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 …
Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in December, down from 8.6 percent in November and the lowest unemployment rate since February 2009. An even stronger finish to the year …
A recent comment to my post about whether HR should focus on recruiting or employee engagement presented an excellent point: Does HR sometimes take the bullet for lack of engagement when in reality, the managers are responsible? This is a …
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 …
When was the last time you completed an organizational change initiative without any communication problems? … I thought so. Not uncommonly, and especially when change is involved, traditional corporate communications fall short. Often, employees consider memos, emails, meetings, or intranets to be …
I recently wrote about the reported increase in training at many companies and cited employee engagement as another important ingredient for employee retention. While writing it, an interesting thought occurred to me. If you had to choose, which should you …
It’s nice to have a shiny new piece of technology to play with, but employee engagement is about interacting with people. Companies shouldn’t forget that when looking at HR tools and technology. There’s been a lot in the news lately …
Over the past two weeks there has been a rapid series of technology acquisitions from some of the biggest technology players in application software. Last week, SAP announcedthe massive multi-billion dollar acquisition of cloud computing human resource management solution SuccessFactors. …
Recently on CFO.com, there was an article about why top talent is leaving companies. The point of the article was that some surveyed HR professionals are a bit mistaken in their beliefs about what top performers are looking for from …
I was a little surprised to see that at Staffing Industry Analyst’s CWS Summit, being held Oct. 4-5, there are no workshops on independent contractor risk or managing independent contractors as part of an overall workforce strategy. I’m sure it …
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