systematicHR
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HRO update
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This is actually an Indian update on the HRO market, but it has some interesting facts and opinions. First off, I had no idea that Hewitt was creating an…
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ADP v. Ceridian
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I’ve been pretty clear in past posts regarding my preference for ADP over Ceridian. I have also been clear that Ceridian has more robust HR services. The market seems…
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Web services and non-integration
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This article found on the Harvard Business School website speaks to the failure of web services and the trouble of integration. These days, rather than doing large integration projects,…
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Workforce planning and best practices
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All this talk about talent management. Basically, to dig through the confusion, break it up into 2 components: Talent Acquisition, and Talent Retention. Obviously you can break these 2…
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Management capabilities and catalysts for business innovation
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This article found on the Harvard Business School website really addresses the capabilities of management and their ability to apply real change to the organization. As competition intensifies, organizations…
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Hosted point solutions take advantage of weakness in ERP/HRMS market
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There’s some serious movement in the hosted and integrated point solutions arena. Mostly I’m talking about Workstream, Kenexa, RecruitMax and Authoria. All of these solutions are offering portal oriented…
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Workforce Planning – how not to do it
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I was reading an LA Times article about teenagers not being able to get jobs. Seems that employers are attempting to hire more experienced people. Looking at the current…
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Another new HR Blog
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***Edited*** Another New HR Blog. Looks like decent content for now. I’ve been surprised how much content is coming out of India. Perhaps I should actually say that I’m…
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How to make outsourcing work for you
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An HR.com article written by a Dave Carlson from Mercer HR notes that “Teaming up with a compatible partner can make a tough job easier .“ (unfortunately you need…
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Female leaders deserve better
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I was quite dismayed at this post on the Future of Work blog. The post is based on a link to a Matt Miller article from the New Your…
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Four Big Lies About Offshoring
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I’ve written about this before, but here’s some validation for me. I’m not going to re-print the text, you can hit the link, but here are the 4 big…
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HR Market Health & Vendor Updates
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This info is now old (May 17), but I always find it interesting to see how vendors are doing. HRmarketer.blogspot.com has a quarterly review of some trends. Here are…
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More international implications for SOX
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Well, Canada has decided that they will pursue a Sarbanes Oxley-like legislation. This follows Japan, and the EU meaning anyone doing business internationally will need to file for SOX…
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Admonition to all ATS vendors
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OK – I know that talent and talent management are the (not so) new buzzwords in HR. Truthfully, talent is incredibly strategic and requires a great deal of focus…
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Strategic HR Budgets
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ok – so there’s been extra money in the HR budget for a few years as the economy is generally picking up, and HR “has a seat at the…
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Outsourcing and Strategic HR
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Andrew wrote a nice piece about outsourcers and how they have to change their “look” in order to succeed in the future. To quote him, Business service providers need…
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Dave Duffield and the next PeopleSoft
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This is too good not to write about. Connect the dots: OK – so go to davesnextmove.com and check out John Malatesta. John Malatesta used to be the President…
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I won’t be writing for a couple weeks
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Don’t think I’ve abandoned the blog. Just going to take a sabattical until the end of the month. Just started a new job and I need to concentrate on…
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HR Technology News notes
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I just got done saying how nobody out there in HRO could really implement international payroll in a single platform. There are exceptions out there of course, but I…
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Recruitment Process Outsourcing
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I’m not totally sure what the difference is between RPO and hiring a headhunter. Perhaps there is more technology invloved, but a headhunter does many of the same functions….