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...
By: Barbara Bowes - winnipegfreepress.com June -- it's that time of year again for report cards and performance reviews! And, if your employees are blurting out, "Ugh, oh no, not that time already" and you are seeing them physically cringe, I'd like to suggest that you might...
By Rohit Nautiyal & Ankita Rai - business-standard.com It won't be long before the story of iGate's ousted CEO Phaneesh Murthy becomes a case study for organisations trying to avert similar incidents. The Strategist spoke to the HR heads at some of the most preferred employers in India to...
By Spandas Lui - zdnet.com Like many large enterprises, Germany-based Siemens AG had been suffering from numerous complexities and inconsistencies with managing its gargantuan workforce across the world. Finally putting its German practicality to good use, the electronics engineering company decided to seek out a technological solution...
By Linda Hollinshead - law.com In many organizations, the human resources function is handled by specialists who guide managers' decision-making to ensure consistency with myriad employment laws. It is not uncommon, however, for HR professionals to get involved in the decision-making process only after a manager has...
By Jeff Russell - GeniusHR Synopsis: A seat at the executive table requires a different mindset and a different approach to HR’s strategic role in business. A recent Forbes article is creating quite a stir in the HR community. In It’s Time for Companies to Fire Their...
By Jane Sunley - hrzone.co.uk Most of us have been there – a job offer is made, accepted and notice period worked. During this time the new employer sends a contract and details of where the new starter should go on day one. Then silence… very...
By Pocket Gamer Libby Wolfensperger is a global HR veteran with over 15 years experience in the rapidly changing wireless industry. Prior to GREE, she worked for Vodafone in Japan, managing the Asia Pacific territory for 5 years. Libby has been with GREE for 6 months and has an...