HRExaminer v7.20

The layoffs have begun in Silicon Valley and tech hubs across the world will find themselves the beneficiaries of a rich inheritance of talent. Read more in, Silicon Software Diaspora by John Sumser.

We are all amateur psychologists. Unsurprisingly, this has big implications for HR, in particular talent management. Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic explains why HR’s Biggest Enemy Is Not What You Think.

In his article Skinny Dipping Stats, John Sumser explains why statistics and driverless cars won’t do you a damn bit of good if you don’t know where you’re going first.

On HR Tech Weekly: The Cornerstone Convergence User Conference takes center stage and Stacey, John, and Erin discuss Humanyze, the wearable that wants to be the “Fitbit For Your Career.” Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

We have two episodes of HRExaminer Radio for you this week:

On Episode 158 of HRExaminer Radio, Robin Schooling shares her experiences as the VP of HR at Hollywood Casino and her former HR roles in banking and health care.

Kent Plunkett is CEO and President of the newly focused Salary.com. Listen to the story of how Kent Plunkett sold Salary.com and later returned to run the company again.
 

My Love Letter To Managers

Topics: Industry Analysis, Leadership, Maren Hogan, by Maren Hogan
Read any articles about struggling employees, companies or retention and you’ll soon find that whatever the issue is, and I do mean whatever, the answer is to blame the manager.
 

HRExaminer v7.16

Topics: Dwane Lay, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Radio, Weekly, by John Sumser
The so called ‘active job hunter’ is one of the hardest things you can be. If you serve this audience, understand that you are dealing with explosive levels of conflicting values. You must Know The Audience.

The role of the HR team is to take care of all the things people worry about when they aren’t worrying about work. Dwane Lay shares The Tao of HR.

By day, New York Times Financial reporter David Gelles reports on the numbers, at night he has a meditation practice. In his book, Gelles offers guidance on how to integrate meditation in business to produce, Mindful Work.

On HR Tech Weekly: HR Tech roars back as deal activity ties all-time high, Credit reports, 36,000 Verizon workers strike, Big data’s biggest problem, The most productive teams at Google have these 5 Dynamics, and Your next board member should be a geek. HR Tech Weekly.

John Sumser talks with Steven Rothberg, the President and Founder of College Recruiter. Listen to HR Examiner Radio.
 

HRExaminer v7.15

Topics: Felix Wetzel, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Radio, Weekly, by John Sumser
Predictive People Analytics is a vast topic that is rapidly expanding in scope and importance. John Sumser walks you through what you need to know in, Predictive People Analytics 1 and Predictive People Analytics 2: Ecosystems and Analytics.

Felix Wetzel will move you From Customer Centricity to People Perspective.

On Episode 65 of HR Tech Weekly: Oracle unveils HR help desk & mobile app for Learning Cloud, Wellness programs raise privacy concerns, PayPal abandons new facility plans due to LGBT law, SmashFly launches practice for modern recruitment marketers, and the rise of the ‘self-taught’ developer disrupting recruiting & education. Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

John Sumser talks with Dominic Barton, the Chief Operating Officer of North America & Asia-Pacific at Broadbean Technology. Listen to episode 150 of HR Examiner Radio.


 

From Customer Centricity to People Perspective

Topics: Felix Wetzel, HRExaminer, by Felix Wetzel
“In an increasingly people-centric age, where the HR function is increasing in importance and influence, a similar revolution needs to take place.”
 

HRExaminer v7.14

Topics: Dwane Lay, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Radio, Weekly, by John Sumser
Dwane Lay has lived through his share of HRIS implementations. In this week’s feature article you’ll learn that Data Is The Most Important Thing In Implementation.

John Sumser visited ElevatedCareers, the actual eHarmony of Recruiting. He has two articles about them. Get oriented with Elevated Careers and then ponder this question, Should Candidates Pay?

SMD, a small people analytics company has a new report on the Impact of Engagement on Business Results.

There’s an upcoming event on remote work called TRaD* Works that we want you to know about.

On Episode 64 of HR Tech Weekly: ElevatedCareers (eHarmony job match), Mercer and Thomson Online Benefits, Plansource, and Uber is recruiting engineers with random games. Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

John Sumser talks with Jeanne Achille, the Founder and CEO of The Devon Group. Listen to Episode 149 of HR Examiner Radio.


 

HRExaminer v7.12

Matthew J. Stollak looks at how assisting employees to become their best selves can lead to prosperity for your organization. Read this week’s feature article, The Virtues of HR and Vocation.

John Sumser shares his experiences taking David Creelman’s HR Analytics Course.

Do Laws and Algorithms compute? We dig in to the HRExaminer vault for an informed opinion from Heather Bussing.

John Sumser talks with Bill Kutik, acclaimed HR Technology expert and host of Firing Line with Bill Kutik.

On Episode 62 of HR Tech Weekly: Namely investment, Heating up Learning and Development conversations, MicroLearning, Managed PaaS considered best practice by 2018, and SAP Fieldglass study. Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

John Sumser talks with Joe Gerstandt, a Diversity & Inclusion Consultant. Listen to Episode 146 of HR Examiner Radio.
 

The Virtues of HR and Vocation

As Frederick Buechner described, vocation is “the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
 

HRExaminer v7.11

Too many employees go to bed with a pit in their stomach every night and wake up wondering how they’ll deal with the day to come. Jason Lauritsen looks at the role that fear plays in employee engagement. Read this week’s feature article, Fear: The Real Challenge to Employee Engagement.

It’s coming. You can expect to see initial recruiting offerings with Intelligent Non-Graphical Interfaces (think Siri or Amazon Echo) later this year.

John Sumser just published a Definitive Guide to Employment Branding.

Here are thirty-six different ways to Think About Your Data.

On Episode 61 of HR Tech Weekly: Ultimate Software Connections Conference, HR software startup Culture Amp raises $10M more, and Algorithm Beats Humans In Hiring Candidates. Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

John Sumser talks with Mark Hornung, Senior Manager of Talent Marketing at big data company, Informatica. Listen to HR Examiner Radio.
 

HRExaminer v7.10

John Sumser pens a different sort of call-to-action on Employee Engagement. Read, I Really Don’t Care If My Employees Are Engaged.

Anaplan builds reporting and analysis tools for enterprise wide planning processes. Does that sound esoteric? John Sumser finds some interesting things afoot at Anaplan.

Drop in on a conversation with John Sumser and Ravi Mikkelsen, the founding CEO of jobFig, where he works with his team building “behavioral résumés.” Ravi Mikkelsen on HR Examiner Radio.

Discussed On Episode 60 of HR Tech Weekly: Japan’s Largest HR Company Invests in People Analytics Firm hiQ Labs, Apple shareholders reject diversity plan, 1 in 5 HR Managers Admit That Women at Their Companies Get Paid Less Than Men, Wearable technology, and Redefining Talent: The CHRO Point of View (IBM). Listen to HR Tech Weekly.

John Sumser talks with Bob Corlett, the founder and President of Staffing Advisors. Listen to HR Examiner Radio.