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 well over a 4.0 GPA, took 26 total AP classes in high school, but I…
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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 high data quality, to insufficient HR practitioner skills to analyze data, to the lack of…
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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 to kill any social enterprise initiatives. 2 years ago, we all took for granted that…
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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 pretty good steam, about to start having bad implementations because their stuff was so much…
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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 a pretty broad level. The smaller startup vendors from the last year have pushed the…
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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 only reason I have not bought one of those fitness wristbands yet is because I…
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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 the root of all of this, somebody is creating great information and insight, and it…
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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 – I totally forgot that today’s teenagers no longer care about the internet. Here’s 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 someone asks a dumb question in email, you get to just send them back a…
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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 5-7 pounds from my November and December feasting. January and February are almost always diet…
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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 wizards. If you had told me when I was in junior high there would be…
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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 salty, a lot smooth, and a lot fatty, it is a wonderful thing Unfortunately, one…
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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 through the feed, one caught my eye: “bin Laden is down.” The tweet was more…
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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. I gain the most insight from CedarCrestone’s survey about HR Technology than any other. This…
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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 been retired for a while from his last job as the COE of a major…
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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 us that our grades and other bad things we did would go on our permanent…
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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 out, but they do treat their upper tiers of status holders rather well. In the…
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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 few extra horses comes in handy when you really need to speed away. The problem…
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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, the possible alternatives to my life are infinite. However, I probably would not actually have…
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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 second has an idea, but has a tendency to say “left” when she really means…