January 14, 2016
Understanding the Impact Employers sometimes forget or misunderstand the impact a new job has on their new employees. This includes the personal change that a new job brings for said employee, as well as revealed personal skills gaps, or attaining new management responsibilities. The New Job Impact does not have to be negative, it can be very positive. And when it is, the impact on the hiring company, in turn, can also be also positive. Hire to Retain Having this hiring policy requires a change in how we view every new hire, as well as every single current employee. With a gained understanding that companies want to protect their investments, doesn’t it make sense to protect their talent from those things / distractions that keep employees from fully investing, heart and soul, in their organizations? What Employees Want Appreciation -…
January 28, 2016
Knowledge Management I wrote a piece on Getting Started with Knowledge Management that has been used by several of our clients at the beginning of their process. If you're still trying to figure out what you should be doing to move off of the starting line, it could be very helpful. And if you are serious about using an HR Case Management platform, then you should be very interested in the topic. Otherwise, you are missing out on what might be the most powerful part of the system. If you've done the foundation work, though, you might be looking around for the next step. So let's talk about that, because the care and feeding of your knowledge base is a critical element of long term success. Unlike most software companies, we use our own product every day. When one of…
February 26, 2015
A Change Would Do You Good How many times in the last few years (be honest) have you been involved in an HR project to identify something…a process, a model, a technology, a strategy to improve overall performance? How many times has that project been put on hold due to funding, resources, lack of leadership backing, or something else? And how many times has the broken inefficient process just continued? Does it all stem from a poorly supported or drafted business plan? In truth there are a hundred reasons why a project doesn’t come to fruition. But one stands above them all. A change would do you good, yet your business won’t successfully change or evolve when the PROCESS continues to be broken. What do I mean and what I think is the root of the problem? Resistance, the in…