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Dec 12, 2017Dec 12, 2017

An HRIS Case Study: Selecting an HR & Payroll System for a Midsize Company

Case Studies, Compensation, Featured, HR Technology, Posts

In a recent article I wrote for the Global Talent Advisors, I offered the first in a two-part series on HRIS Case Studies. The previous post focused on How to ... Read more

Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017

Why Making Mistakes Makes You a Better Podcaster

Featured, Posts, Workplace Learning & Development

Fact: the road to learning a new skill or trade is filled with unexpected errors. Nobody masters greatness overnight. Even Einstein scribbled around on a blackboard for hours to arrive ... Read more

Dec 5, 2017Dec 5, 2017

What is the Right Employee Survey for Your Workplace? The Long, Short & Supershort of It.

Featured, HR Technology, Posts, Workplace Learning & Development

Very short pulse surveys are gaining popularity, according to a recent WSJ article. These are one- or two-question surveys that employees receive daily, weekly or monthly. Should you replace your annual employee survey ... Read more

Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017

Interviewing 101: How to Squeeze Quality Content From Your Podcast Guest

Featured, Innovation, Posts, Workplace Learning & Development

A good interview tells a great story. It’s an opportunity to complement your learning objective with a subject matter expert who can paint a picture with their words, provide knowledge ... Read more

Nov 28, 2017Dec 12, 2017

AN HRIS Case Study: How to Optimize an Existing HR System

Case Studies, Featured, HR Technology, Posts

Over the course of my twenty years career as an HR & payroll systems trouble shooter, I’ve consulted and strategized with management teams of all types. I’ve watched the wrong ... Read more

Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017

Top 5 Benefits of Podcasting as a Learning Solution

Featured, HR Technology, Innovation, Posts, Workplace Learning & Development

There’s no disputing the advantages of podcasting as a means to package and disseminate engaging content to a large and receptive audience. Somewhere between an e-book, a talk show and ... Read more

Nov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017

Team Alignment & Performance: Data Talks

Assessments, Featured, HR Technology, Innovation, Leadership, Posts

Aligning management teams around competitive brand strategy forms the dominant mantra coming from business schools and high priced consultants alike. Most sell strategy alignment workshops on the theory that strong alignment ... Read more

Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017

Podcasting: A Learning Solution

HR Technology, Innovation, Posts, Workplace Learning & Development

Lifelong learning is the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge.” It is the mind’s desire to continuously absorb even more than it has before. In this context, learning is a need ... Read more

Nov 7, 2017Nov 7, 2017

Connecting your HR Software with the Business – Part One

Featured, HR Technology, Posts

Imagine for a moment that you have been parachuted into a situation where HR software (HRIS) has been installed (in the cloud, on your server, hosted, whatever) but although ... Read more

Oct 17, 2017Oct 19, 2017

From the Learning and Development Desk! Re: Disabilities and Learning

Featured, Posts

Great podcast with Jane from Evenbreak! Her solution is a relatively simple approach for managing a skills gap that we’ve heard discussed so much in both the general press and by HR ... Read more