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February
28
2013

We come in peace … but we need manpower [CARTOON]

Resistance is futile. If you enjoyed today’s Workfarce, share this carton with your colleagues in our business.

June
15
2012

2 recruiting strategies for today’s economy

Right now many companies and, more specifically, many HR departments are trying to bleed a stone when it comes to recruiting. What do you do when your recruiting strategies depend on resources and capital and you have neither? First, it …

February
9
2012

Shared services delivery in a world of specialization

For those of you who manage or sponsor workforce solution programs, such as RPO and MSP, it’s that time of year again: business review season. Business reviews provide an opportunity to review program performance, strategize about innovation, and outline the …

January
13
2012

Employee engagement is not just HR’s responsibility

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 …

December
29
2011

Should HR focus on recruiting or employee engagement?

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 …

November
10
2011

HR disconnect: Are you stressed out too?

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 …

August
12
2011

Panic at the HR disco

With all the debt ceiling crisis paranoia (which is not over yet), followed by the roller-coaster ride known as the stock market, things are set to get pretty interesting for the remainder of the year. Raise your hand if you …

July
5
2011

Human resources’ need for solid program management

As I left for SHRM 2011 last week to join thousands of other people in Las Vegas to discuss all things human resources-related, I asked myself, “What do I want to get out of this conference?” I also wondered, “What …

June
28
2011

Finding humans in all the technology at SHRM 2011

Walking around the 2011 SHRM exhibition floor, you’ll see an interesting contrast between humans and technology. While the content is obviously very human resources-based, there is an undeniable slant toward technology in the products and services offered. It would seem …

June
28
2011

Reporting from SHRM 2011

Yesterday I spent the majority of my time at SHRM taking a deeper look at the ecosystem of products and services that addresses the needs of the HR community that cares about how workforce strategies are developed and executed. From …

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