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OLAP Reporting Tools
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Based on our last discussion, we probably realize that the power of business intelligence lies in the ability to consolidate HR data into a unified corporate data environment. Simple…
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What is Reporting?
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Actually, this is another one of those annoying buzz words. We’re going to call it business intelligence or BI. BI software is simply a tool that allows you to…
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HRMS vs. Point Solutions… again
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I’ve written a few times that the day of the huge enterprise HRMS solution is over. PeopleSoft, SAP… they just don’t provide niche solutions that are as good as…
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The tie in: Onboarding and Commitment
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Vertitude put out this article that addresses some of my previous posts. It’s interesting to me how many people think that onboarding starts with day 1. Without some enphasis…
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Onboarding Part 2: Integration
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Let’s start this one off with a picture. Let me first say that time also increases from left to right. So your first step would be recruiting and all…
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Onboarding Part 1: Definition
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OK – So I’ve decided that it’s time for a new topic other than employee engagement. Since Andrew has so kindly thought one up for me, I figure we’ll…
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Telecommuters make many office visits
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As a quick follow-up to Michael’s work life balance post, I recently saw this article on telecommuting and how telecommuters still go into the office more often than they…
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Recruiting to Onboarding
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Andrew has a very nice write-up on measuring the recruitment experience through the entire recruiting experience and then the first year of employment. One of the other new buzwords…
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Talent Management Scorecard updated
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Here’s my original post. I have updated Authoria and included Softscape. So an integrated point solution in the talent space should/may include (1) talent acquisition, (2) new hire onboarding,…
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Human Capital Benchmarking
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So SHRM put out a new survey called the SHRM Human Capital Benchmarking survey. Apparently they are going to do this every year. The metrics that come out of…
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Paychex vs. ADP
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For the vast majority of employers, Paychex is a viable option. If you have followed my blog with interest, and find the players I generally talk about to be…
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Choosing an HR consultant
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As an HR consultant with a major global HR firm, I really enjoyed this article about selecting an HR consulting partner. I would also say the below rules also…
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Work Life Balance and Bill Gates
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Michael wrote a very nice essay on work life balance the other day and I had a few additions. (partial excerpt below) Given my general focus is in HR…
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Engagement, Engagement, Engagement!!! Again!!!
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In the latest rendition of the engagement conversation, Michael had these words to say. It would appear that we’re (the bloggers) not the only ones talking about engagement. Here…
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Mercer HRO takes off
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Well, I was wrong again. I really thought the Mercer SynHRgy merger was going to be a flop. In fact, I was fully convinced that Mercer would spin the…
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Commitment vs. Engagement
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In response to a recent post, Regina said: I am back and something is niggling at me these days about “engagement.” I guess I am struggling with the differences…
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Human Resource Lessons Learned from Star Wars
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This was a rather amusing post on talent management and Star Wars. You will also be able to gather from my previous posts on employee engagement and my readings…
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Authoria buying Hire.com
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Wow wow wow… This is huge for point solutions. Authoria is buying Hire.com, meaning they will be that much closer to being a full service talent management suite. Check…
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Workforce Planning again – The Definition
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I read Regina’s post and immediately became judgemental regarding the person she linked to. I really should have read Brossard’s entire interview prior to jumping to conclusions, but as…
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McKinsey on Global Outsourcing
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It ain’t so bad as we think. McKinsey Global put out a new study basically stating that the ability of organizations to outsource is slower than we think. The…