Posts Tagged ‘Strategy’
PEO as a People Strategy: Research Shows Value, Impact, and Opportunity [Report]
Have you ever watched a professional juggler? It’s pretty incredible. With their practiced hands and expert skill, they can add a seemingly endless number of objects to their routine, keeping them in the air for quite some time. But the truth is that no matter how good someone is at juggling, eventually one of the…
Read MoreWhat is the Complexity Coefficient and Does it Apply to Your Organization?
In our research on high-performing organizations, the term “complexity coefficient” is one that we use to describe companies that are outliers from the standpoint of investment into HR operations. What exactly is this coefficient, and why is it a crucial factor in organizational management? In essence, the complexity coefficient describes a phenomenon where an organization’s…
Read Moreisolved HCM Connect Conference: Serious Growth, Aggressive Roadmap, and a Critical AI Strategy
This week I spent time in beautiful Palm Springs at the isolved Connect user conference. If you’re not familiar with the name, isolved HCM’s hot pink brand is spreading quickly across the nation as they pick up customers, build out the product, and celebrate their increased successes in recent years. See my notes from the…
Read More4 Powerful Differences in Data-Focused Talent Acquisition Teams
If I asked you to predict how long it takes to brush your teeth, how accurate would your guess be? In a scenario like that with few variables and a long history of experience to draw from, it’s relatively easy to make an educated guess. But what if I asked you to predict how long…
Read MoreThe Best Business is Built on Relationships: A Visit with ExponentHR
We’ve been keeping busy here at Lighthouse, and this past week I was on the road for my last travel of the summer. I visited the SHRM conference in Chicago, which is the largest HR event on the planet with more than 20,000 attendees. While I was in town I didn’t go to any sessions.…
Read MoreGlobal HR Practices: Compliance, Growth, and Productivity [New Research]
Today, we operate in a global business environment. Companies are expanding, growing and reaching new talent around the globe in order to meet the needs of their customers. But it’s not all sunshine and roses, as you might expect. That growth can be challenging, and there are definitely some issues that need addressing. That’s the…
Read MoreDeveloping a Talent Analytics Function: Build, Buy, or Borrow
I’m currently in the midst of a research project examining how some of the best and brightest companies in the world hire people analytics talent. This is a part of that research. If you’re interested in more details that don’t make it into my blog or LinkedIn Pulse content, feel free to reach out to me.…
Read MoreDisruption–The Biggest Concern for CHROs and Talent Leaders
CHROs, like other CxOs, recognize that the barriers between previously separate industries are collapsing, as companies in one sector apply their expertise to others. For example, electric carmaker Tesla is entering the power sector with a new line of zero-carbon batteries for homes, businesses and utilities. That quote from a report by the IBM Institute…
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