HR data sets are rare finds. In this article, I will list the 7 best HR data sets available online. In addition to the data set, I will also list the challenges in the data. This can be a potential analysis or something to look out for in the data. We strongly advocate using data…
Workforce diversity, whether it’s gender, ethnic, or age diversity, is often linked to strong organizational performance. Other benefits of workforce diversity are the fact that it drives innovation, creates skill diversity and that it makes your company more appealing to a broader customer and candidate demographic. But how do you go about actually building…
Talent management without a talent management system is virtually impossible, at least for organizations of a certain size. Managing today’s talent is about much more than recruiting and candidate experience alone. It entails everything from finding and attracting the right people to developing, motivating and, perhaps most importantly, retaining them. A pretty big challenge, right?…
Amidst the changing complexion of workplace management, antiquated HR techniques will no longer cut it. Futureforth.com founder Dave Delaney interviewed HR leaders and managers and the following emerged as the top challenges HR departments are facing today: Communication and culture Time management Leadership investment Effective recruitment in a competitive labor market Global reach and changing…
At one point in my career, I was working as an HR-manager for a subsidiary of Belden, a company which, at that time, was making cables and wires for electronic equipment, like shavers, TVs, and computers. During this time the company had a relatively large proportion of “blue collar employees”. Supervisors were struggling with a…
Human Resource Management isn’t easy! In this article, we will discuss 9 common HR concepts and terms. We will start with some of the more basic ones before discussing the more expert level HR terms. These are the HR concepts every HR professional, whether starting or having decades of experience, should know. What’s in: Engagement…
Just like racial and gender discrimination in our society, the problem with corporate diversity is structural. The challenges of treating all citizens or all employees with equal respect and dignity, of incorporating them efficiently into decision-making, and of seeing their voices equally heard are in both cases inhibited by millennia of social infrastructure. The deck…
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. – Rene Descartes. Conducting research to demonstrate the effectiveness of HR practices is important and valuable. Traditionally, researchers generated such evidence by collecting data using surveys, interviews, or…
A growing body of experts is of opinion that the future of talent and career management is moving towards customization. Some call it ‘consumerization of HR’. Accenture calls this ‘Workforce of One’. Workforce of One is a logical next step in the evolution of HR, where business-driven HR goes hand in hand with people-centric HR. In essence,…
Updated December 2021 A good selection process is key in finding talent and forms the backbone for effective performance management. In this article, we will take a closer look at the selection process and show the best practices for designing a process that will help you find the best candidates while also delivering a good…