How payroll started Paying people used to be very simple: the employer paid the worker in cash or with a check. A direct relationship between 2 parties. Over time, as taxes and benefits were added, paying people became more complex and other parties joined. Payroll providers started to run payroll on behalf of employers, and…
Will Web3 change the way organizations are run? In my last article I introduced you to 3 important aspects of Web3, and DAO was first on the list. It’s a popular term, and you might even have heard it come up in the current war for the ownership of Twitter. It’s mentioned as an alternative…
What is the Creator economy? Or better, who are these creators? Well, I am one of them! Are you surprised? Don’t be! A creator is someone who earns revenue from their (digital) creations. They bring together a community of like-minded people through a variety of channels (newsletters, podcasts, videos, courses, events etc). Creators have fans…
When you see pictures of the metaverse at work, it looks like we will spend our workdays with a headset on while your avatar meets with other avatars in a virtual office. But I find that a bit too dystopian. What about you? And is that really what the metaverse will look like? So let’s…
I predicted that fintech would disrupt payroll and it’s finally happening. So I had to share it with you! And VCs are ramping up investments in pay related companies. Who knew that payroll could be this exciting? Two announcements caught my eye last week: I predicted that fintech would have payroll for breakfast and it’s…
“Start with the end user in mind.” If you’ve ever participated in a Design workshop, you have heard this sentence before. But do we really? As I sat in on a couple of HR solution demos this month, I asked myself this question. Because who really is the end user? For a long time, HR…
There’s no doubt about it: If you are the founder of an HR Tech company, 2021 was the best year ever to secure funding. HR Tech companies raised more than 12 billion dollars in 2021. It’s extraordinary, especially when you realize that this is more than 2019 and 2020 combined! And with 22 new unicorns,…
The Great Resignation. The Great Realization. The Great Reimagination. The Great Reassessment. The Great Reshuffle. The Great Enlightenment. You’ve seen the headlines and read the articles. Workers have had enough. They are exhausted and quitting their jobs. They leave the labor market and are not coming back. From now on, they work for themselves. It…
Before we dive into the future of learning … Remember my Learning poll? It received just 54 votes, so a bit too few to derive any generic conclusion. I’d say we like online learning, but we also value human interaction. The good news is that technology can offer the best of both worlds: online, self-paced…
How it started I don’t remember when I first heard of NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway but it must have been through one of his posts on social media. While I don’t always agree with his views, he’s thought provoking and never dull. Since then, I’ve subscribed to his no mercy/no malice newsletter and often…
As you are reading this, I’m on my way to the UK for my first in-person “Future of Work” keynote after 18 months. I’m super excited that live events are possible again! However, the amount of forms you have to submit to even be allowed to travel is astounding. Fingers crossed that I will get…
A large marketing agency announced this week that it is retiring the resume. And since they are in marketing, they made a big splash about it. The reason they do it? “To attract talent from more diverse and nontraditional backgrounds.” In a time where candidates are scarce, this initiative aims to open doors to career…
