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456 articles of analyst commentary since 2016, across HR technology, talent acquisition, learning, performance, and the frontline workforce. New every week.

HR Strategy

Getting Comfortable with Data: featuring Salary.com on #HRTechTalks

December 17, 2021

HR Strategy

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: ChartHop

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Organizational management has traditionally been a broken, manual and time-consuming process…

December 10, 2021

HR Strategy

Mythbusting AI: A Year in the Making

Last year I had an idea. I wanted to host a session and call it “mythbusting AI” after those awesome mythbuster guys on TV. Since I was a kid, I’ve…

December 7, 2021

HR Strategy

The Power of a Single System to Manage, Track, and Report on Employee Skills

Years ago a storm came through the town where I lived and damaged a building on my father’s property. He needed it repaired, so I volunteered for the…

December 7, 2021

HR Strategy

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Fuel50

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Fuel50 is a transparent talent and opportunity marketplace to meet the business needs for…

November 10, 2021

HR Strategy

New Data Show the (Surprising) Buyer Priorities for Compensation Management Systems [New Research]

Companies often spend more time managing their petty cash drawer than they do thinking about the strategic importance of their compensation systems and…

November 8, 2021

Talent Acquisition

Missed Our State of Hiring Event? Get it On Demand

Last week our team put on a virtual event for 500+ HR and talent leaders called The State of Hiring in Today’s Talent Market. It was an amazing…

November 2, 2021

HR Strategy

How Internal Mobility Solves for Risk, Cost, and More

Talent mobility can help your company tap into the trillions in GDP growth coming in the next 25 years. That’s a big claim, but the connection is real…

October 19, 2021

Learning & Development

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Schoox

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Learning Engagement. Schoox offers an intuitive, social and mobile interface that learners…

October 10, 2021

Talent Acquisition

4 Powerful Differences in Data-Focused Talent Acquisition Teams

If I asked you to predict how long it takes to brush your teeth, how accurate would your guess be? In a scenario like that with few variables and a…

October 4, 2021

HR Strategy

Machine Learning Allows Employers to Leverage Skill Data in Ways We Never Dreamed

In 2019, our team at Lighthouse Research & Advisory set out to determine if artificial intelligence (AI) is better than humans at some HR tasks. We…

October 1, 2021

HR Strategy

2021 HR Tech Awards Case Study: Hibob

Read the full case study Problems The Technology Solves Hybrid work has become the new normal and has thrust HR to the head seat at the board room…

September 10, 2021

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