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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
2017 Talent Acquisition Sentiment Study
There are a lot of moving parts in the world of talent acquisition. Our research at Lighthouse has shown us that many leaders know what they need to…
January 25, 2017HR Strategy
The Future of Work: A New Paper
This past week I was notified by my client, Ultimate Software, that the paper I cowrote with Trish McFarlane is now available. Titled “The New…
December 5, 2016HR Strategy
3 Reasons Innovation is more Important than Employee Engagement
I’m a firm believer in the value of innovation as a key to long-term growth and success. Take P&G for instance. The company’s R&D practices used to be…
October 24, 2016Talent Acquisition
The Gig Economy Impact on Talent Decisions
I was somewhat nervous. See, a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to deliver my first ever Ignite-style presentation. In short, you get five minutes…
October 17, 2016Talent Acquisition
Hiring In the Age of Disruption: Key Trends Business Leaders Need to Know
Following is a guest post developed for the team at KellyOCG around some of the key disruptive trends I’m following. Hope you enjoy! There is more…
October 12, 2016Talent Acquisition
Fractured, Fragmented, and Fragile: Building Your Technology Stack
An interesting conversation with a friend working in a key HR role for a 20,000-plus employee firm recently has had me thinking a lot about the…
October 11, 2016Events
Disruption Comes to the Analyst Community #InfluenceHR
This morning I had the pleasure of joining my HR Federation friends onstage at InfluenceHR to talk about how disruption is affecting the HR technology…
October 3, 2016HR Strategy
Trending: Vendors Drinking Their Own Champagne
I’ve talked to several technology companies in the last few weeks that are drinking their own champagne, and it’s one of the most interesting “meta”…
September 26, 2016HR Strategy
Disruption–The Biggest Concern for CHROs and Talent Leaders
CHROs, like other CxOs, recognize that the barriers between previously separate industries are collapsing, as companies in one sector apply their…
September 12, 2016HR Strategy
Killing the Traditional Performance Management Approach
In the last few years, there have been tons of stories about how companies are ditching performance management as it has long been practiced and…
August 29, 2016HR Strategy
Predictive HR Analytics (In Plain English)
One of the challenges of talking about predictive analytics, big data, and other similar concepts is that it quickly becomes complex, causing the…
August 22, 2016Talent Acquisition
How to Use Recruiting Funnel Metrics for Talent Forecasting
You’ve heard me talk about some of the trends in recruiting measurement recently, and today we’re going to continue the conversation. However, I’m…
August 15, 2016