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HR Strategy

What Is The Extended Workforce? Insights From Utmost On We’re Only Human

“The way work is getting done is increasingly flexible and it gives the worker the power of choice. That choice serves both the worker and the end…

February 24, 2021

HR Strategy

3 Keys to Creating and Becoming a Best Place to Work: Angie Redmon on We’re Only Human

“What different actions can we take going forward? So whether it was an implementation to our benefits plan or whether it was rolling out a new piece…

February 19, 2021

Events

Break the Ice: Join us for HR Tech Roundtable on Feb 25th

Like many parts of the United States this week, we’re snowed and iced in here in Huntsville, Alabama. Stay safe and warm out there! Next week I’m…

February 17, 2021

HR Strategy

20+ High Impact HR Technology Acquisitions, Mergers, and More from 2020

In 2020, in spite of the pandemic-related shutdowns and other business impacts, the HR technology industry was within a few M&A deals of the 2019…

February 12, 2021

HR Strategy

HR Tech Awards 2020 Case Study: Visier

Click here to download the full case study. Problems The Technology Solves Visier People® creates a unified picture of your workforce with a complete…

February 5, 2021

HR Strategy

HR Tech Awards 2020 Case Study: Waggl

Click here to download the full case study. Problems The Technology Solves Waggl is a cloud-based HR management solution that helps organizations…

February 5, 2021

HR Strategy

HR Tech Awards 2020 Case Study: Fuel50

Click here to download the full case study. Problems The Technology Solves Fuel50, powered by next-gen artificial intelligence, is a multi-faceted…

February 3, 2021

HR Strategy

HR Tech Awards 2020 Case Study: Namely

Click here to download the full case study. Problems The Technology Solves Mid-sized businesses need a centralized platform to manage their HR needs…

February 3, 2021

HR Strategy

HR Tech Awards 2020 Case Study: Phenom

Click here to download the full case study. Problems The Technology Solves The Phenom TXM platform focuses on personalizing and automating the four…

February 3, 2021

HR Strategy

3 Simple Secrets to Better Employee Experience: A PayPal Case Study

In the last couple of years, “employee experience” has become this ubiquitous term that is a catch all for pretty much everything related to employees…

February 1, 2021

HR Strategy

Workday to Acquire Peakon: Why This Matters

Today Workday announced its intent to acquire Peakon, one of the leading voice of the employee tools in the market today. This adds new capabilities…

January 28, 2021

HR Strategy

HR Tech Awards 2020 Case Study: Leadx

Click here to download the full case study. Problems The Technology Solves Leadership is the #1 driver of culture and employee engagement. Gallup…

January 25, 2021

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