In today’s hyper-competitive environment, organizations are striving to put in place social media strategies to help them attract and retain employees of all ages. No longer confined to twenty-somethings, an effective social media program is a “must have” for any …
Incentive compensation is one of the most powerful tools managers have to motivate and direct their employees—but only if they are used properly! On Wednesday, 4/23 from 1 – 2 PM EDT join eCornell for a webinar with Cornell University …
For decades, HR spreadsheets were really the only option for managing employee data. Only lately have companies (especially smaller companies) had options for managing HR data. Because technology allows you to keep employees states—even countries—away, you should also use the …
Did you know that almost 10% of the present-day workforce telecommutes from home? The likes of AT&T, Accenture, and P&G have opted for a remote working system by partially eliminating their traditional offices. While there are obvious benefits associated with …
Subtleties matter
Asking “What matters about pay?” is quite different than asking “Does pay matter?”
The former question makes you think. The answer is hard, and is not the same for every culture, company or individual. The latter question is simply answered …
No doubt, the explosion in business automation software has been a boon to HR departments. Certain business processes have become significantly easier (managing headcount, labor costs, turnover rates, demographics). Business software is also providing us with reams of actionable HR data that …
The challenge of getting your organization to adopt something – a new piece of software; a new business strategy; a new anything – can sometimes be daunting.
The journey towards adoption becomes all that more meaningful when you’re moving an organization …
How to create and maintain good culture while fighting complexity creep.
The issue of creating and fostering culture in a company or organization is tricky. Partially because the concept of culture is somewhat nebulous, but also because in order to do …
Darmesh Shah exposed the why of Cracking the Culture Code at Dreamforce 2013 today, but his approach is even more interesting.
As co-founder of the then-young Hubspot in the late 2000s, Shah was posed the challenge of defining the culture of …
You want growth? You want productivity? You want talent retention? You need to collaborate in communication. There is nothing more fragile than lack of trust because of a lack of communication. Lose the trust and quality of a project can go …