In a recent landmark Harvard Business Review article, Peter Cappelli and Ranya Nehmeh advocate for HR returning to its roots as the advocates for employees and their career development. The current business focus on relentless cost-cutting and restructuring during a…
Category: Human Capital Management
Hot hiring numbers belie the need for strong HR practices
The hottest issue in HR is overcoming the current labor shortage, which exists despite the last month’s hiring boom, and presents troublesome issues for CEOs and CHRO leaders. Last week’s US Department of Labor (DOL) job report showed a shocking…
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Talent strategy is a must for today’s labor shortage
In today’s tight labor market and with digital technologies changing the skill sets needed by employees, every organization needs a talent strategy for its workforce to ensure profitable growth. Organizations with a good talent management strategy can attract, align, motivate,…
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You can’t cut your way to growth
Organizations are resorting to relentless cost-cutting and lean sigma during these volatile times. Their goal is to improve their operations, but they’re doing it in a way that alienates employees. Instead, organizations can achieve breakthrough productivity, innovation, and profits by…
Five HR Strategies for Success in 2024
Data released last week by the U.S Department of Labor shows there’s a stable, growing workforce with continued strong hiring (216,000 in December) and that salary costs remain rising at a 4.1 percent annualized rate, slightly higher than inflation. These…
Positive organization cultures lead to more satisfied employees—and more
Employees who work in organizations with a positive culture are overwhelmingly more satisfied at work and are consistently more committed to their organizations. That was the conclusion of a recent workplace culture study by the Society of Human Resources (SHRM)…
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Five Winning HR Strategies to Achieve in 2024
Data released last week by the U.S Department of Labor shows there’s a stable, growing workforce with continued strong hiring (216,000 in December) and that salary costs remain rising at a 4.1 percent annualized rate, slightly higher than inflation. These…
Most companies are stumbling with the future of work
The Labor Day holiday had me reflecting on the future of work. Dramatic changes are forecasted by McKinsey, Korn Ferry and other prognosticators. As is often the case, futurists make predictions of trends that have already begun. In many ways…
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Employee monitoring has mixed results.
Before the pandemic, I was giving a seminar on implementing hybrid work to drive up productivity, better attract and retain employees, and cut costs. Part of the training included recommendations on the technology to enable hybrid work, such as video…
Spark economic growth by modernizing the US workplace immigration system
How can we resolve the US’s 3-million-person labor shortage that may last the decade without raising unemployment? Simple. We can do it by making smart changes to immigration policy. Employers, by large majorities, believe the US immigration system should be…
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