UPDATE: I changed the title as I hated it, don’t even like the new one but it is better. For some of my new readers I suspect this post is a bit “old-skool” in style. Jason Corsello from The Human Capitalist blog wrote an interesting piece the other day proposing that maybe HR could shepherdContinue reading “Justifying Social Networks?”
Category Archives: HR Management
DOD’s payroll replacement project
It was about 10 years ago I first heard of the PMKeyS project at Australian Department of Defence. At the time it was one of the large PeopleSoft implementations in the world, and the largest in Australia (if not in the top 3 I can’t remember). Anyway, I read today that they are in theContinue reading “DOD’s payroll replacement project”
Emotion and the workplace
Just a short post on emotion. Have employees who don’t have their emotions under control and you have a toxic (Update: Kevin rightly points out that toxic might not be the right word but to be honest as given the number of different emotional issue employee could face having people in the workplace who don’tContinue reading “Emotion and the workplace”
Do you have the inside info HR?
If you have the inside information on what is happening with HR in Australia, or you want to have the inside information, head over to a new site called HR Buzz. The site is the brain child of Kevin Howard, Jobs In HR fame and frequent commenter on this blog. The site will be aContinue reading “Do you have the inside info HR?”
The skills of Gen Y
It seems that Gen Y is not all bad, their technical skills save them, other than that we need to write the off as a wasted generation. What! Well that’s what 315 business leaders across Australia would like us to think based on the results of a survey conducted by SmartCompany in conjunction with RoyContinue reading “The skills of Gen Y”
Culture at Microsoft & Google
About a week or two ago an anonymous blogger posted what is meant to be from an internal mailing list in Microsoft that compares the culture of the different workplaces. The comments, all 425 of them at the time of writing, tend to indicate that the email might be true but there is also anContinue reading “Culture at Microsoft & Google”
Spock searches for people
For all you recruiting types out there, there is a new service that you need to be aware of, Spock. Currently in beta, it’s kind of private but if you ask I will send you an invite as of writing I have 100. Basically Spock is a search tool about people and the validity ofContinue reading “Spock searches for people”
Technology is still failing to meet the needs of HR
Sorry this is a major rant, I don’t have time to fully explore the whole issues but I had to blog about it anyway. Watson Wyatt Worldwide released a press statement overnight that concerns me greatly and leaves me to believe that either their research is wrong or technology has fundamentally let down HR overContinue reading “Technology is still failing to meet the needs of HR”
Doing one more thing
Anna Farmery from over at The Engaging Brand pushes us all to do just one more thing, well 10 of them in fact. She asked what would happen to the productivity your team if you did one more thing from the list every day? The list is mainly about recognition, something that is in lineContinue reading “Doing one more thing”
Salaries on the rise in India
A recent Watson Wyatt salary report for India shows the tremendous growth in the country is starting to take it’s toll and read like a great HR manager’s challenge come nightmare:- 16.5% attrition, with some of the highest figures in junior and middle management and customer service roles (aka call centres) Double digit salary growthContinue reading “Salaries on the rise in India”
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