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Ruling the Road
Read more: Ruling the Road“OMG Wes, how far can you take this theme?” I’m a firm believer that offensive driving is good defensive driving. That’s not to say I’m a jerk on the road. Ok, maybe I’m a little bit of a jerk on the road. I am a Los Angeles driver after all. But there are certain things…
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The Most Critical Jobs
Why is it that the jobs that are really important are always the ones that are overlooked? Either they are overlooked, pushed aside, or when times get tough, are the first to go. I’ve been meaning to write about this for a couple of weeks. Recently a friend of mine head that his job was…
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Employee Self Service – Lessons From Web Design
Information Architects put out a list of their top 50 websites and what factors made them successful. I particularly like IA’s tagline of “Interface Design is Brand Design.” As you think about your self service sites, understanding that driving adoption and branding at the same time is a key factor in overall success. IA puts…
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Employee Self Service – Lessons From eCommerce
HR service delivery usually encompasses a combination of on-site representation (face to face) and call centers for phone communications. However, more and more our self service sites are also playing a role in the service delivery mix. When we’re talking about on-line customer service as it applies to employee and manager self service, we need…
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Does Recruiting Software Make HR More Effective?
Alana Post recently wrote some biting criticism of HR technology, most specifically recruiting software. ((Since the post has been removed, I won’t go into specifics other than to say that her post was extremely interesting to me and I’ll try to hit the high points without revealing anything she may have decided to keep private.)) …
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Oracle To Buy Hyperion
So Oracle continues its spending spree. The ERP’s already have the best data warehouse products around. Oracle has PeopleSoft EPM and their purchase of Siebel also included components they could integrate with their other offerings. SAP has BW (business warehouse) which I think might be the strongest warehouse around. But the point is if Oracle…
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Considerations for ERP and SaaS
Jason Averbrook over at the Knowledge Infuser recently wrote: Many of our customers are currently in the process of implementing best of breed “OnDemand” HR/HCM/Talent Management technology solutions for business processes such as Goal Alignment, Compensation Planning, Performance Management, Learning Management, and Recruiting. All of our customers are implementing these solutions on top of HCM…
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Required Skills for HR Transformation
I had a bit of a humorous moment as I was reading this article from Mercer.com. While besides the point of this post, the Mercer page starts out saying: The survey reveals that despite some progress, nearly 60% of finance executives still view HR as a cost rather than a strategic partner; and 80% of…
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A Primer on HR Transformation
I ran across what may be the nicest summary of HR transformation I’ve seen in quite some time. Deloitte describes the history and future of (global) HR transformation as follows: The First Generation of global HR Transformation began to take shape in the mid-1990s, gradually evolving from HR strategy presentations to full-blown transformation initiatives and…
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Globalization, Economic Scale, and Talent – The Realities of Asia
Michael Specht pointed me at this video link where he drew out the following thought: “the 25% of China population with the highest IQ is larger than the total population of North America.” ((Specht, Michael, February 11, 2007. “The Growth of Our Planet and its Impact.” Retrieved from http://www.specht.com.au/michael/ on February 24, 2007.)) I’ve speculated…
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Sleep, Work-Life and Performance
Many of us who read systematicHR are in the same situation. We’re good at what we do, we’re over-worked, we’re committed to achievement, and our employers expect us to succeed. It all boils down to one thing – most of us are not getting enough sleep. Dubs is writing about sleep? You ask. Why yes.…