The HR identity crisis and what we can do about it
When you think of Human Resources, what’s the first image that springs to mind? Is it that of a minor, admin-intensive department, responsible for managing employee sickness, holiday and training? Or do you instead see a team of strategic business partners capable of developing and implementing your corporate strategy across a number of different levels? […]
Take part in the annual Global Human Capital Trends survey
THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING PART. We invite C-suite, HR and talent executives, and professionals to participate in Deloitte Consulting’s second annual Global Human Capital Trends pulse survey. This brief survey will help identify and calibrate the relevance of the Human Capital trends in 2014 and the next few years. Start […]
Using social media as a force for good in HR
This article is based on content from our academic-led HR Technology toolkit, which features evidence-based and practical advice from leading researchers around the globe on how to get the most from your HR technology investment. In a contribution to our recently published HR Toolkit, technology in the form of mobile, social, cloud and big data […]
HR technology toolkit, written by Professors
DOWNLOAD OUR ACADEMIC TOOLKIT TODAY In our latest toolkit you’ll find contributions from academics in Italy, Germany, UK, France and America on topics including: Social media and Web 2.0 Big data and analytics Employee use of self-service Generation Y and technology Technology in multinationals …all based on leading research from top business schools. As always, […]
Rise of “shadow spending” on IT budgets as line of business gets braver
The CIO is in the dark about IT budgets in the brave new world where line-of-business managers buy their own infrastructure and devices, according to a new survey by the Corporate Executive Board. CIOs also underestimate how much money is spent by other business functions on IT, said the CEB. Close to 165 firms with […]
Fifty top tweets from the CIPD Annual Conference 2013
The CIPD Annual Conference took place on November 6th and 7th in Manchester, UK. It was a special occasion for the organisation as they were also celebrating their 100th year anniversary, which was commemorated with a gala dinner on the night of the 6th. Like HR Tech Europe, which happened last month (October 2013), the […]
Interview: Josh Bersin, Bersin by Deloitte
Josh Bersin is Principal & Founder of Bersin by Deloitte, who provide consultancy on people strategies based on research. More than 5,000 organizations worldwide use their research and consulting to guide their HR, talent and learning strategies. The company was founded by Josh in 2001 and acquired by professional services firm Deloitte in early 2013. We […]
Round up: HR Tech Europe 2013
Amsterdam is a capital city but doesn’t feel like one. Trams snake lazily, picking up passengers here and there, while free-moving cyclists form informal clusters to chat and share fresh, clean air. The city centre itself, steeped in history and a colourful feast for the eyes, doesn’t stress the soul like London or New York. […]
Putting employees in control of their personal development
Organisations invest enormous amounts of time, effort and money in the personal development of employees, yet results are patchy at best. Is it time to hand control back to the employees themselves? The process of personal development, with its objectives, support structures, training tools, feedback sessions and reviews can be painful. Even mature businesses with […]
Encouraging HR resource best practice – five tips to self-service success
We recently conducted research into the current state of employee service in the UK’s HR departments and discovered some worrying results when it came to the additional strain being put on an already stretched resource. According to our research, HR decision makers are spending more than a third of their day on average – that’s […]
What are invisible workers and why are they putting your information at risk?
Research[1] from Iron Mountain suggests that close to two thirds of employees in Europe are now able to work from home for all or part of the time. This ranges from once every two to three months for 3% of employees to full-time home-working for 15%. In each case the picture will be a similar […]
Top 10 security reminders for the post-summer period
Now firmly into autumn and back to normal, it’s time to review your company’s cyber security practices after the summer break has been and gone. Although a lot of people have returned back to the office, in today’s 24/7 connected world most people were still checking email and in work mode from their sun loungers. […]
Employment law and the Cloud – all you need to know
Increasingly HR managers are using Cloud-based HR systems as a cost-effective and efficient way to manage staff and data across the world. But what employment law considerations should HR managers be aware of when thinking about and operating such a system? To understand this, it is helpful to know why Cloud-based systems differ from more […]
Using technology to cultivate a culture of learning and development
Why go with self-service? Technology has been one of the great enablers in this era of employee empowerment. Self-service HR systems allow employees to carry out a range of functions that previously they would have been reliant on the HR and payroll departments or their manager to perform. Holidays can be booked, benefits chosen and […]
Interview: Mick Collins, Principal Consultant, SuccessFactors
Mick Collins is the Principal Consultant for Workforce Analytics & Planning at SuccessFactors, an SAP Company. In his role, Mick leads a global team and provides consulting services to multiple clients including Fortune 500 firms in the retail, publishing and consumer products sectors. He has extensive experience in public speaking and regularly participates at some […]
How the Millennial Generation is transforming the workplace for the better
This article was written by Prithvi Shergill, Chief Human Resources Officer at HCL Technologies. Post, Pin, Tweet, Webinar, Video Conference, Tele-presence, Social – these are some of the new business terms that we are increasingly seeing heard in our workplace. Gone is the static, paper-based, boardroom-centric world of work. In its place, a new social, collaborative […]
Interview: Shawn Farshchi, CEO of Saba Software
Shawn Farshchi is CEO of Saba Software, a provider of learning and HR software. Shawn has over 30 years' experience leading, driving and managing technological, organisational and cultural change across many different business environments. Before joining Saba, he was COO for IBM subsidiary Coremetrics. 1. How are the expectations of the client evolving when it comes to […]
Talent Management: The market landscape
It’s talent that’s the challenge, never more so than in the middle of the worst set of economic conditions since the 1920s. And that challenge is only going to get tougher with pay rises that are flat – or non-existent – taking away one of the most obvious motivational incentives. According to the Deloitte 2013 […]
Talent Management: vendor selection – analyst perspective
The Talent Management sector is rapidly consolidating as the leading HCM software vendors jostle for position in the wider market. The rise of newcomers such as Workday have put the old guard of SAP and Oracle et al on an unaccustomed back foot and racing to shore up their positions in the market. All vendors […]
HR and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – it’s all about balance
This article was written by Simon Meager, Managing Director of Footprint Media. Bring your own device (BYOD) programmes spark many a conversation in and outside the IT department. It’s a growing trend that clearly identifies the consumerisation of IT, in which consumer preference – rather than corporate direction – drives the decision on what technology […]
