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Trend, Drill, Slice
Read more: Trend, Drill, SliceI love talking about and manipulating data. One of my favorite moments of the month is when I get together with one of the premier data people in HR and we just talk data for 30 minutes just for kicks. It’s fun talking data with someone who gets data, but often, we’re not really doing…
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HRO Strategy Guide
Sometimes a firm actually publishes a study that is neither ‘salesy’ or full of common sensical information that we already knew. Deloitte put out a “Making HR Business Process Outsourcing Work”Deloitte Consulting, November 9, 2005. “Making HR Business Process Outsourcing Work,” retrieved from http://www.deloitte.com on January 3, 2006. study/paper here. I’m not going to comment…
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Wal Mart HMO – really…
Nope, I wasn’t kidding. Is there anything that the “great” Wal Mart won’t do or try? Wal Mart HMO press release. ExtendChoice(TM) is a defined contribution health care program that allows employers to provide their employees tax free dollars to be used to secure their own individual health insurance and/or pay for qualified medical expenses.…
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Talent Part 1 – HCI on Talent and Engagement
This is the first of at least 2 parts. I’m figuring this one out as I go. The Human Capital Institute started this thread on Engaging Talent starting with the dictionary meaning of the words “engage” and “Talent.” As you know, many of us have written quite a bit on this topic, so I’m eager…
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HR-XML is blogging
Am I the only one who didn’t know this? They are mostly posting news items at the moment, but perhaps they will develop into more original content. Here they are.
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TMS Automation Debate Revisited
There has been a bit too much debate on this topic not to bring it back in the new year. I think it really comes down to some of our fundamental philosophies on how we allow technology to impact our work and lives … how much control we actually give it. More discussion here: My…
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ADP Benefit TCO study
ADP’s benefit TCO study presented some very interesting numbers as well as a few questions: First, I’m not at all surprised that outsourced benefit administration is less costly from a TCO (total cost of ownership) measure than in-house benefit admin. However, let’s look at some of the unspoken assumptions in the survey: The average size…
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Who/What I’ll be Watching in 2006
Vendors: Success Factors – Good functionality built on good technology. Add to that a positive cash flow and things are looking up. Authoria – Strong brand, technology and marketing. I’m not sure what 2006 looks like for them, but I have a feeling that SF and Authoria are going to outclass the rest of the…
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My Top 10 Most Viewed Posts in 2005
I lied – one more post. Ok – so I’ve only been around since March. Who cares? It staggers me to think about everything we’ve covered. From employer branding, engagement, onboarding, technology, vendors, strategies, and just good ‘ol news. I’ve enjoyed blogging, getting to know many of you, and learning from you as well. I…
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2006 HR Technology Outlook – last post of 2005
As my last post of the year, I was going to do the standard year end list. But then I thought better and rather than putting in time that very few people are going to read, I thought I’d drag out a rather old article on the HR tech outlook for HR technology. As usual,…
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ACS for sale – $8B
Ok – I’m trying to not post at the end of the year, but this is news worth posting. A consortium of investment firms is in talks to acquire Affiliated Computer Services, a technology outsourcing company with clients that include General Electric and McDonald’s, for about $8 billion, people briefed on the negotiations said. The…