How do you like to be recognized? How do you recognize others? In my previous company if someone went above and beyond, I sent a note to their manager and CC:ed them via email. And that was it. When someone sent me a “job well done” compliment to my inbox I … [Read more...]
Is it Globalization?
Global… local… international… These words are becoming more and more prevalent in the world of human resources. Organizations of all sizes and complexities are operating in different countries, not only because they want to grow and extend their reach, but … [Read more...]
Total Compensation Statement
With the Labor Department reporting that employers posted the highest number of job openings in four years and the July jobs report showing more jobs were added than expected, it seems that the job market is finally beginning to recover. With a recovery, … [Read more...]
Ideation
Do you remember Schoolhouse Rock? One of my favorites was the story of the U.S. bill on an arduous journey to become a law. Maybe it was the combination of music and animation or that my future political science ambitions were already present that made this … [Read more...]
I’m not anti-social, but… I’ve got work to do
People are social beings, and socializing as a part of work is ubiquitous. It is not surprising, then, that a multi-billion dollar industry has arisen to facilitate online socializing in our fast-changing, mobile world. Yet three key assumptions underlying … [Read more...]
United Stationers: An Open Enrollment Success Story
Back in March I wrote on the importance of choosing the right benefits and how providing decision support to employees is critical. In my role at Ultimate, I speak with many Ultimate Software open enrollment customers to better understand how they are … [Read more...]
Implementing Social Collaboration Tools in Your Organization
A key component to developing a high-performing workplace is sharing. Being able to share information in an effortless way builds strong teams and enhances the team performance. Social media creates opportunities for people to use a medium that is very natural … [Read more...]
Integration Time
The arrival of SaaS and Cloud computing has brought one of the most challenging issues in business software – integration – back to the forefront. For on-premise software deployments, the connection between systems has always been a gigantic hassle for IT. An … [Read more...]
The Promise of Spring: New Growth, New Opportunities
Whether it is consumers empowered to interact directly with businesses on a platform like Twitter or citizens bringing their collective voices and stories to the world on social and political issues, technology has empowered people to connect and communicate … [Read more...]
Big Data and Predicting Turnover
I learned a lot about data during this year’s Ultimate Software Connections conference. Which is totally cool with me; I’m not afraid of numbers. One specific term was “big data.” Now, I admit that I had heard the term but didn’t really have my arms around … [Read more...]
