{"id":2002,"date":"2012-11-28T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2012-12-01T21:49:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-02T05:49:23","slug":"2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systematichr.com\/?p=2002","title":{"rendered":"Leveling the Playing Field"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I\u2019ve always wondered about the benefits of doping in professional sports.\u00a0 Once, I read about a journalist who decided to dope just to find out if it really was that dramatic at providing performance increases, and not only was he stronger, have significantly more endurance, but he also seemed to start reverse aging (age spots on his skin started to disappear).\u00a0 Indeed, the reported benefits of doping are staggering.\u00a0 Even an average guy like me could probably ride my bike over 100 miles a day for days in a row without real problems.<\/p>\n

Lance Armstrong is once again in the news for doping.\u00a0 Many of us have been pretty sure that he\u2019s been a doper all along, but the man \u201chas never failed a drug test\u201d so we just let it go.\u00a0 For the particular drugs we\u2019re talking about, there is no real way to test if the drug is in someone\u2019s system.\u00a0 Instead, they test for other indicators.\u00a0 In the case of EPO, they test for a blood hemocrit level above 5.0 (whatever that means).\u00a0 Basically, if you tested every professional racer, there is a good chance that 90% of them have hemocrit levels at 4.8 or 4.9.\u00a0 Their argument is that they are not cheating, even though they are cheating, just doing it below the level that they would get called out for it.\u00a0 Instead, they argue that they are just keeping themselves level with the rest of the playing field.<\/p>\n

A few years ago I\u2019m sure I argued that core HR was dead, and talent management was dying with nothing to take their places.\u00a0 Let\u2019s face it \u2013 core HR functionality has not changed in a decade and Talent has been a bit of a bust because all we\u2019ve done is automated the old crappy stuff.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m not going to argue that HR technology is dead.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to argue that the playing field is now level.\u00a0 Now I want to see who is going to perform, and who is going to get left behind.<\/p>\n

If we look around the HR marketplace, there is really good reason to be excited.\u00a0 I\u2019m not talking about new functionality in core or talent, but I\u2019m talking about how everyone is creating new user experience, and doing it in different ways.\u00a0 If we look at Fusion versus Workday versus SAP\/SF Employee Central versus ADP Vantage versus (all the vendors who are pissed they got left off al already too long list), the theory and design of the experience is totally different.\u00a0 What we assume about our company\u2019s employees and managers will drive a selection, not what functionality works for us.<\/p>\n

We are no longer in the era of \u201cdo I want PeopleSoft position management, or SAP\u2019s?\u201d\u00a0 I actually get to make a decision that is based on my culture and how I think they will best use the application.\u00a0 Do I have a bunch of engineers, or do I have a bunch of management consultants?\u00a0 Do I have machinists or perhaps finance guys?\u00a0 I\u2019m finally at the point where customers and culture are the things that are important.\u00a0 I finally get to make decisions based on company strategy, workforce and culture.<\/p>\n

Functionality is dead because it is a level playing field \u2013 but HR technology is one of the most exciting places to be in a really long time.<\/p>\n

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