Guest Post – The HR home front: Why the war for talent is dangerous and how to fight it right
I am pleased to introduce a new guest post by Colin Wong (@colinjwong). Colin is passionate about talent and a better way to work. If you like this post, check out his Wooblog. The war for talent was a mistake. Or at least this seems to be the opinion of a growing number of people…
HR Delivery? Mobile First!
Last week, I went on a family camping trip. My niece was a bit out of sorts as her boyfriend had other plans and could not join us. Needless to say, she spent quite a bit of the weekend texting on her phone. At the end of the trip I noticed she had stayed in…
HR is not about Technology…
I’ve been reading some articles that question the influx of technology into HR. The general idea is that technology dehumanizes the personal touch that HR leaders are keen to have. Somewhere along the line, we’ve become so obsessed to make HR service delivery as cost-efficient as possible that we’ve overlooked the employee experience. And that…
It’s a Winter Olympics Carnival of HR!
The Sochi 2014 Olympics are over and it’s been an amazing run for many teams, in particular the Dutch TeamNL. Never before did one team win so many medals (24) in one event (skating). At times, we almost felt embarrassed to achieve another clean ‘orange’ sweep, but overall, we are just proud of our great…
The Carnival of HR is coming
On February 26th I will be hosting the next Carnival of HR and I invite you to send me your latest post. The theme is “anything goes” but considering all that’s happening elsewhere I also look forward to receiving posts about “winter” or “Olympics” and maybe, if you’re in the mood, a combination of the…
Global HR: It’s About Connections
I work for a global company. International travel is part of the job because I manage a region. In any given month I travel a few times out of the country to meet with prospects and customers. I like to travel because I get to meet interesting people, visit great companies and sometimes I have…
HRTechEurope: less US, more Europe please
Two weeks ago, I attended HRTechEurope. Marc Coleman and his team have done a wonderful job getting this event off the ground and I enjoyed myself tremendously. Interesting seminars, lots of new technology and eminent speakers. But just like last year, some of the sessions left me feeling a bit, well, disappointed, especially when I…
Keep Calm and HR On
It’s been a bit quiet on my blog lately. I am keynoting the HR Change & Transformation Conference in London next week and I’ve been working on a new presentation. The topic is HR Tech Trends. While I was reviewing trends in all shapes and forms from all parts of live to get ready for…
5 Things I learned while Going Google
From July 15 to August 15 2013 I carried out my Google Experiment: I wanted to see if I could move completely to the cloud. At the end of my trial period, I have come to the conclusion that it worked out better than I thought. Some days I was able to accomplish everything in…
The Google Experiment: One Today
From July 15 to August 15 my experiment is to work completely in the cloud, and I’ll be using Google Apps for my daily tasks as much as possible. My colleagues challenged me to put some “skin in the game” so here it is: For every day that I don’t achieve my goal, I am…
HR Outsourcing is not all or nothing
Lately, it seems that there is an emphasized focus on technology as the solution for all our HR problems. The cloud is the ultimate solution, and software as a service the only answer. In order to be a modern employer, you have to communicate through social media, your systems must be in the cloud and…