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What we're seeing in HR right now.
456 articles of analyst commentary since 2016, across HR technology, talent acquisition, learning, performance, and the frontline workforce. New every week.
Talent Acquisition
Employee Retention: Tomorrow’s Recruiting Metric
As HR is increasing its presence as a strategic part of the business, key performance indicators, or KPIs, are becoming a key part of the language for…
May 3, 2017HR Strategy
Networking, Development, and Passion: Why I Want to Attend WorkHuman 2017
About the Author: Jarrett Lee is a Research Associate Intern at Lighthouse Research. His research focuses on case studies of companies that…
April 17, 2017HR Strategy
Diversity Sourcing Strategy: 3 Tactics of Highly Diverse Companies
In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of diversity and inclusion, the relationship between diversity and business performance, and some best…
April 12, 2017Learning & Development
3 Stories of Transformational Learning from #Perspectives17
This week I have had the pleasure of attending and speaking at Skillsoft Perspectives in Las Vegas. It has been a great event and I enjoyed the content…
April 12, 2017HR Strategy
Diversity, Inclusion and the Case for Better Business Performance
Through researching diversity studies I discovered the importance of and difference between diversity and inclusion, the relationship between diversity…
April 6, 2017HR Strategy
Talent Mobility Maturity Framework: Connecting Skills with Business Needs
Lighthouse is currently in the midst of some research on talent mobility, and it has been exciting to see how the philosophy around mobility is…
April 4, 2017HR Strategy
The Personalization Effect: Mitigating Employee Data Privacy Concerns
Privacy. Data. Concern. In a presentation at the IBM HR Summit last fall, I expected the discussion around talent analytics to go in a few directions…
March 20, 2017HR Strategy
3 Companies that are Delivering Engaging Workplace Experiences
About the Author: Jarrett Lee is a Research Associate Intern at Lighthouse Research. His research focuses on case studies of companies that…
March 14, 2017HR Strategy
Developing a Talent Analytics Function: Build, Buy, or Borrow
I’m currently in the midst of a research project examining how some of the best and brightest companies in the world hire people analytics talent. This…
March 7, 2017HR Strategy
Eliminating Performance Ratings: 3 Ways to Improve the Employee Experience
About the Author: Jarrett Lee is a Research Associate Intern at Lighthouse Research. His research focuses on case studies of companies that…
February 28, 2017HR Strategy
2017 Talent Acquisition Priorities (High and Low)
Each year brings new opportunities and priorities for HR and talent leaders. This year we began the inaugural Global Talent Acquisition Sentiment…
February 22, 2017HR Strategy
New Research: 2017 Workforce Analytics and Strategy Report
We recently completed some very interesting research here at Lighthouse focused on workforce analytics and strategy, a powerful combination for today’s…
January 31, 2017