Mobile will soon encompass the whole spectrum of HR. The apps trend is leading workforce technology. Vendors, such as Workday, design their software for the mobile platform first before taking it to the desktop. It’s a trend driven not only by the ubiquity of mobile devices, but also by the …

Predictive analytics can help companies with better workforce strategies. For example, in order to make better hiring decisions, we need to have crystal-clear understanding of what those holding the position are expected to accomplish, a profile of an individual who could be successful in that position and then, you have …

Collecting data is step one. Next is to turn that data into analytics. Then you want to act on that information. Sociometric Solutions, a startup out of MIT, has deployed wearable sensors to understand how employees interact in the workplace to make organizations and people more effective and happy. They …

“The future of HR tech is about managing people in real-time inside of the applications they already use,” says Scott Allison, CEO of Teamly. “Managing goals and aligning teams becomes day-to-day life, not a once a year event.” The point is not just to benefit management, but to benefit the employee, too. …

Human resources represent the single most important cost in many organizations. How effectively a company uses its human resources can have a dramatic effect on its ability to compete (or survive) in an increasingly competitive environment. HR policies can affect an organization’s competitive position by controlling costs, improving quality, and …

Individual Challenges Human resource issues at the individual level reflect the organization at large. For instance, technology affects individual productivity; it also has ethical ramifications in terms of how information is used to make HR decisions (for example, use of credit or medical history data to decide whom to hire). …

HR leaders see the need for change behind the scenes to accommodate the added knowledge, advisory capabilities and stature required for a successful business partner. John Lynch, CHRO at GE, feels that “with technology, outsourcing and COEs (centers of excellence), there are ways to do the transactional work so that …

A new study on HR metrics by i4cp shows that higher-performing companies are more apt to measure talent-related metrics than lower performers. Common talent-related metrics include movement within the organization, quality of hires, quality of promotions and the cost of training/development. For example, 93% of higher performers measure employee engagement, …

In its new study, The Top 10 Critical Human Capital Issues: Enabling Sustained Growth through Talent Transparency, i4cp highlights specific issues that organizations need to address to avoid derailment, and provides actionable strategies that will put organizations on the path to sustained success. These reflect the imperatives to develop deep bench …

HR is getting a digital makeover. Enterprise software companies with enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions such as IBM and Oracle have been purchasing human capital management (HCM) systems such as Kenexa and Taleo, respectively, to create a more complete solution between current business operations and future talent. “Big data and …