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An HR Budget Plan That Showcases HR as an Investment, Not a Cost
By Tom McGuire | December 12, 2024
It's hard to look like an investment when you act like a cost. Budget season is on the horizon and a lot of HR leaders are already hunkering down to deal with the same old loop of requests and denials. After all, “costs” typically get cut in version one of your budget draft, but you can change this dynamic up by putting yourself in the place of an investor.
Strategic Human Resource Management: Not All Roles Are Equal
By Linda Brenner | December 11, 2024
In the last few years, McKinsey, Corporate Executive Board, PwC and others have concluded that HR still has "far to go" until it reaches the status of a true business enabler. While the tone of these studies might be different and the "pile on"...
Our June ‘24 Newsletter: Chock Full of Talent News
By Linda Brenner | July 02, 2024
In case you missed it, here's our June '24 newsletter . . . talent insights that have a long shelf life.
Simplifying Workforce Planning: Practical Tips for HR Leaders
By Linda Brenner | April 01, 2024
In today's data-rich landscape, workforce planning is essential for HR leaders to identify talent-related priorities and investments. While tools like Visier and Tableau provide instant and slick access to data, the challenge lies in ensuring its accuracy, deciphering its true meaning and turning it into actionable plans. By focusing on key metrics such as attrition rates and tenure distributions, HR leaders can create directionally-accurate workforce plans that can evolve over time to enable their organizations navigate the most complex talent marketplace we've ever known. This article details a roadmap that will help HR leaders build a simple workforce plan that will allow them to address the most important people-related trends in their organization, now and in the future.
Let’s Modernize Talent Acquisition Before Jumping on the AI Train
By Linda Brenner | January 15, 2024
HR and Talent Acquisition teams often lack the necessary foundation to make AI truly effective because of undefined processes, ambiguous roles and unclear goals. So before delving into AI-driven solutions, TA needs to build its foundation: clear strategies, well-defined and differentiated processes, supporting org design and data-based measures of success. Only then it can be determined where AI can add the most value.
Our Dec ‘23 Newsletter: Chock Full of Talent News
By Linda Brenner | December 20, 2023
In case you missed it, here's our December 2023 newsletter . . . talent insights that have a long shelf life.
Where the Talent Went and What To Do About It
By Linda Brenner | November 07, 2023
Despite the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hiring and retention remain a significant challenge for businesses. Factors contributing to this shortage include demographic shifts, declining birthrates, and lower labor force participation rates. Here are four strategies to address this issue. And do it now, because it's not going to get easier anytime soon.
HR Strategy = Talent Strategy: It’s All About Build, Borrow or Buy
By Linda Brenner | July 15, 2023
The creation of value in companies is primarily linked to intellectual capital driving cash flow, constituting over 80% of average market value. Companies like Apple, Visa, and Microsoft derive nearly all their value from intellectual assets rather...
2023 Talent Analytics Playbook for CHROs
By Tom McGuire | October 11, 2022
The explosion of HR tools, technology and trends makes zeroing in on essential analytics more difficult than ever. How should Talent Analytics define HR priorities? What are the greatest obstacles to achieving effectiveness? What does a Talent Analytics "homerun" look like? In 2023, talent analytics should not just support, but fundamentally drive, your organization's business strategy.
4 Ways to Determine if You Need to Improve Your Job Postings ASAP
By Linda Brenner | February 07, 2022
This insane labor market requires employers to put their best foot forward in order to win top talent. But often, when the candidate sees a job posting, it's so bad that it literally repels the most qualified among them. Here are four ways to quickly audit your own postings.
Are you in a War *ON* Talent or a War *FOR* Talent?
By Linda Brenner | July 22, 2021
Here are eight clues for determining where your organization falls.
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