In our feature, Thinking the Unthinkable, John Sumser writes: “The C Suite is going to hunt for and embrace data visualization companies who can help see what we’ve refused to see: HR builds processes that emphasize sameness. The business requires processes that produce differences. It’s actually that simple.
Steve Smith from The Starr Conspiracy searches for the So What Factor of Workforce Analytics while Heather Bussing has us Learning by Mistake. John Sumser interviews JIBE CEO, Joe Essenfeld. We close this week’s issue with John Sumser’s multi-part series on Communication Channels in Recruiting.
Big Data. There. I said it. Let’s speak this word no more. It’s completely separate from workforce analytics and distracts from the real issue.
Real-time measurement of the mood in your organization is headed your way. Last week, we spoke with the Finnish founder of Emooter, a one step happiness meter for employees. Read more in this week’s feature: In The Mood: Measuring the Organizational Climate with Emooter. Steve Smith from The Starr Conspiracy contributes 3 Ways to Close the Generation Gap in Performance Reviews, Heather Bussing covers Jay Sheperd’s Result Triangle and John Sumser has Dear XXX, If They Won’t Hire You, We Will and a new Five Links: Smorgasbord. Enjoy.
But, to paraphrase Bart Simpson, getting HR people to hate performance reviews is like making teenagers depressed — it’s like shooting fish in a barrel. That goes for just about everyone in your organization over age 35.
HR Examiner Weekly Edition v 3.31 August 3, 2012 The New Architecture of WorkTime and motion are not the issue when the product is ideas, conversation and reusable intellectual property. The only thing we know for sure about breakthrough software development is that it seems to involve late nights and a lot of pizza. […]
I’m a true believer. HR analytics can be a crystal ball of sorts. Revenue per employee ratios and speed to competence metrics for new hires can offer key insights into ongoing performance.
HR Examiner Weekly Edition v 3.15 April 13, 2012 Is Weight Discrimination OK? As a business owner, I depend on you for advice that helps me run my business and contributes to the bottom line. You’re my partner in building a better, stronger company, right? So here’s what I’m wondering: When is it OK to […]
As a business owner, I depend on you for advice that helps me run my business and contributes to the bottom line. You’re my partner in building a better, stronger company, right? So here’s what I’m wondering: When is it OK to discriminate in the hiring process?
Relationships Simple truth: Your effectiveness depends on how you feel about yourself and others. All of the sourcing and record keeping programs in the world won’t begin to compensate for a recruiting process that treats potential candidates as objects. Read Now » Three Talent Lessons From General Surgery “One of the things I’ve learned about […]
“One of the things I’ve learned about HR: You guys are put in a position to say “no” a lot. I feel for you. It isn’t fun.” Here’s another side of the story from Steve Smith.
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