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Category Archives: HR Operations
Who is Missing?
As we near the holiday season, the temptation to have a “recovery day” or just an extra prep day for holiday festivities becomes greater. Based on a recent CareerBuilder survey, December is the most likely month for employees to be … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Organizations, Uncategorized, Workforce
Tagged absent employee, absenteeism
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History and Value: Causation
Causation provides the foundation for action. If we know what event results in another, we can increase the chance of realizing the outcome that we desire. Put simply, causation demonstrates that one event is the result of another event or … Continue reading
History and Value: Association
Although there is considerable value in producing measures, greater rewards result from connecting data with other data. When we compare to two variables or the same variable for two different points in time, greater perspective occurs. Put simply, when we … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Organizations, Performance, Workforce
Tagged association, correlation, HR analytics, human resource metrics, measurement
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History and Value of Analytics (Measurement)
Most of us have lived through more than a few fades in our personal as well as professional lives. There seems to be a new “hot” idea or method for leading, managing, or improving every year and they just keep … Continue reading
Internal HR Consultants
For years, HR professionals served as the guardians of organizations. We enforced organizational rules, state requirements, and federal laws as well as ensured that well-meaning, but uninformed managers and executives played by the rules. More recently, the human resources transformation … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Organizations
Tagged HR consultants, HR Operations, nternal consultants
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Assessing Value: Example of a Compensation System
A key element of the rise of human resources as a profession and an organizational partner relates to adding value. The more we can turn our scarce resources into outcomes of greater value, the more we benefit the organization. Put … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Workforce
Tagged adding value, compensation, HR Operations, value
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Our Future
End of the year traditions appear in almost every culture. In those cultures that the end of the year corresponds with the winter season, a new year not only represented the halfway point of winter, but a time of rebirth … Continue reading
Learning from Our Cousins
Although it might not seem like it, the human resources function shares a kinship with information technology. We may lack some of the cool “toys” or deal with predictable phenomenon, but we share more than one might think. Both … Continue reading
Skills Shortages in a Time of Need
Although unemployment remains high, I regularly hear business leaders lament the lack of available, high quality talent in the market place. They quickly clarify that the issue is not applicants or the level of interest in opportunities, but the number … Continue reading
Posted in HR Operations, Organizations, Workforce
Tagged hiring, recruiting, skill mismatch, skill shortage
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I Need a Coach
Most of have counseled an employee at one time or another. In the industrial workplace, a person being counseled or coached typically failed to meet expectations and received specific guidance on what needed to be improved. Most employees wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Development, HR Operations, Workforce
Tagged coaching, development, performance
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