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HR in the Quantified Organization: Trackable Devices and Enterprise-wide Data, Say Industry Observers
Woodbury, NY – March 25, 2015 Beyond being respected for their keen insight and engaging perspectives of all things related to human resources, what do Stacey Harris, Steve Boese, Robin Schooling, Paul Hebert, and Lance Haun have in common? They all participated in our new paper, “The Power of HR Technology in the Quantified Organization.”…
Read MoreWithout a Goal and a Plan, Big Data and Powerful Technology Will Only Move HR So Far
What does the datafication of HR mean to you? What about for your organization? How do you think the role of HR technology has changed to meet the demands of the quantified organization? Which trends in HR technology do you think will have the next most immediate impact on HR practitioners, their organizations, and their…
Read MoreTop HR Influencers and Bloggers (2015 Edition)
The following is a purely subjective list of the top HCM and HR leaders and bloggers to follow on Twitter. We’ve found that they all have a true passion for Human Resources. Our list stops at 185, but there are really many more. The names can also be found on List.ly. It’s in no particular…
Read MoreEncouraging Employees AND Employers to Use HR Self-Service Tools
Recently, two new clients opted to implement LBi HR Help Desk without, at least initially, the Employee Self-Service Portal feature. Though the great majority of clients do deploy the Self-Service Portal, there are still a number of clients that choose to continue with phone and email case requests. LBi HR Help Desk does provide features…
Read MoreSubmitting New Hire Candidates to Tests
Many companies subject potential new hires to various levels of testing to gauge overall skills and personality traits. Sometimes the tests are required to confirm specific required skills, such as expertise in a particular programming language or general typing skills. Other tests analyze fundamentals such as math and writing proficiency. Some employers actually subject candidates…
Read MorePutting "HR Help" Back in the HR Help Desk
The expectations of HR continue to grow — to be more of a strategic player in the organization as well as to provide increasingly user-friendly services to employees. HR could use a little HR help from some friends. Among those friends is an automated HR case management system, built specifically for HR departments to improve…
Read MoreManage Talent Better with an HR Help Desk
A centralized and automated HR case management system can be a huge asset in managing talent better for companies of any size — even overcoming the shortcomings of many larger and more comprehensive HR technology, information, and talent management systems. Consider, for example, how an HR help desk can solve the challenge of gathering and…
Read MoreGreat Employee Self-Service Portals: Now More Than Ever
The importance of efficient, accessible employee self-service portals and HR self-service systems continues to grow — especially with the continuing influence of several key trends in workplace behavior and expectations, as well as in personal lifestyles. Among the most significant of those trends driving the demand for more sophisticated employee self-service applications are: Greater…
Read MoreAloha! Leverage the Power of an HR Wiki
Sometimes the derivation of a word describes it perfectly. Wiki is one of those words. It’s from “wikiwiki,” the Hawaiian word for “quick.” And if a human resources wiki does anything at all, it makes quick work of updating and distributing relevant knowledge across the entire scope of HR topics, vastly improving HR self-service. Yet…
Read MoreHow to Green Up Your Workspace
Have you ever noticed that you feel different when surrounded by nature or when there are plants nearby? New research conducted by the University of Exeter shows that employees are happier and up to 15 percent more productive in work environments with plants than in environments without any greenery. Green Is Good for Productivity Academics…
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