De ‘consumerization’ van HR (Dutch)
Stelt u zich uw bedrijf eens voor zonder HR-functie. En stel dat u de vraag krijgt om HR te bedenken. Wat zou u doen? Zou u het laten zoals het is, of het radicaal anders organiseren? Nog behoefte aan HR? We staan op een keerpunt, waar nieuwe technologie niet alleen ons leven ingrijpend verandert maar…
HR Evolution or Revolution?
Imagine, if you will, your company without an HR function. Now suppose you’re asked to set up HR: What would you do? Would you create something similar or radically different? Would you create it at all? We’ve arrived at a turning point in history where new technology is profoundly changing people’s way of life as…
How Apple Changed My Life
Today I received an email from my newspaper, inviting me to start using their iPad edition for my daily dose of news. It’s the last in a long list of invitations to switch to a digital subscription. And I suddenly realized that it’s the end of an era, as this news paper was the last…
Let’s Talk HR Business Partners
Lately I have been talking to a lot of HR VP’s and many of them struggle with the same issue – how to bring more credibility to the HR Business Partner role. Dave Ulrich introduced us to an HR organization consisting of Shared Service Centers, Centers of Expertise and Business Partners. Shared Service Centers deal…
The jury is out on Google+
I was one of the (10 million) lucky people who got an early invite to experiment with Google+. Now that I have been using it for a couple of weeks, it’s time to make up the balance. First let me say that even though I have a Facebook account I have never gotten into the…
The Trouble with Klout
Those who read my blog know that I have been writing about Klout a few times before (Do you have Klout? & Klout revisited) to understand how online influence can be determined. This week I am adding to that because I went away for a few days and was unable to tweet. Look at what happened to…
The Talent Race
This month’s Carnival of HR is titled “the talent race” and asks for ideas how we can win this race, meaning how we can convince the best and brightest to come work for our company instead of for our competitor. There are a lot of “best practices” in recruitment to be found on the internet….
Klout revisited: Is Beta-Klout getting any better?
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on Klout. In the meantime, Klout updated to Beta-Klout – yes, that’s right, they are back in Beta. I thought that deserved an update. First the good news: since my previous post, my Klout score has risen to 48. I’m not quite sure how, as I did…
HR’s Identity Crisis
Do you know what an identity crisis is? In psychology, it’s a failure to achieve ego during adolescence. Those who emerge from this stage with a strong sense of identity are well equipped to face adulthood with confidence and certainty. Those who fail to achieve a cohesive identity – who experience an identity crisis –…
The HR Delivery Dilemma
Ever heard of the HR Delivery Dilemma? It’s when you have seen so many 3- and 4-letter abbreviations that you don’t know what to do any more: SAAS, PAAS, BPO, SSC, the list goes on and on. Fortunately, it’s not all black and white, and you don’t have to look at this from an either/or point…
Social Media Sunday
It’s not often I disagree with Laurie, also known as the Cynical Girl, but yesterday was one of those days when I read Social Media Saturday. My apologies Laurie, but your post was just, well, way too cynical and left me feeling compelled to write a rebuttal. First off, I am not an Apple geek. iPhone3 was…