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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…

Recent events remind us that scary, dangerous, and stressful situations can happen anywhere: on the street corner, at the grocery store, and—far too frequently—in the workplace. Crises may occur in our own locale or in neighbourhoods and…

The war for talent requires immediate action.” That was the conclusion reached at an EY event on the future of tax held last year in Zurich. Skilled tax professionals are more critical than ever to an effective tax function.Yet…