If nothing else, history offers us invaluable learning experiences. One lesson we can all agree on is that work will never be the same – too many things have changed. In one of the more radical shifts, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that more than 4.3 million people voluntarily quit their jobs in […]
Where, Oh Where, Have My Skilled Employees Gone? Read More »
We in HR often throw words around, some- times a bit carelessly. Consider “strategy.” We likely all agree that a strategy is a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a long-term major or overall aim. And a “roadmap” outlines how we are going to attack that strategy: the order that relevant steps need
Roadmaps for Challenging Times: Preparing for Bumps Read More »
HR professionals may not have thought of themselves as acrobats, ringmasters or lion-tamers, but now is the time to consider juggling the three-ring circus that is HR’s responsibility in today’s world of work. Confronting the escalating issues of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), skill shortages, employee engagement and churn issues, upskilling in analytics, and AI
3-Ring Circus of Digital Experience in a Hybrid World Read More »
Technology didn’t stand still in the pandemic: tech changes very likely occurred in your workplace while employees were working at home. Coupled with the day-to-day changes of the new hybrid workplace, HR professionals will need to be prepared to wrestle with the impact on many fronts as they try to balance new product integration, introduction,
While You Were Working at Home: Enter AI Read More »
The move to cloud computing for core HR and talent applications has provided distinct advantages to HR teams: more rapid access to new features, updates and fixes that don’t require IT intervention, elimination of expensive maintenance contracts, and escape from massive new releases that caused major upheaval (and cost) to re-implement. However, implementing a new
Where HR gets Its Own Staffing Wrong: HCM Cloud Management Cannot be Left to Chance Read More »
While futurists used to talk about major technological innovations as disruptors and the changes introduced as “disintermediation” of the existing business order, little did they anticipate the degree of disruption caused by the small virus known as Orthocoronavirinae — commonly called the coronavirus. Business leaders had to make almost overnight decisions to ensure business continuity.
The Back Story: Surviving Disruption with a Capital D Read More »
“Algorithms are opinions embedded in code.” Dr. Cathy O’Neil, author and data scientist Some time ago, I wrote that the ubiquity of artificial intelligence (AI) in HR was not an “if” but a “when.” Now, “when” is today. The current uncertainty in all businesses from Covid-19 and a volatile political and economic environment has proved
AI in HR: From Transactions to Innovation Read More »
(The Back Story – WSR 3rd Qtr. 2020) This is the third column for which my intent was to write about some interesting AI research for you – but the third for which –given the state of the world of work—that topic just seems so much less compelling as HR professionals face so many new
HR and the New Not-So-Normal Read More »
The last “Back Story” column, titled “Managing Talent In – and Out – of Your Organization,” addressed layoff strategies, primarily addressed at professional, white collar environments. Timely yes, but in the relatively short time since the last edition of Workforce Solutions Review was published, millions have lost their jobs in pandemic-related closures. Hardest hit are
HR in the Time of COVID-19 Read More »
