By Andy Neely - hrmagazine.co.uk This year has seen big names brands such as Dell, Xerox and Cisco, all announce a major shift in focus - from making products to providing services. More than 70% of the working population is involved in services and associated sectors, and...
By Mark Hannum - mylinkage.com/blog The most effective leaders have well defined values. But, the process of determining values for a systems thinker is not exactly a straight forward exercise. All systems thinkers start by asking themselves: What is the purpose of having values? What do I...
By Iain Hopkins - hcamag.com If there’s one HR process that draws more heated debate than any other, it’s performance management. The existing model has a 75-year history, initially serving as a means to justify one’s salary. Much has changed and the general consensus today is that...
By Carlyn Kolker - hrreporter.com A wave of new legislation limits employers fromasking employees and job applicants for their Facebook and other social mediapasswords. But lawyers caution that the laws, which vary by state, may havepitfalls and unintended consequences. Seven states — Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon,...
By Andrew Stewart - brw.com.au Chief executives have sat back for too long – it’s time to take control over HR and share the responsibility with their managers. If Bill Shakespeare was rewriting his play about the great King Henry, undoubtedly he would change his corporate rejuvenation...
By Paul Kearns - personneltoday.com HR consultant Paul Kearns concludes his three-part series of articles on HR professionalism by asking if HR can combine its role of administrative support function with its remit to drive the people aspects of organisational strategy. Is HR a support function or...
By Tricia Heinrich - astd.org Working with ON24, Sodexo created a virtual learning environment to provide training and boost engagement. Food and facilities management company Sodexo worked with ON24 to create a virtual learning environment (VLE) for employee training and development. The VLE helps the company communicate...
By: Barbara Bowes - winnipegfreepress.com June -- it's that time of year again for report cards and performance reviews! And, if your employees are blurting out, "Ugh, oh no, not that time already" and you are seeing them physically cringe, I'd like to suggest that you might...
By Rohit Nautiyal & Ankita Rai - business-standard.com It won't be long before the story of iGate's ousted CEO Phaneesh Murthy becomes a case study for organisations trying to avert similar incidents. The Strategist spoke to the HR heads at some of the most preferred employers in India to...
By Spandas Lui - zdnet.com Like many large enterprises, Germany-based Siemens AG had been suffering from numerous complexities and inconsistencies with managing its gargantuan workforce across the world. Finally putting its German practicality to good use, the electronics engineering company decided to seek out a technological solution...