Editor's Note

According to Dave Ulrich, for HR, disruption denotes new ways to think about and solve problems. HR disruption is about delivery of HR services, and also about the logic behind that delivery. The disruptive pivots in HR have been going on for decades and will inevitably continue. To know more about some of the major HR disruptions that shape HR work today and in the future, read Dave’s article, 8 Disruptions In HR.

8 Disruptions In HR: How business changes change HR

The concept of disruption comes from the technology world where change is rapid and on-going and transforms industries:Google disrupted online search and advertising; Salesforce disrupted Customer Relationship Management (CRM); Amazon disrupted distribution; Uber disrupted transportation; Airbnb lodging; Facebook disrupted social experiences, and so forth.

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Bad Boss Index: What HR needs to look for

So we asked. We created a list of 24 typical “boss” behaviors and asked more than 1,000 US-based employees from a variety of positions to score them. The range went from “totally acceptable” to “totally unacceptable.” The goal? to help organizations and HR leaders improve employees’ experiences with their bosses.

Keep Your Employees Right Where You Want Them

In today’s digital age, we have immediate access to infinite information, right in our pockets. This means employees can shop for their next job as easily as they shop for consumer goods. In order to keep employees from heading out the door, companies must modernize their approach to talent management—and a growing number of organizations are turning to cloud-based human capital management (HCM) software as the answer.

Is It Time To Revamp Your HR Department?: Four insidious impacts of a mis-hire

The world’s innovators are calling for reinvention and transformation of HR departments. Given that the majority of hiring responsibilities fall within HR and it is—in most cases—the entry into companies, reinventing HR must start with transforming the way leaders think about and behave about hiring.

Automating Employee Reviews: 3 steps for HR to streamline the process

Managing employee reviews can be a difficult process, especially if you're still using paperwork to get things done. An inefficient review process can frustrate your team and negatively impact employee engagement. But why continue shuffling paper when you can complete annual reviews online?

How To “Right-Size” Strategically: Planning for reduction scenarios

For those that attempt completion of workforce plans, the scenarios for these plans are almost always scenarios of growth. But the reality is, it is highly likely that a company will find itself in a reduction scenario at some point in time. It is these reduction scenarios where planning becomes crucial. Here are a few examples of where planning for this scenario becomes useful:

Aligning Procurement And HR For Better Contingent WFM

A contingent worker is typically defined as a resource who conducts work for specific or limited time period for an organization they are not an employee of. These workers come in the form of freelancers, independent contractors or are employed by third parties (staffing suppliers). They typically work under a contract, on a temporary basis, or provide consulting services, on an as-needed basis.

Why Data Breach Is A Human Issue

Over the past decade, more cyber claims have resulted from human error, privacy policy, lost/stolen devices, and rogue employees than actual external hacks. MORE THAN HALF (54%) of cyber claims overlap or fall under this umbrella whereas only 29% of claims came from an external hack (Chubb).