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Sierra-Cedar 2015-16 HR Systems Survey
How efficient is your HR organization? Is there room for improvement (there always is, right)? Just as importantly, how well run is your group compared to others in your industry, or in the market in general? Whether or not you believe your HR organization is performing at peak efficiency levels, understanding how your peers are…
Read MoreLeverage HR Case Management to Help Keep Your Best Employees
Keeping top talent has become an increasing concern for HR, and it’s a challenge that’s expected to get more difficult, according to SHRM and others. Yet all too often, it’s only after the fact — during the exit interview and maybe not even then — that managers learn why departing employees are disgruntled. “The only…
Read MorePrevent Identity Theft from Happening to Your Small Business
Identity theft isn’t just limited to individuals. Businesses are also targets. Identity thieves steal personal information and use it to open accounts and make purchases. Luckily, there are certain things you can do to keep your small business safe. Regularly Review Your Business Banking Agreements Business bank accounts fall under the UCC, which states that…
Read MoreLBi HR HelpDesk: Delivering the Choices Our Customers Need
No business application can be all things to all people, but with the right team behind it, it can certainly come close. Rather than taking the “build it and they will come” strategy, successful software developers continually research their market and listen closely to what their customers and prospects are asking for. You have spoken…
Read MoreHR Help Desk vs. IT Help Desk – It’s all about the Vendor’s Experience
Much has been written (including by yours truly) about the benefits of an HR specific help desk solution for the HR department, versus repurposed IT or generic CRM systems. Features such as enhanced security and confidentiality, HR specific workflow processes, and HIPAA compliance are well documented and are core requirements of most HR organizations. In…
Read MoreMake Sure You Know Who You’re Hiring
The pool of job candidates is vast and diverse, yet head hunters and hiring managers oftentimes struggle to find the “right” people to fill key positions because they lack soft, or interpersonal skills. And unfortunately for those prospects who don’t necessarily fit into the company culture, their job satisfaction is short-lived once the imbalance becomes…
Read MoreIncrease the Influence of Your HR Data to Win Friends and Influence People
One of the key imperatives from the C-suite for HR this year, according to the CEB’s Leadership Council Research, is to increase the influence of HR data in the enterprise organization. In fact, developing and applying measurement strategies that “ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and business alignment” is among the 10 best practices of “high-impact HR organizations,”…
Read MoreAutomated HR Case Management: Helping Move HR From an Administrative Services Provider to a Service Organization
Over the last decade, HR has gradually evolved from being a provider of administrative services into a service organization. HR today provides greater value for the business and delivers a breadth of automated people functions. As a result, HR technology, HR data systems, and HR resources are all now tasked with delivering valuable services for…
Read MoreHR Technology: Giving HR Better Data, Not Just More Data
Deloitte’s recent report, “Global Human Capital Trends 2015,” is a wake-up call for HR leaders who are paying attention. For starters, the report ranks learning and development as the third most important talent management challenge facing business this year (the most important challenge was culture and engagement, followed by leadership). But while three times more…
Read MoreBig Data Analysis for the Rest of Us
Ok, we have all heard about Big Data. But we leave the techie stuff up to our highly skilled IT folks, in order to tame those massive volumes of information so we neophytes can make sense of it all. Enough has been written about the value of Big Data, so we won’t repeat the obvious…
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