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As a leader in human resources, you understand how your field has evolved over time from personnel administration that operates in tandem with the payroll function into a strategic and comprehensive Human Capital Management (HCM) think…

Bringing a new employee on board is often an expensive and time consuming process. Leaders and HR spend hours dedicated to processing paperwork, organising equipment and system access, and training new staff that might not even stick…

Aided by the success of Timothy Ferriss’s book, The 4-Hour Workweek, and fueled by limited internal resources and an abundance of service providers, we have become a nation of outsourcers. It’s not hard to understand the attraction. Who…

Hiring the right candidate for a job is a critical decision for any organization. However, the consequences of a wrong hire can be far-reaching and costly, impacting various aspects of a company's operations, culture, and bottom line. The…

When an HR department is thriving, HR professionals are dedicating at least half their time to strategic planning, keeping the company competitive and compliant, and maintaining an aligned, engaged, and highly skilled workforce.

While the language of business is becoming more standardised, one thing remains as culturally complex as ever: employment law. Organisations must know the risk and compliance issues they face in every jurisdiction they do business – and…

Capgemini Consulting publishes its global HR Barometer report to investigate the trends and challenges facing today’s HR executives and their teams. The findings in this year’s report suggest that HR organizations are slowly beginning to…

Outsourcing remains an important topic for many companies. Cost savings are still one of the primary motives for contemplating outsourcing, but strategic considerations are also playing an increasingly important role in decision-making…

Changing an organization’s culture is one of the most difficult leadership challenges. That’s because an organization’s culture comprises an interlocking set of goals, roles, processes, values, communication practices, attitudes, and…

As the world speeds up, so people are moving jobs faster than ever. But it needn’t be that way, and there are things you can do today to help your key staff want to stay with you. The retention problem is biggest in the US, where…