Management
HR Management is the strategic approach to effective organization management. In this section find the latest news and theories making waves in Fortune 500 companies.
Managing "Futurephobia" and Gaining Control of Your Organization
July 09 by Joanne DustinWhat is it that makes some people cringe when asked, "What are you planning to do in the future?" The reason seems to be that many people are not planning that far ahead. They say that the future...
The 12 Phrases for Perfecting Change Launch
June 25 by Lawrence PolskyI happened to sit in on a change launch meeting last week. I was blown away. The leader did everything I personally would ever suggest to make the launch a success. Here are the twelve things...
Part III: The Quality of Pride is Essential to Business
June 11 by Susanne Veder BergerIn the first two installments of this three-part series, I described the lessons I learned when facing a variety of personal challenges in my life and how they turned out to be extremely useful in t...
User Friendly HR Technology
May 29 by Peter AlkemaHR self-service systems that are used by employees in large organizations need to be intuitive and user-friendly. This is because employees won’t be using them enough to build up sufficient sk...
Lessons Are NOT Being Learned About Employee Retention
May 29 by Kiron D. BondaleIt’s well understood that replacing valuable employees is costlier and consumes more effort than retaining them. Unfortunately, this is a good example of the adage "Lesson learned" – re...
Deciding On The Outsourcing Play And Engaging It With The Organization
May 28 by From the HRIQ Editorial DeskThe reasons why HR departments outsource functions are continuing to grow. Where once it was primarily seen as a cost cutting exercise, the additional benefits are now being realized – althoug...
Hiring, Succession Planning and Other Challenges with Economic Recovery
May 25 by From the HRIQ Editorial DeskIn recent months, the US has gone through somewhat of an economic recovery, with jobless numbers dropping considerably and the dollar performing better than it has for a long time. Much of the econo...
Making Mistakes is the Easy Part
May 23 by Mike CampWhen we think about the many mistakes we have made throughout our lives, it becomes easy to dwell on them. Dwelling (or "reflecting") on mistakes is a method to analyze what you did wrong and how y...
My MBA In Life Part II: Being A Constant Learner
May 21 by Susanne Veder BergerHaving challenges of various kinds thrust upon me over the years gave me a chance to learn a number of key insights regarding people. I've learned a lot about the importance of appreciating people,...
Achieving Automation with HR Technology
May 14 by Peter AlkemaIn previous articles, we looked at the five-pillar framework for how technology can support customer centric HR Shared Services. Mobile technology has also become a key enabler of new and convenient...
Interruptions are Productivity Killers
May 14 by Jeff DavidsonIn computer science, an interruption is a signal to a computing device that halts the execution of a program in progress so that some other action can proceed. In electrical engineering, an interrup...
Exploiting Demographic Change in Your Organization
May 02 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Many Americans were appalled in the 1960s when youth suddenly and without warning rebelled against the beliefs and morals of the "Greatest Generation" and not only embraced drugs, free sex, communal...