Last week, President Obama introduced his American Jobs Act to the American public. His address to the joint session of Congress has generated a fair amount of discussion geared to help understand what exactly he is proposing and, if the …
Strategic workforce planning requires identification of scenarios and staffing suppliers that are prepared to help you address each. On day two of the HRO Today Summit, the keynote speaker was Dr. Peter Cappelli. Dr. Cappelli is the George W. Taylor …
After eight plus long months, the baseball season has come to an end. Let’s not discuss the disappointment I am still feeling over the early post season departure of my beloved Phillies. Rather, let’s look ahead to the commencement of …
If you’ve ever watched “The Office” on NBC, it’s debatable whether or not you would actually buy paper from them. Yes, copier paper is one of those products that you could seemingly get anywhere. So is there a difference? And …
As procurement professionals (the hat, remember), we all know that relationships are crucial in ongoing supplier management. However, with companies seeking additional savings (aka, blood from a stone), leveraged spend is a solid strategy in many spend categories. Long gone …
Have I mentioned that I’m vertically challenged? I find amusement parks and shopping for pants a bit painful. This characteristic, combined with my secret desire to be a fashionista, triggered me to conduct a search on choosing the right pair …
World Cup time! The one event that can bring the entire world, with the exception of the United States, to a grinding halt. To some people, soccer is just another sport, but to others the World Cup is the most …
Our one-year anniversary! It feels official now, kind of like we were just dating in the beginning, but now we’re going steady. So, on this auspicious occasion, here are some of the things that stand out to me about our …
In Part one, I talked about the financial realities of managed staffing programs, and in particular, the challenges of a vendor-neutral program. In part two, we’ll look at the fit of your program and your Vendor Management System (VMS) or …
Last week it was announced that the U.S. operations of the Albany Group would likely be sold. This is more fallout from the funding issues that Albany faced in the U.K. at the beginning of the year. U.K. operations are …
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