The old adage says life may not be fair, but that doesnt mean your compensation program should follow suit with rote interpretations of an archaic bell curve spreadsheet and matrix approach. According to results from Hewitt’s global compensation survey of more than 6,000 large companies in 46 countries, the trend is increasing for rewarding top [...]

The European long-term weather report on talent management was summarized in a study for the European Club for human resources (EChr) by Hewitt Associates. In our post-recession environment, the outlook on the horizon is better but there are challenges that may erupt to cloud the skies. Among the results of the 5th European HR Barometer: [...]

Nearly everyone has heard the phrase: You can’t improve what you can’t measure. But the old adage has become a strategic mantra in articles like Accountability: The New Normal that point to a business movement where everything is measured. Companies are accountable to shareholders. People are accountable for performance. And HR is accountable for process. [...]

The conclusions of Towers Watsons Global Workforce Study are described in strong language: A watershed moment in the evolution of the employment relationship around the world. Among the key findings across the entire global sample: The desire for security trumps everything. Employees understand they are responsible for their long-term financial and physical health but they [...]

Adoption is up and the line is blurring between personal and business use of social media. FaceTime Communications’ fifth annual survey showed social media and Web 2.0 applications have been adopted by 99% of end users to support business processes. Social networking use for business has grown exponentially. While 95% of users now use social [...]