Passion is contagious. Get a group of people in a room who have the same passion.....the same vision... and it is amazing how the energy level rises. <br> <p class="msonormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">Passion is contagious. Get a group of people in a room who have the same passion.....the same vision... and it is amazing how the energy level rises. Our annual conference -held this year in Phoenix - was filled with people from around the country passionate about finding solutions to the "business" issues that challenge human resources.</p>
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<p class="msonormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">As a staffing analyst who attended and moderated many of the workshops, it was comforting to see the focus on "return on investment." Features and advantages are taking a backseat to the focus on benefits and results (ROI) that technology and services provide.</p>
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<li class="msonormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><i>Testing and assessment services -</i> HR executives in attendance were quite vocal in their support of tools and services that can help improve the <i>quality of hire</i>, particularly in revenue producing roles (<i>read: customer service and sales</i>). </li>
<li class="msonormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><i>Vendor compatibility -</i> Professional services that help hr practitioners design, develop, and implement seemingly incompatible services and technology is gaining favor (read: <i>vendor selection services)</i>.<i> </i></li>
<li class="msonormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><i>Data, data, data -</i> there is a growing comfort with metrics within the community affected by human resources. Human resource executives - and their teams - are increasingly chartered with competitive analysis and business metrics initiatives.</li>
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<p class="msonormal" style=" margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;">Food for thought.......</p>
