Performance appraisals are a reoccurring phenomenon when it comes to managing employees. In this article, we will give an in-depth explanation of what a performance appraisal is, we’ll discuss the different types of appraisals, explain how to measure job performance, and share a template for the employee performance review. Table of contentsWhat is a performance…
It’s no secret that today’s jobs are quickly evolving and that in the near future jobs will be created that never existed before. According to research by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the arrival of Globalization 4.0 means that 75 million jobs are expected to be displaced by 2022 in 20 major economies. In this…
In a previous article, I have explained and advocated the use utility analysis for estimating the financial return of learning interventions. As highlighted in this previous article, utility analysis refers to a specific tool designed to estimate the institutional gain or loss anticipated to a company from various HR interventions designed to enhance the value…
At last year’s UNLEASH Amsterdam event, I had the pleasure to speak with Strategic Workforce Adviser Andrew Spence about Blockchain in HR and how blockchain will change the way we work. What exactly is blockchain? What kind of challenges is HR facing and how can blockchain be of use in that regard? How will the…
I am a big fan of cool HR tech. There are, however, also many low- or non-tech tools that can be very useful for the HR professional. In this article, I’ll share some of my favorite tools out of my low-tech toolbox. 1. Calculator The good old calculator belongs in every HR toolbox. Don’t overestimate…
The HR profession has undergone many changes in recent years and most HR professionals have managed to stay ahead of the curve. But with new types of technologies moving into people management, it’s worth revisiting a central question: Will your job be automated? And how can you prepare for the future of HR? Change is…
Babyboomers, Gen X, Millennials (or Gen Y), Gen Z… Each generation of workers comes with its own letter of the alphabet. And about every generation, you can find heaps of articles, surveys, and research papers. But what comes after generation Z? Or better put, who comes after generation Z? That’s what we’ll take a look…
In the community of our AIHR Academy, we’ve had a few discussions about how to calculate employee turnover. In the people analytics space, employee turnover is arguably the most-discussed metric. However, calculating turnover is much trickier than it seems. In this article, we will propose a best practice for measuring employee turnover. Calculating employee turnover:…
Practice what you preach they say. And so I’ve been listening to some of the HR podcasts we recently wrote about. One of them being the Employer Branding Podcast by Jörgen Sandberg, CEO of Link Humans. And boy did I get lucky. The very first episode I listened to was filled with plenty of useful…
If only we could know things in advance, especially those things that bother us the most today. Machine learning and predictive analytics are often touted as the ultimate solution – and they can be. However, certain misconceptions limit effectiveness of predictive models or even hinder their development to begin with. In this article, I will…