Human Resources (HR) & Human Resource Management (HRM) - Human Resources IQ

Having a formal knowledge management strategy helps to foster continuous learning and group collaboration in order to tackle complex problems in an organization. In this podcast, HR Today will talk with Professor Eric Y.H. Tsui about how to outline these strategies, what your KM strategy

How do you know if your organization is making the right HR and human capital decisions? In order to measure and justify the efficiency of your company’s talent initiatives, there must be an analytics model in place to identify and eliminate any organizational gaps, problems or

Continuous learning is an important part of both organizational growth and employee development. It’s important to measure the efficiency of learning and training initiatives for ROI purposes-- but excessive monitoring may actually have a negative effect on employee learning. HR

Leaders today are faced with a vastly different atmosphere than what was once considered the norm. Every day they are faced with multiple, ill-defined and ongoing threats to their company’s survival. Most fail to perform under this pressure and as a result, performance slides. 1

As the economy rebounds and new job opportunities open up for top talent, new markets must be tapped for competent workers. The key to creating a global presence may be in the organization’s own community. Since the success of an organization comes down to its people,

Where do you get most of your latest information? ... On-the-go! From smartphones to eReaders to HD Flip cameras - the mobile revolution has made it nearly impossible to be out of touch; new information is constantly being learned in an efficent and creative way. As mobile becomes more

Google recently announced their research  Project Oxygen , which revealed a number of behaviors identified as exemplifying effective management. Managers of the most productive teams realize the value of employees that feel connected, and take initiatives to help

As organizations reinvent human resources as a strategic business partner, taking the HR function global presents a new set of challenges. As administrative tasks are streamlined and HR becomes a value-added partner to help organizations achieve their goals, there are many major changes

In 2005, Capital One as an organization was making the move to outsource key functions within the business; recruiting followed that lead and out-sourced all of their non-exempt recruiting to an external vendor. Changing business focus and priorities led to a change in the recruiting

Hiring predictions for 2011 are estimating that we will see an increase in jobs within the upcoming year, and with these dynamic changes in the economy and ongoing organizational changes, retaining top talent is top of mind for business leaders. Companies are evaluating the efficiency

HR shared services is continuing to grow and expand as a mainstream delivery model for HR Services. Employee relations services in particular are becoming more commonplace, which can be interpreted as a testament to the model’s ability to execute. In the coming years, growth may be

Human capital is your organization’s largest investment. Making accurate predictions instead of relying on intuition is paramount to your overall business. As HR becomes a more strategic partner, metrics, if utilized effectively, will drive change and help leaders better understand

Individual energy ebbs and flows--leading to high and low productivity cycles. Failure to manage your energy correctly and may cause you to risk falling into traps including inertia, complacency, and frenzied, unfocused activity that only erode the quality of your life. The same holds

HR Departments are faced with decisions about which programs, initiatives and deliverables should be implemented almost on a daily basis. HR must compete for dollars and resources both within the HR Department and with other functional areas. Post recession, CEO’s are more risk

Have you thought about what’s at the root of your organization? what makes your company grow? what holds the key to open the door to success? As Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks and author of It’s Not About the Coffee, said “we are in the people business