2023 is bringing a changed world of work. The pandemic has propelled digital transformation four years into the future, and the employee-employer relationship has transformed. Although HR has been leading change and crisis in the past years, it runs the risk of missing the boat on this fundamental shift in how we work. We believe…
Understanding predictors of job performance enables organizations to assess candidates for relevant characteristics and, ultimately, hire people who will help the company succeed. Drivers of performance differ per job and organization, and you need to pinpoint them correctly to create impact. Let’s have a look at how an organization assessed predictors of job performance of…
Employees that are a flight risk in your organization can harm the business more now than ever before. In recent years, organizations increasingly face talent acquisition and employee turnover challenges. According to a recent Mckinsey report, 40% of people surveyed in six countries are unhappy at work and are considering quitting their job in the…
Finding the right mix of pay, benefits, and other incentives is essential to attracting and retaining top performers, especially in a tight labor market. Variable compensation can be a useful tool for rewarding employees’ performance to provide measurable results for your business. Let’s dive into all you need to know about variable compensation. ContentsWhat is…
HR is often called upon to determine whether the organization has the right amount of skilled employees to deliver on the business OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). Headcount planning and analysis help HR professionals to assess the current and future headcount needs within the budgetary needs of the organization. But it is also an opportunity…
Businesses are finding that the traditional emphasis on education alone has not resulted in a pool of applicants who possess the required skills. These skills gaps impact organizations on several levels, including hobbling the ability to innovate and increasing costs associated with workers. This highlights the need for HR to develop effective employee development plans.…
HR professionals have a unique vantage point when it comes to organizational ethics. In the scope of HR’s work, the department is often the first to see and address potential issues, which makes them an essential part of any organization’s ethical culture. People Teams can play a key role in shaping an organization’s ethical culture…
As an HR community, we’re obsessed with metrics. We depend on metrics to meet HR regulatory standards and monitor the process variation month-on-month. But do metrics displayed on our dashboards give us a robust roadmap for how to improve them? Or do they provide information about the hidden root causes when we observe improving or…
When talent is scarce, conducting a skills audit helps you to gain a thorough understanding of what skills you have in your organization and which you need to develop or hire for. ContentsWhat is a skills audit?What are the types of skills audits?When should you conduct a skills audit?Why do organizations conduct skills audits?10 tips…
Written in collaboration with Marna van der Merwe. We live in a hyper-connected and on-demand world, where we have access to what we need at the click of a button. Not only has this influenced the expectations that consumers have of organizations, but we can see a clear influence on employee experience design. We expect…