruitment Marketplaces
Technology has improved efficiency of many recruiting processes, but despite undeniable progress the process of finding great people is still really … Read more
4 Ways Companies Can Combat Tech Addiction
Technology addiction is damaging our personal and work lives. Studies suggest people are increasingly unhappy with their use of screen time and social … Read more
Choose Technology That Matches Your Culture
Think about this: “We’re primates with phones.” Hardly a revelation. But when you think about it that way, it explains the challenge … 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
The Looming Showdown: Privacy, Wellness and Productivity
Shortly after purchasing my first Fitbit, I noticed a change in my airport travel routine. Instead of looking for moving sidewalks or a comfy seat, I … Read more
This Bank’s HR Is Now Spending Time Analyzing Instead of Compiling
As HR analysts, we face the challenge of harnessing data to produce reports on everything from short-term incentive plans, benefits, hiring and … Read more
How HR Can Leverage Technology to Help Employees Cope With a Merger
“Dear colleagues, I’m excited to announce that we’ve agreed to be acquired by Company X! We have an exciting future ahead and are looking forward to … Read more
Read This Before You Buy a Recruitment Marketing Platform
“Over 70% of companies are planning to invest in solutions with recruitment marketing capabilities over the next 12 months.” This is one of the opening … Read more
Four Traps for People Leading HR Analytics
There were three particularly useful lessons in a recent Visier white paper that I wanted to highlight for people leading people analytics. I’ve also added … Read more
If You Use Slack, You Can Monitor Company Morale
One of the more disturbing Big Brother trends of the big data era has become workplace surveillance. Employers are now able to micromanage employees by … Read more
5 Challenges to Getting Your HRMS Do Real Analytics
Leaders across the organization recognize that making workforce decisions based on facts and data — instead of intuition alone — is a key route … Read more
Google Is Testing a New Jobs Service
Without any public announcement, Google has begun testing a new jobs product it’s calling Google Hire. Multiple Silicon Valley and technology sites … Read more
4.8 Million Jobseekers In 10 States May Have Had Data Stolen
Millions of jobseekers from 10 states may have had personal data, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, stolen by hackers. America’s JobLink … Read more
The New Rules For Business Success In the Digital Age
Note: This is part one of a two part series on what’s required of successful leadership in the digital age. Part two posts tomorrow. Leadership of … Read more
Mobile Learning: Not Just E-learning on the Phone
Mobile learning (or m-learning) is much more than enabling users of your LMS to access existing course materials via smartphones and tablets. It is a … Read more
The CEO Who Pays His Employees to Vacation
This series profiles people whose ideas have the power to transform the workplace. Several are company leaders who have put their ideas into practice. … Read more
How Secure Is Your Employee Information?
All recruiting and hire platforms store data that is considered to be something called PII, “Personally Identifiable Information,” or information that can … Read more
Technology is Turning Reference Checks Into Assessments
One of the biggest challenges of recruiting is quality of information. We all know that resumes tell us relatively little and doing structured interviews … Read more
Performance Management Goes to the Apps
Academia is getting into HR tech development. Two professors and an administrator at Temple University business school have come up with DevelapMe, a … Read more