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HR Strategy
Engaging and Developing your Remote Workforce: Winning the Productivity Game [HR Tech Roundtable]
Recently I wrote about a new series of events we’re supporting called the HR Tech Roundtable. We have another coming up and I’d like to personally…
July 23, 2020HR Strategy
HR Tech Roundtable: A New Virtual Event for HR and Talent Executives
In the book Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi talks about the power of building powerful personal and professional networks: one person, one…
May 29, 2020HR Strategy
Job Posting Volume Down, Industry Impacts, and Recession Preparation: An RPO Perspective
One of the areas of focus for us at Lighthouse this year is recruitment process outsourcing, or RPO. This service component of HR outsourcing has…
April 14, 2020HR Strategy
#HRTech Companies Offering Free Resources and Information During COVID-19 Crisis
Note: updated 4/20/20 at 7:00am CST with additional resources (24th update since publication on 3/20/20) Our team has been careful in recent days to…
March 20, 2020HR Strategy
Compensation Technology Landscape and Buyer’s Guide Report [New Research]
Many employers spend more time and effort managing their $100 petty cash drawer than they do planning, strategizing, and managing a multimillion dollar…
March 11, 2020HR Strategy
Insights from Hilton, Merck, and Unisys Talent Leaders and More at #IAMPHENOM20
This week i was able to spend some time in Philadelphia with the Phenom People team at IAMPHENOM with 1,000 recruiters and talent leaders, and between…
March 5, 2020HR Strategy
Everything You Need to Know About Reskilling (Including Some Surprising Stats)
When a firm has 250,000 global employees, it’s easy to become comfortable with how things operate. However, that’s when things usually end up going…
February 24, 2020HR Strategy
Insights from Cox Enterprises, Emerson Electric, Delta Airlines, and More [Podcast]
When I started writing nearly 11 years ago, I never imagined it would become the tool to reach the large audiences that it is today. Some of that…
February 18, 2020HR Strategy
The Shift from Candidate Experience to Retention and Diversity as Hiring Priorities
Over the last year, a significant shift has happened in how employers look at talent. There have always been forward thinking organizations that…
February 10, 2020HR Strategy
20+ HR Technology Acquisitions, Mergers, and More from 2019
In 2019 there were dozens of mergers and acquisitions in the world of HR technology. This represents a vibrant industry full of continuous innovation…
January 28, 2020Events
Announcing the HR Tech Awards Powered by Lighthouse Research & Advisory
We are announcing our new HR Tech Awards program and are excited about how it will impact the industry and support the HR tech buyer community. Learn…
January 6, 2020HR Strategy
New Research: HR Practices of High-Performing SMBs
Recently we published our larger report on SMB HR Technology, Staffing, and Outsourcing trends. One of the interesting components of the data we…
November 24, 2019