If the CEO Is Paying Attention to the Future Why Isn’t HR?

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If the CEO Is Paying Attention to the Future Why Isn’t HR? According to Larry Page, the founder of Google, “Lots of companies don’t succeed over time. What do they fundamentally do wrong? They usually miss the future.”  If paying attention to the future is a critical skill for the CEO of today, my premise […]

Putting the Human Really Back in Human Resources

Putting the Human Really Back in Human Resources Admit it. We’ve all been there. By “there” I mean a situation where we, as HR, are asked to treat people in a way we never would if we were thinking of them as human beings first. Pressure is put on us from hiring managers, CEOs, CFOs […]

Ashley Madison Breech Remindes Us About Data Protection in HR

Is data security a human resources issue? It sure is. Data security should be a core corporate value, across all departments. The recent Ashley Madison data breach has some important lessons for the C-suite and front line human resources practitioners alike. Here are 4 articles that help tease out lessons from the breach: Ashley Madison Breech […]

Preparing to Implement Your New Peformance Technology

You’ve purchased one of the new performance management software programs for your company, or you’ve decided to finally turn on the performance module in your current HR system. You’ve spent quality time with the IT team to ensure the thing is properly configured to match your company’s needs. You’ve developed a great training program, materials […]

Unlimited Vacation: It’s Good To Be in the 1 Percent

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about unlimited vacation and parental leave. On August 4th, 2015 Netflix’s Chief Talent Officer, Tawni Cranz announced a new unlimited leave policy for new moms and dads during the first year after a child’s birth or adoption. The company I work for, a la mode technologies recently announced […]

Back to School: Employment Law Blog Carnival

Back to School: Employment Law Blog Carnival This month’s ELBC theme is Back to School. Are we, as human resources practitioners, up to speed with employment law? Are our employment laws still working and still relevant as the workplace and workforce demographics change? This month’s blog carnival looks at what is and what could be. […]