I have been reading the research produced by the outsourcing companies lately, and here I will review the one produced by Hewitt called: Is HR Still Stuck in the Middle? The methodology comes out of their HR Analyzer, an activity based costing analysis that provides some interesting benchmarks. I think it is worthwhile looking at, [...]

The Conference Boards Stephen Gates produced a good piece of research around the use of what he calls people measures ” turnover, employee satisfaction, diversity,… The key question is: Are companies using people measures to achieve strategic goals? We all know that people are the key for the success of organizations, but are we able [...]

The latest report from AMR Research, The Talent Acquisition Landscape brings up a couple of interesting points for any organizations talent strategy. The report looks at the issues of talent acquisition, and the solutions and vendors available today to solve them, but also comments on a big fear in this market. First, as we know, [...]

Recently I was presenting to a group of senior HR individuals in Europe. As a closing I decided to give them a challenge. I asked Who among you is the future CEO of your organization? I was received with a little grin on the face of many, a grin of disbelief. I repeated this question [...]