As the summer draws to a close, my attention turns to Fall events and, in particular, the HR Technology Conference & Exposition. I find it invaluable for spotting emerging vendors new to the HR space, hearing of successful customer deployments and transformations, and, most of all – spending time with experts in the HR domain,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ann Arbor, MI, September 29, 2020 – IHRIM, the International Association for Human Resource Information Management, announced today the launch of an exciting new online format for its Workforce Solutions Review (WSR) magazine, an industry-leading publication featuring in-depth content for the HR Technology community. With the goals of enabling easier access to
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Normal. It is a word that does not always carry with it a positive connotation. Even less common is the belief that normal would be something of aspiration. Welcome to 2020 and the impact of COVID-19. In this quarter’s issue of Workforce Solutions Review you will read many references to “normal”. The new normal, a
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For the past few years, the focus of a multitude of organizations spanning across industries has been pursuing HR digital transformation. The ideal goal of this transformation is the empowerment of the employee and a shift in thinking across the organization ultimately leading to a digital and data-driven mindset. But over time, most have lost
For real HR impact, focus on people analytics now, not digital transformation Read More »
Mention the words ‘performance management’ and you get an immediate reaction, and it’s not usually a good one! Managing performance is tough to begin with – then tack on dealing with a pandemic that completely changes our environment and the way most of us work, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and paralyzed by the
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The payroll function is an essential part of any organization. After all, our employees don’t work for free. Payroll professionals are recognized as important, even essential. But strategic? Let’s be honest—most people wouldn’t use “payroll” and “strategic” in the same sentence. Perhaps they should. Maybe there’s more to payroll than meets the eye. Payroll has
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>A recent survey by Raven Intel (see article this issue) concluded that, due to COVID 19, at least 60% of companies surveyed said that they were cutting costs where they can or will completely cease all investments in HR technology. While we’re dealing with the virus, and for the foreseeable future afterward, HR technology investment
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A company is a community. It is, ultimately, a set of people, with different roles, gathered to achieve one common goal. If one point has been made clear due to the current pandemic and the shift to remote work (for those who could work remotely), it is how critical the human dimension of our business
Shifts to Leadership Development Due to the Pandemic Read More »
“Failing to plan … is … planning to fail.” (quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin) On December 13, 1972, Irwin Allen’s arguably most famous disaster flick, The Poseidon Adventure, debuted. Ultimately producing $125 million in box office (that was BIG back then, second only that year to The Godfather), it also produced just one Oscar win,
The Coronavirus Pandemic: The Morning After…..Delayed Read More »
