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Serendipity versus Decision Support
Read more: Serendipity versus Decision SupportWould I be where I am today if I had all the facts every time? I’m actually confident that if it were up to me, I would be digging ditches for a living somewhere (not to demean ditch diggers). Let’s face it, I started off all on the wrong foot. Being an Asian American kid…
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7 Habits of Effective Communications
While I’m not a “communicator” in HRIT we are often involved in communications at levels we don’t think about. Basically, any time we’re implementing a system that will include a form of manager or employee self service, or designing a report for distribution, we should be thinking about what the communication effect is. More broadly…
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Talent Vaccuum – the next generation
Granted I’m playing up to all the sensationaliztic reports on talent and the U.S.’s inability to create an effective educational plan and environment to be competitive globally, I’m posting this commentary on workforce planning anyway. I was reading an article in the LA times that pointed to a school where the dropout rate of students…
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Time to reconstruct HR practices, approach
I was reading this commentary on HR practices basically not living up to expectations and thought I’d deliver my rebuttal. (Financial Express article here – pop-up warning if you follow the link) Mr. Reddy argues that: Veterans in the field have also noticed the scientific basis of HR practice giving way to ill-fitting fashion, fad…
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HR Systems and Data Model
Well, for my first post of the year, I thought I’d do a data model for HR service delivery. Having been a theorist for too long, I definitely have my own ideas of what HR service delivery should look like from the systems standpoint. Last year we had some pretty long posts about strategies from…
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Who’s an Internet Applicant? New OFCCP Rules
ERE’s article on the new OFCCP rules for federal contractors outlines the recquirements that must be comlied with beginning today. Who’s an Internet Applicant? The individual submits an expression of interest in employment through the Internet or related electronic data technologies. The contractor considers the individual for employment in a particular position. The individual’s expression…
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Pooh on Innovation
It’s Friday and some things are too good not to post. This is from Visual Congruence — Creativity Zone: Pulling wisdom out of pooh “HERE is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming…
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An Interview with Workstream
Workstream has always been one of my favorite vendors. They have great depth and breadth in their TMS suite, but their financials have plagued them. In the last year, their competitors have made strong market moves and gained momentum. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Kevin Dobbs (Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business…
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The future of the ATS
Dave Lefkow recently wrote about the future of TAS systems and I’d like to put my thoughts down as well. Here are his comments: Where the industry will go and the strategies successful vendors will employ are dependent on a lot of things. Will organizations invest in talent management? (My guess: yes, but not immediately)…
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What is it about HR that interests you?
Yup, I’m asking for feedback. Actually, I just want to know what you want to read and what portions of the industry you represent. It’s a 10 question survey, so please take 60 seconds and help me understand my audience. In turn, you’ll be getting better and more attuned content in the future. Thanks!!! Double…
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HR 2006 Part 3 – Change Management
HR 2006 Intro – What is HR Strategy? HR 2006 Part 1 – Priorities HR 2006 Part 2 – Direction It occurs to me that many of us do not really know what change management is. There is a significant difference between what most of us think about, and what real change management means. Most…