Posts Tagged ‘business’
February 27th, 2013
By Josh Bersin
Today we see an explosive change in the world of work: people work remotely with high degrees of connectivity, companies are globalized and organizations are flatter, employees are less engaged than ever, and talent markets are rapidly changing.
Is it time for a whole new model for HR?We think the answer is yes.
We are completing several years of research into the modern High-Impact HR Organization and we have uncovered some very significant findings.
(Come to IMPACT 2013: The Business of Talent, on April 22-24 to hear the details.)
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November 14th, 2012
By Josh Bersin
We just completed a year-long research study on the impact of employee recognition. It turns out that “high-recognition culture” companies dramatically outperform their peers in a whole range of business outcomes. These top companies generate 12X greater business outcomes in a variety of measures and have more than 30% lower voluntary turnover.
The employee recognition industry is an old market, focused heavily on rewarding employees for tenure and service. Such programs, while prevalent in more than 70% of companies, drive little actual business value. (How many of you stayed an extra five years at your company to get a pin?)
What these high-performing companies do is different.
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October 4th, 2012
by Dr. John Sullivan (ere.net)
Within most corporate HR functions, the atmosphere is simply too politically charged to even consider raising this powerful question:“Which HR function ranks No. 1 with the highest impact on two critical business success measures — revenue growth and profit margins?” Well, the data is in, and we now definitively know that the answer is … recruiting is the most impactful HR function!
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September 26th, 2012
David Hieatt recently posted a series of photos showing pages from a book that never made it to the printers.
It’s a fascinating insight into a powerful work-in-progress that we hope he’ll soon get published.
The photo above struck us as particularly relevant to business leaders today.
In our paper, “The Meaning Gap”, we explore how the interests of businesses, and the people formerly known as employees, are going in separate directions.
We also explore the consequences for businesses.
Why are employees checking out emotionally? Read more »
September 12th, 2012
By JOSHUA BJERKE (Recruiter.com)
HR outsourcing firm PlusHR has reported that 75 percent of HR professionals are not consulted on business strategy. The data come from a new survey conducted across 125 HR and business professionals representing companies ranging in size from 10 employees to 1000+. Read more »
August 17th, 2012
by J. Craig Mundy
For two decades we have been hearing that HR must become a strategic partner to the business. And the fact that we’re still hearing it suggests that in many organizations it hasn’t happened.
The need to align HR with the business has become more urgent than ever. Financial markets exert relentless pressure for growth, especially in emerging markets. Customers demand more and better service at lower cost. And cost-efficiency, resource conservation and regulatory compliance have become issues for almost every organization. Turnover among top talent is expected to increase in 2012; globalization is requiring stronger regional HR capabilities; and demographic shifts across the world are dramatically affecting availability of qualified people.
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August 13th, 2012
By MARIE LARSEN
Recruiting is a tough business and definitely not for the faint of heart. When you start out in this business, a lot of what you’ll hear is about succeed and lucrative commissions. A lot of what you’ll see is downtime, a fast-pace and a non-office office environment. It all seems pretty cool for someone starting out in the business. But if you’re serious about getting into Agency Recruiting, then take a second look. Things aren’t always what they seem.
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June 1st, 2012
By Jessica Stillman
Candidates with dreams of starting their own business can actually make great hires for yours, argues one expert on entrepreneurship-obsessed Gen Y.
When Millennial Branding and analytics company Identified.com combed through millions of Facebook profiles recently to glean insights about how the social network is being used professionally, they discovered something surprising–among young people (so-called Gen Y) the fifth most popular job title was “owner.” Read more »
