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One of the biggest changes within the HR function is the “digitization” of their people-related program portfolios. The goal is simple. To keep pace with the shifting life and workstyles of their employees, companies are providing mobile access and a better web-enabled experience. Why is that important? There are a…
Breaking paradigms has always been what good HR leaders do. They effectively rethink the obvious and address people-related challenges and opportunities in new ways through available tools. That makes them innovative and efficient and positions them as a more valuable resource to senior management. Take the way some have responded…
The TV show Mad Men ended its epic run last Sunday. No series marked the shifting culture and prevailing attitudes of the 1960s better. More than nostalgic, it was an authentic, entertaining and sometimes scary portrayal of the way Americans lived and worked not too long ago. So how far…
The mentor model is built on the assumption that the more seasoned and successful among us will show the younger ones the ropes. While younger employees still learn from mentors, companies that want to appeal to them might need to rethink the paradigm. Younger employees want to be guided, of…
Want to build the perfect workplace? Focus on relationships and do everything you can for your company to build them. That’s the topic of a recent article posted on LinkedIn. Author Geoff Colvin offers up a variety of creative ways that organizations have used to help encourage relationship building within…
Brian Williams has been in the news recently. Not on, in. The scandal surrounding his “misremembering” of past events has made him material for the tabloids. It’s also forced him off the air. A news anchor that bends the truth is seen as distrustful at worst, inauthentic at best. Mr…
One of the most often overlooked benefits of recognizing current employees is the effect it has on future recruits. The labor situation has become a “sellers’ market.” The number of vacant jobs is the highest it has been in 14 years. Five million positions are currently unfilled with only about…
The song “Stay With Me” just won a bunch of awards at the Grammy’s, and the timing couldn’t be more fitting. Nearly 3 million jobs were created in 2014, the best year since 1999, and the number of unfilled job postings has not been this high in a long time…
So you had the best intentions. You implemented a new employee recognition program. Good for you. Problem is no one’s using it! Now what? You are learning a hard lesson: all of the care and planning in the world means little if managers don’t embrace the system from day one…
A recent blog posting on Blessing White entitled HR’s Role in Strategic Thinking, opens with this thought… “The keys to being a successful innovator have less to do with R&D process or the number of patents filed. Instead, what distinguishes innovative firms from the less-innovative ones are things like culture…
