Features
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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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Get Over the Cloud
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I think it was back in 2004 that I was writing about “DavesNextMove.com.” PeopleSoft had just gotten acquired by Oracle, and Dave Duffield was sitting around with $1B but no job. At the same time, SuccessFactors was building up some…
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HR Technology Conference 2014: Recruiting System Thoughts
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Overall, this year was one of the best years in a while for the vendor and show floor. In my opinion, there were some significant areas where technology has finally started catching up with vision, and it was happening on…
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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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Time for the Annual HR Technology Survey
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With the web content and search developing the way it has over the last 15 years, I think we take for granted how ubiquitous information is. We can Google just about anything and get decently reliable results every time. At…
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Cloud, Collaboration, Communications, HR Service Delivery, HR Strategy, HR Strategy and Technology, HR Technology, Portal, Portal Technology, Service Delivery, SocialThe new HR Portal is not an HR Portal
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What exactly was Web 1.0? I honestly can’t even remember. I barely even remember Web 2.0 other than it was the advent of user interactivity so minimally executed that today’s teenagers would not even recognize it as internet. Oh, wait…
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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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An Unremitting Devotion to Strategy
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“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” Frank Lloyd Wright Every year, I have a plan. At the beginning of every year, I realize I’ve gained between…
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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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It’s Time For the CedarCrestone HR Technology Survey
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It’s that time of year again. The IHRIM conference is going on this week (no I’m not there), and the CedarCrestone HR Technology Survey is in full swing. I publicize this particular survey every year for a couple of reasons….
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Change Management, Collaboration, Communications, Governance, HR Strategy, HR Strategy and TechnologyThinking Like A Leader
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On my recent Taiwan trip with my family, one of my uncles tagged along for much of the tour. I really like this uncle as he is often quite interesting to talk to, and is an extremely smart guy. He’s…
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Blogging, Branding, HR Strategy, HR Strategy and Technology, Social, Social Talent, Talent, Talent Acquisition, Work LifeThe Permanent Record
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Perhaps it was because I’m Chinese American and my Chinese parents were rather crazed about education. I did graduate high school with a 4.2 GPA and considered myself an academic failure (still do in fact). My parents used to threaten…
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Communications, Engagement, Governance, HR Service Delivery, HR Strategy, HR Strategy and Technology, Service DeliveryGlobal or Regional: HR Service Delivery Should Always Be Perfect
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I’ll admit it. I fly United. I also know that everyone hates them, but I actually don’t. In fact, I’d fly United over any other carrier in the US (which does happen quite often). Ok, so sometimes extreme status helps…
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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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All Posts, Engagement, Gamification, HR Strategy, Learning Mgmt, Social, Social and Gamification, Social Talent, Talent, Talent MgmtI Could Have Been A Ditch Digger
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Note of warning: Stereotypes follow in plenty. Last year I wrote a post titled “I could have been a rice farmer.” It’s completely true that had my parents not moved from Taiwan to the United States before I was born,…
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All Posts, Branding, Collaboration, Communications, Governance, HR Technology, Social, Social and Gamification, Social Talent
Social Trust, Authority and Contributorship
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There are three people who are pretty commonly in my car. They will go unnamed. One of them is pretty similar to me. She always knows where she is, which way is north, and can get around pretty well. The…