By Jeff Russell - GeniusHR The rise of freelance, independent workers and contractors will require businesses to think more broadly about the application and enforcement of workplace policies, regardless of their workers’ actual employment status. A recent study conducted by Intuit (makers of Quicken and Quickbooks) predicted...
By T. Lacoma - businessadministrationinformation.com Human resources departments face new challenges this decade. New online recruitment methods increase applicant pools, but also require new filtering strategies and more time from human resources specialists. The rise of social media has made employer branding a key factor in successful recruitment,...
By Cameron Edmond - hcamag.com Performance management traditionally focuses on the high-flyers or those at the other end of the spectrum, but studies show re-thinking the system can help businesses in the long run. The recent issue of Hays Journal indicated that employers who invest in a...
By Andy Neely - hrmagazine.co.uk This year has seen big names brands such as Dell, Xerox and Cisco, all announce a major shift in focus - from making products to providing services. More than 70% of the working population is involved in services and associated sectors, and...
By Mark Hannum - mylinkage.com/blog The most effective leaders have well defined values. But, the process of determining values for a systems thinker is not exactly a straight forward exercise. All systems thinkers start by asking themselves: What is the purpose of having values? What do I...
By Iain Hopkins - hcamag.com If there’s one HR process that draws more heated debate than any other, it’s performance management. The existing model has a 75-year history, initially serving as a means to justify one’s salary. Much has changed and the general consensus today is that...
By Carlyn Kolker - hrreporter.com A wave of new legislation limits employers fromasking employees and job applicants for their Facebook and other social mediapasswords. But lawyers caution that the laws, which vary by state, may havepitfalls and unintended consequences. Seven states — Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon,...
By Andrew Stewart - brw.com.au Chief executives have sat back for too long – it’s time to take control over HR and share the responsibility with their managers. If Bill Shakespeare was rewriting his play about the great King Henry, undoubtedly he would change his corporate rejuvenation...
By Paul Kearns - personneltoday.com HR consultant Paul Kearns concludes his three-part series of articles on HR professionalism by asking if HR can combine its role of administrative support function with its remit to drive the people aspects of organisational strategy. Is HR a support function or...
By Tricia Heinrich - astd.org Working with ON24, Sodexo created a virtual learning environment to provide training and boost engagement. Food and facilities management company Sodexo worked with ON24 to create a virtual learning environment (VLE) for employee training and development. The VLE helps the company communicate...