Today we are excited to release the results of our 2012 workforce planning survey, which asked senior executives at Global 1000 organizations to identify the greatest challenges and concerns they will face in 2012 and examined how well equipped their …
With the debate over stifled employment dominating politics, it might be easy to assume that political uncertainty is to blame for organizations’ hesitancy to hire workers in 2012. As it turns out, few corporate leaders will let concern over politics …
In this series, we’ve already covered how technology will affect workforce management and how people will work in the future. In this final installment, we look at the need to find, recruit, and keep qualified and talented people in your …
In the first part of this series, taken from our latest e-book, “Three Game-Changing Trends in Recruiting and Workforce Management,” technology was a key trend. The next trend is related to how people will work in the future. Game Changer …
As we dive into the new year, it’s time to think about what workforce and recruiting challenges await us in 2012. Will you be ready? The following is the first in a three-part series taken from our latest e-book, “Three …
After attending Interop Las Vegas 2012 I can tell you two things: People love yo-yos, and IT staffing is still a problem for many companies. First, the fun part. One of our most popular giveaways at our booth was a …
After reviewing the new workforce planning book “Lean but Agile: Rethink Workforce Planning and Gain a True Competitive Edge,” we were hungry for insight into the authors’ motivations for writing it and for even more information and instruction on this …
I was helping my son with his homework a few nights ago when I noticed the title of his assignment, “Simple Solutions.” It’s an assignment that he’s been working on all year but it had an impact on me this …
Today’s Movieclips Monday comes from one of the best Clint Eastwood films and perhaps the best Western ever made: “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” In the following clip, Eastwood’s character — the film’s hero, a skillfully crafted man …
Many organizations are struggling to keep employment costs low while acquiring, managing, and retaining a high-performing workforce of full-time and contingent workers. As a result, business leaders are looking to strategic sourcing options that focus on tools, resources, and technologies …
Walking around Interop Las Vegas 2012, I can see the future unfold before my eyes. Beyond the flashing lights and the matching polo shirts, it’s clear that staffing IT positions in the future will be a challenge. Why? There are …
Lately, we’ve received a number of requests for our perspective on the video game industry — specifically how to modify workforce and talent decisions to handle its rapid evolution. I’m not surprised, as interactive entertainment creates unique talent-oriented challenges for …
Many of the sessions at Interop Las Vegas will focus on mobility and the issues surrounding mobile IT applications on a variety of platforms and devices. For example, the idea of bring your own device (B.Y.O.D.) appeals to me, but …
Earlier this year, our workforce planning survey revealed disparity in the way that organizations approach workforce planning. Some organizations (approximately 7 percent) don’t do any workforce planning, and for those that do, the frequency with which workforce plans are evaluated …
Next week we will be exhibiting at Interop Las Vegas, one of the largest business technology events. While our preparations haven’t kept us from keeping up with the news, it has caused a bit of IT staffing tunnel vision. That …
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