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Balance
Read more: BalanceMy road bike is a custom titanium racing frame. It was made by a guy in Montana who is probably the cleanest welder of titanium bike frames in the…
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Oracle and PeopleSoft
Looks like Oracle’s aquisition strategy is generally working out. While Oracle’s net profits are down due to increased short term expense, it looks like they will be hanging onto…
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IM as part of your technology strategy
HR.com pushed out a very interesting article about IM and how it can reshape communications in your organization. “The promise of IM is compelling: real-time, text-based communication that cuts…
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Does Kronos own Kronos HR?
I’m posting this because I’m fairly ticked off about a “conversation” I had with someone on another bulletin board. During this conversation (with many other people) I expressed some…
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Current Reading for HR portals
Here’s a newish Deloitte whitepaper on HR portals. This is a short but sweet write-up on some important aspects to consider when selecting a portal technology. Keep in mind…
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Offshoring as Outsourcing
Offshoring is a huge topic these days, and as it impacts HR and I can tie it to outsourcing, I’ll write about it. If you are curious, here are…
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HR Stocks outperform NASDAQ index by 12%
Robert Baird’s Human Capital Services Metrics, Analysis and Perspective report for (you can download it for free at HR.com) 02/05 noted that HR Administrative services such as ADP, Ceridian…
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Single sourcing HRO?
What’s up with HRO vendors revisited. As sort of a follow-up to my last post on HR Consultancies, here’s an interesting article about HRO and the wisdom of single…
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Mercer is still the biggest, but are they the best?
Yesterday’s Business Insurance Magazine survey on biggest HR and Benefit Consultancies named Mercer as both the largest worldwide and U.S HR consultancy. Among tier 1 HR consultancies (I’d say…
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Implementation glitches and huge clients
Apparently Fidelity’s benefit administration services division screwed up 22,000 GM employees and retirees who no longer have benefits (temporarily). Now, I don’t usually comment on benefits administration, but as…
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ESS, ROI, and SHRM
If you have access to SHRM.org, you might want to check out an article called “Leveraging the Shift to Self-Service-It’s Time to Go Strategic” by “Leslie A. Weatherly, SPHR,…