How should HR prepare for the Future of Work?

The world around us is moving at a phenomenal pace that is likely to speed up as technology continues to evolve. Within HR that means that not only must we be prepared to respond, but we must also ensure our people are prepared to respond to the needs of the business, to the demands of the marketplace, and anticipating the changes in the technologies around us. Watch our latest video featuring Josh Bersin, Michelle Deneau, Heather Whiteman and Michael Arena to learn more.

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The Talent function: Three signs we’re entering a Golden Age

For a long time the HR and recruitment function has struggled to attract the best and brightest talent. That said, we’ve been on the cusp of some exciting change for some time and right now feels like the inflection point. Specifically, there are three linked trends which make me bullish: The HR and recruitment function is not only experiencing a paradigm shift, but also a technological and a talent revolution at the same time.

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A maturity model for Employee Experience

Employee experience is the new battleground in the war for talent. How can HR design a compelling Employee Experience and manage it at scale? Our new EX maturity model offers an implementation roadmap and readiness diagnostic to help HR executives focus limited resources on the right actions and align with their digital HR strategy.

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People Analytics Starter Kit

Companies are starting to realize that there is competitive advantage to understanding their people. With that in mind, demand for analytical understanding in HR is rising. In the past few years, People Analytics has gone from a niche field to a mainstream focus for HR departments globally.

With that new attention, there’s a corresponding interest in learning about People Analytics, but from the reporting on the topic it can seem daunting to dive into the numbers. To help out there, I’ve been on a mission for a few years to try to make People Analytics / HR Analytics more accessible.

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How to get started in People Analytics

If you work for a company that has a human resources department, or are responsible in some way to fill the role of human resources within a smaller company, I would hope that you've heard some of the hype surrounding people analytics over the last year or two. Perhaps you’ve heard it called talent analytics or HR analytics, but at the end of the day it all refers to the same thing.

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Artificial Intelligence in HR – FAQs you need to be able to answer

AI is changing our lifes in many ways. From automation of repetitive time-consuming tasks, to the augmentation and amplification of human capabilities, AI has the potential to radically transform the way we live and work. For HR, this means not only an opportunity but also an urgency to adapt and adopt. Companies already taking advantage of AI in HR see gains in recruitment and selection efficiency, better (unbiased) decision making and improved employee experience.

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The best HR & People Analytics articles of May 2018

Last month I highlighted that people analytics had emerged as the joint top trend in the Deloitte 2018 Global Human Capital Trends report. This signal that people analytics has now properly ‘arrived’ continued to grow in May, first as data featured prominently as part of the superb UNLEASH show in Las Vegas (see my key takeaways article). Further reinforcement also came with the publication of the HR Open Source (#HROS) Future of Work Report

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