Data & Metrics
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The Decline of Corporate Elitism
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When I was a kid, I always hoped and dreamed that I would get into one of those Ivy League schools. Unfortunately, I was a disaster of a student (and a ridiculously undisciplined Asian student to boot). Yes, I had…
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What the Meta?
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In the world of HR, the ability of HR practitioners to grapple with data and glean insights has been suspect by business leaders for a long time. There are a variety of reasons for this from the lack of sufficiently…
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Cloud, Data & Metrics, Enterprise Solutions, HR Strategy and Technology, HR Technology, HRMS, Industry NewsHR Technology Conference 2014: HCM Roundtable
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Every year we’re trying to figure out what’s next. 7 years ago, I started hearing about social HR everywhere, but the market really wasn’t ready. Every HR organization thought that social was a bad idea, with personal privacy challenges looming…
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Common Sense KPI’s Gone Wrong
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I love dashboards. I have a goals list on my phone tracking how many miles I’m supposed to run or ride on my bike. I have a trending graph on the device that tells my how much I weigh. The…
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All Posts, Analytics and Big Data, Big Data, Cloud, Data & Metrics, Features, Talent, Talent AcquisitionBig Data For HR & Recruiting: 2 Use Cases
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Forget about Google. One of the world’s favorite sites has got to be LMGTFY.com. “Let me google that for you.” With the wondrous world of the internet and ubiquitous information, ubiquitous access through our mobile devices, and ubiquitous connectivity, whenever…
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All Posts, Analytics and Big Data, Big Data, Cloud, Data & Metrics, Features, HR Strategy, HR Technology, Social Talent, TalentJocks vs. Nerds
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“There’s this idea of the jocks vs. nerds thing. That sort of ended when the nerds won decisively. We now live in this era where your big summer tentpole movies can be hobbits and minor Marvel Comics superheroes and boy…
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Analytics and Big Data, Big Data, Data & Metrics, Features, HR Service Delivery, HR Strategy, HR TechnologyBread & Butter
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It always frustrates me when I’m dieting – I have to forego one of my favorite food items: Butter. Butter (fat) along with bacon fat (fat) is one of those amazing joys of life. When butter is great, a bit…
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Collaboration, Communications, Data & Metrics, Engagement, Features, Social, Social and Gamification, Social Talent, TalentHR, Twitter and Osama bin Laden
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Yeah – I’m going to write about this. I just finished watching Zero Dark Thirty on the plane, and I’m thinking back to that day. I remember landing in the Chicago airport, booting up my phone and checking Twitter. Scrolling…
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SaaS Is Here: Get Over It IT!
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There was a long time ago I could pretty much build my bike from scratch. Yeah, I could assemble everything, that’s easy. Putting on gears, lacing up spokes onto wheels, getting the brakes on. I even used to pick out…
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Still Grappling With Data Security
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Today I was going through airport security with my wife. I got randomly selected for a screening, which consisted of wiping my hands with a cottonish fabric and sending it through the scanner that detects explosives or something like that. …
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Infographics Suck
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I was riding my bike around Marin (north of San Francisco) this fall, it was a bit cloudy, grey and not as bright as usual. Just the week before, I had purchased a new pair of lenses for my sunglasses,…
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Is Big Data An HR Directive?
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I have an argument with my wife every few years. I tend to like cars with a bit more horsepower. I mean, that 1 time a year when there is a really stupid driver about to crash into you, a…
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How To Give All The Wrong Answers
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As per my last post,at the end of 2012, I was doing a family vacation in Taiwan. Being with family for 2 weeks is quite an expose into mannerisms that each of us have. I was particularly intrigued by my…
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How To Ask All The Wrong Questions
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At the end of 2012, I was doing a family vacation in Taiwan. When I say family vacation, I mean not just my wife and me, but my brother’s family along with my parents, visiting all of the senior members…
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Analytics and Big Data, Collaboration, Communications, Data & Metrics, Engagement, Enterprise Solutions, HR Service Delivery, HR Strategy, HR TechnologyI Don’t Want No Stinkin’ Analytics!
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I’m a nerd. I get on my bike or I go for a run, and I’ve got my Garmin GPS running the whole time telling me how far I went, how fast I went, what my heart rate was, (ok…
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All Posts, Blogging, Change Management, Communications, Data & Metrics, Enterprise Solutions, Governance, HR Technology, Social, Social and Gamification, Social Talent, Web 2.0Social Taxonomies: Tagging versus Crowd Metrics
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Every now and then, I’m parked at a mall, convention center, airport, and I ask myself, “now where did I park my car? OK, so I don’t lose my car that often, but on occasion it happens. OK, I’m not…
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Using HR Analytics to WIN
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So I have to admit it’s hard to come off the election and not write about this. This election was defined by some pretty deep population analysis, incredible forecasting and pretty significant actions to try to address the most important…
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Why Aren’t We Using Our Analytics?
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There are everyday annoyances, and then there are just things that piss you off. Usually the things that make me really angry are when something should have been fixed, but it hasn’t been. Or something is happening too slowly where I…
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HR Technology Conference Reactions: Naomi’s Master Panel – SaaS
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Talk about a stacked panel. This one was moderated by a thought leader, and staffed by thought leaders. They included: MODERATOR: Naomi Lee Bloom (Managing Partner, Bloom & Wallace), Steven Miranda (SVP, Applications Development, Oracle), Mike Capone (VP for Product…
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HR Technology Conference Reactions: Predictive Analytics
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I’ve always thought I was pretty good at analytics.Not being a practitioner who is sitting in the middle of data all the time, I get more time to just think about the type of analytics that it takes to really…