As we start 2017, you’re probably starting off exactly where you left off – with maybe a little more rest and a feeling of rejuvenation… until you hit 3pm and realize your break has been long forgotten. HR doesn’t stop, even when we want it to. But isn’t it so……
One of my brilliant friends and mentors, Pam Slim, asked and then wrote a fantastic post about, “What are we going to leave behind in 2016?” The premise was that when we look at year-end activities and planning, we’re so focused on what we are going to do in the…
The majority of HR professionals are in positions of leadership, but not necessarily power or decision-making. Sound familiar? Many of the BIG decisions or conversations, tend to happen behind closed doors among senior HR leaders. And likely, you’re not a part of those conversations or they haven’t asked you for…
HR metrics can be sexy, but it all depends on how you’re being seduced into using them. A recent article in the Analytics world jarred me to attention. It asked, “Are you being seduced by powerful analytics applied to a narrow question?” Hmmm… why yes, I believe almost all HR…
Your intranet can be a powerful tool to reach your employees – especially if you’ve gotten back to the basics. But your intranet can be so much more than it currently is for you. Just like any other HR-related program, your HR metrics should be used to drive deeper engagement…
For a few years now, we’ve been hearing that data – “Big Data” – is going to be a major competitive advantage in many different industries and in each department within a company. There are a couple of fraught issues with this… check out this article from CIO Magazine: “Executives value…
Many of us are starting, or at least starting to get aggressive, with our upcoming Open Enrollment campaigns… even though it’s hard to believe it’s that time of year again. That being said, we have found that Open Enrollment, more than any other HR activity, is significantly behind in having…
Yesterday I hosted a webinar all about how to boost your HR budget using metrics – and one thing became clear to me while answering questions during the Q&A: HR metrics is starting to become a buzz word, but it’s still not clear for many HR professionals why metrics matters….
Maybe it’s the first you’re hearing about needing an HR metrics strategy or perhaps you’re trying to assess if it’s time to reboot your current plan and create one more effective. Either way, here are seven signs that it’s time to reboot your HR metrics strategy and implement meaningful metrics…