LIVE COVERAGE: HR Tech Europe Spring Warmup 2014
We’re reporting LIVE from HR Tech Europe in London today. HR Tech Europe is one of the leading events in the calendar dedicated to HR technology and its place in the modern HR function. The main event takes place in Amsterdam on October 24th and 25th, but today the event is coming to you live from […]
Technology alone moves no mountains – HR must understand this
Building a boat without a bottom In the past, enterprises have been guilty of simply trying to buy performance increases. One of the biggest money-sinks in this vein has been software, with decision makers often at fault for pumping money into expensive products without doing the correct research or installing the right infrastructure around it. […]
Bill Gates: “Robots are about to take your job.”
Bill Gates has said that software automation will replace a lot of jobs within 20 years. The billionaire, who founded computer giant Microsoft in 1975, was talking in Washington DC at economic think tank The American Enterprise Institute. He said that technology would reduce demand for jobs, particularly at the lower end of the skill […]
Mobile manners – make sure you’re minding yours!
A while ago I was doing some work in Geneva and talking to one of the participants in my group about the importance of the relationship with their line manager. She looked at me rather sadly and said “Well my line manager certainly doesn’t value or respect me.” I asked her for an example of […]
Interview: Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology, UCL
Q: Can you outline what staff go through during times of upheaval and turbulence? Those made redundant or even moved to a new position often experience a well known shock cycle. There are many version of this stage-wise or cycle theory based on the death and dying literature. There are different, but related concepts or […]
Five tips for effective fleet management
Fleet management is a growing business: Berg Insight suggest that the number of fleets deployed in Europe will grow from 1.5m units in 2009 to 4m in 2014. Due to the scale of fleets, marginal gains can often result in significant cost savings for businesses. And the latest developments in the industry, such as cloud-based […]
Interview: ex-Direct Line HRD Mark Martin on HR tech and the future of HR
Mark Martin's most recent role was as Group HR Director for Direct Line Insurance Group PLC. Prior to that he was HR Director at RBS Insurance, HR Director at T-Systems UK and HR and Board Director at T-Mobile. During his time at RBS he was responsible for the implementation of seven HR technology systems, including […]
Engaging the Millennials: one HR director’s modern approach to technology
Businesses have found themselves grappling with a workforce that has increasingly become saturated with millennials, or Generation Y. While preconceptions, whether accurate, positive or otherwise, have been assigned to this group of workers, the certain thing is that they aren't going away – in fact, they'll only increase in number for the foreseeable future. The […]
Interview: Eoin Carty, Product Manager, ADP UK
On Wednesday 12th February 2014, ADP UK hosted a webinar, "How to stay connected to your workforce," with Professor Cary Cooper from Lancaster University Management School. View the video recording today and join Cary, alongside ADP UK's Product Director Trevor Townsend, as they discuss the best ways to learn how to align your people with your […]
Creating a culture of innovation to be better than the rest
Companies are facing an increasingly competitive environment, having to tackle smaller profit margins, more demanding customers and a growing international competition. For many, the only way to respond to this challenge is to innovate and re-create their business in order to grow. Even though most corporate leaders are aware of this, many are at loss […]
50 top tweets from Learning Technologies 2014
Learning Technologies took place on January 29th and 30th 2014. It's one of Europe's largest events dedicated to the use of technology in the world of L&D, although at this year's event there was a large focus on 'back to basics' learning – how we learn, what makes people motivated to learn, etc. There […]
How will new technology affect the digital jobs market in 2014?
Cast your mind back five years and the notion of ‘digital jobs’ seemed like a distant dream – something which only the most technically-minded developers would ever be awarded and which would only ever account for a tiny percentage of a brand’s staffing numbers. Five years on, it’s safe to say that has all changed. […]
LIVE COVERAGE: Learning Technologies 2014
Note: our live coverage has concluded, but you can review it all using the box below. HRZone is in attendance at Learning Technologies 2014, taking place on January 29th and 30th at Olympia, London. Learning Technologies is one of Europe’s leading events dedicated to the use of innovative technology in the world of learning and HR. […]
Vaping in the workplace: employers go full steam ahead
Ever since the smoking ban came into force in 2007 the number of those turning to alternative means to keep their nicotine cravings calm in public spaces has been on a steady increase. However, more recently many are ditching the patches and gum in place of picking up pen-like devices known as e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes are […]
Moving to the cloud corporation: New job profiles for the innovative organisation
Private and public sector organisations are transforming the ways they procure and manage their IT function through the adoption of cloud computing and, as a result, are changing the job profiles of the IT workers of the future. Cloud computing is best understood as a service–based perspective on the provision of computing that exploits technical […]
Applying Gladwell’s “10,000 hour rule” to advances in HR technology
In Malcolm Gladwell's 2008 bestseller Outliers, the popular author known for his provocative assertions supported by memorable anecdotes and scientific research (some might say cherry-picked research) introduced the "10,000 hour rule.” The rule posits that it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert and likely very successful at anything. He gives examples […]
Interview: Amy Wilson, VP HCM Product Strategy, Workday
1. How is the vendor landscape changing and where do you see it in three years’ time? The HR and finance vendor landscape has gone through a dramatic change and will continue to do so due to the increasing demands on businesses to evolve, grow, and make strategic decisions quickly. In addition, pressures on business users […]
We expect more from technology and less from each other
This article is a summary of Sherry Turkle’s TED talk, ‘Connected, but alone?’ in which the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discusses our obsession with technology and the way it impacts on our social and emotional lives. We’re all massively excited by technology, but […]
The challenge of implementing HR technology in multinationals
Technology is changing the shape of the HR landscape, presenting business of all sizes with the potential to develop more efficient processes and create a more engaged workforce. Our HR Technology Toolkit, published just last month, looks at the theory and practice behind these opportunities. But what are the specific challenges to multinational corporations? Do […]
The easiest way to increase female speakers at conferences
A new study suggests that having just one female as a conference organiser will increase the number of female speakers. The study comes from researchers at Yale University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University and was published in the journal mbio. Study co-author Arturo Casadevall said: “Put at least one woman […]
