systematicHR
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Translating HR Data Elements globally
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Global HR data is tough. Often times when we’re thinking about implementing a global core HR system, or a global data warehouse, we implement these systems according to a U.S. centric view of the world. (I’ll note here that I…
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Competencies versus Critical Experiences
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We’ve been talking about competencies for a while. Yeah, I know what they are, I know how they get implemented into a talent system, and I even know how they are integrated into critical talent processes. But you know what……
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Addicting HR
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Can you make your managers addicted to HR? Can you make them care about processes and policies and procedures? Do they really care about the employee engagement score? Personally, I think we can, but I’m not sure we know how…
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Workforce Talent Retention
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I recently talked to an organization who is moving their organization from one end of the city to the opposite far end of the same area. The commuting time between the cities is about 40 minutes, and some employees would…
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An apology to the readers of systematicHR
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Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been using MS Word to type my blog entries, then using the copy-paste function to get the text into systematcHR. Along with text, a simple copy-paste also brings an abundance of formatting with…
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Keeping Managers Accountable for Turnover
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— You must have a manager training program — You must have education on employee engagement — Metric on first year employee turnover, how much of hires were an employee brand mismatch versus manager skill? Are your managers accountable for…
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Scouting for Talent – An athletic view of the world
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— How do you measure talent? — How do you determine who to develop? — How does that impact who gets developed and who gets money spent on them? We’ve talked about soccer moms and helicopter parenting on this blog….
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Global Change Management
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So you’re rolling out a global HRIT strategy. Perhaps this means you are putting the entire enterprise on a global recruiting system, or you will ask each business unit and country to provide data to a global data warehouse, or…
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Staffing for Global IT Models
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I often get the question about how to deploy HR technology services. People still seem to be in love with discovering the “best practices” in the industry, not realizing that they are general guidelines of what seems to be working…
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Top Chef on Management Styles
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I’ve been watching “Top Chef Masters” on Bravo TV. It takes some very well known chefs in the U.S. culinary scene and pits them against each other in a set of challenges. This week’s challenge (I am writing this on…
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6 Degrees: The Data Hub
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“The Power of Six Degrees” recently re-ran on the Science Channel here in the U.S. The basic premise of 6 degrees was that you can connect yourself to any other person in the world, not matter how remote, with only…
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HR Market Makers: Who Really Determines What You Buy
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So you think you choose what software you purchase? Well perhaps some of the time you do, but I’m starting to think that there are a couple dozen people in the HR industry that really determine the fate of HR…
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Global HRMS Cultural Issues
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Everyone wants global data. They want it in a global HRMS, or in a data warehouse. They want shared accessible data in communized practices and processes. They want the ability to roll-up data and aggregate reports and dashboards. They want…
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On Towers and Wyatt
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Well, it’s been a full week now, and I feel like I have enough information to formulate a decent opinion on the merger between Towers and Wyatt. Here goes: Was this a merger, or an acquisition? Well, to be honest,…
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The HR Software Slump
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I was recently getting caught up on some blog reading and noticed Josh Bersin’s post on the Talent Management Software Slump. I’m not sure if I’m just a pessimist, but I thought I’d post a reply. (granted, Josh wrote his…
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Data Hubs versus Business Intelligence
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I keep seeing organizations that try to use their data warehouse platforms as data hubs. While on the surface this might seem like a good idea, it really might not be depending on your utilization of each. The data warehouse…
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Core HR in a Point Solution World
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Perhaps the statement that we now live in a “point solution world” for HR is a bit bold. Certainly in large and medium sized organizations, ERP deployments are still strong. However, we do know that these same organizations are increasingly…
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The Annual CedarCrestone HR Technology Survey
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CedarCrestone is at it again. This time for their 12th annual survey. I don’t usually shamelessly plug anything, but I have plugged this survey for the last 3 years running (I think). The more participants, the more valuable the information….
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The Money Multiplier
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I’ve put a lot of faith and hope in businesses as the economy continues to trend downward. I had initially thought that this time around we would be smarter. Smarter than in 2001 when the bubble burst and HR technology…
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Analytics and Dubious Correlations
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Being an Asian who suffers from what I call “red face syndrome” (I also call it “beet red” or “lobster red”) I was quite interested when the following article was forwarded to me. People whose faces turn red when they…