Tag: business acumen

January 9, 2023

Human resource leaders love their job, but they’re stressed and burned out—and more than half of 1,000 professionals surveyed are considering leaving the profession, according to a recent report. HR is simply too much work, said 95 percent of more […]

August 18, 2022

HR often is a family affair. In the Mobley family, we have been running with this profession since it was led by the American Society for Personnel Administration (ASPA), through a name change to the Society for Human Resource Management […]

August 18, 2022

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that “a well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Laws and regulations related to […]

May 19, 2022

Organizational effectiveness comes from strong workplace culture, open communication, competent leadership, reliable succession planning and plenty of opportunities for growth. All of those factors can and should be measured. To begin setting goals in your organization and measuring their success, […]

November 1, 2021

Statements about wanting to increase diversity and inclusion come from good intentions, but words alone aren’t enough to get the job done. Business leaders must go beyond good intentions and develop a strategic mindset anchored in data. Bob Lockett, chief […]

October 27, 2021

HR professionals have power to make an even bigger difference in their companies’ policies that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) following the social justice movements that started a year ago. A group of HR leaders spoke Tuesday at SHRM […]

September 16, 2021

HR is as influential as finance, sales and marketing, IT, and strategy to the success of a company. Each business function is driven by people, after all. Recently, companies measuring their survival and growth have adopted the economics of HR, […]

September 16, 2021

Even for a profession so adept at managing crises, HR continues to face unprecedented changes and challenges at every turn and in nearly every aspect of work, workers and workplaces. So the timing could hardly be better for the release […]

September 10, 2021

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.: I know there are many people wrestling with this same question, so thank you for posing it. The truth is, working remotely definitely reduces worker visibility. As the adage goes, “Out of sight, out of mind.” […]

March 19, 2019

The average HR department is awash in unprecedented amounts of data generated by its core HR information and talent management systems. But despite that wealth of data, many departments remain knowledge-poor due to a fundamental shortcoming: an inability to combine […]

February 12, 2019

HR departments of one, in which a single person manages all aspects of a company’s HR processes, are often the first to say they need some kind of technology to do their jobs. However, many also say their business’s owners […]

January 3, 2019

1. Account-based health plans will create buzz. Large employers should soon be able to offer health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) that allow employees to purchase individual coverage for themselves instead of receiving employer-sponsored group coverage. Legislative proposals have been introduced already […]

October 11, 2018

As an information technology (IT) security specialist, I am responsible for ensuring that my organization follows best practices to protect its data, assets, intellectual property and reputation. In doing so, I wear many hats: technical engineer, analyst, trainer, policy enforcer, […]

July 17, 2018

HR professionals are sometimes placed in sticky situations when it comes to workplace compliance. Now that the federal government has ramped up its immigration-enforcement efforts, it is critical that HR practitioners ensure that their companies are following proper employment-verification procedures. […]

January 3, 2018

I read a great deal. Articles, news stories, periodicals, newsletters, and blogs are the methods of my learning and the fodder for my own blog posts. I also read books. I try to read a variety of books, not just […]

October 6, 2017

NASHVILLE—LinkedIn’s newest offering aims to come to the rescue of talent acquisition leaders prodded by the C-suite or the board to support the company’s hiring strategy with data. LinkedIn Talent Insights, scheduled for wide release in 2018, is a self-service […]

September 21, 2017

The story of why a company is performing as it is isn’t going to come from HR data. Period. Full stop.” That’s an odd statement from someone who makes his living studying the impact of HR and human capital metrics, […]