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Year in Review: Privacy

Topics: Big Data, Heather Bussing, HR Trends, HRExaminer, Recruiting Strategy, Social Media Policy, by Heather Bussing

“Allowing people to know information about you is not necessarily a bad thing. I like it when Amazon suggests other books I might want to order by the same author or about the same subject. I often buy them. But the Facebook ads for weight loss, wrinke reducers and pole dancing lessons usually just piss me off. ” – Heather Bussing

The Series: New Architecture of Work

Topics: Big Data, HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, New Architecture of Work, by John Sumser

In the late summer, we started exploring the new face of HR in the “New Architecture of Work” series. There are a number of driving forces moving HR into its next level

Five Links: New Management

Topics: Big Data, Daily Links, HR Scoop, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, New Architecture of Work, by John Sumser

The way we work and the way we manage are both changing in front of our eyes. The only way to avoid seeing it is to squint. Here are some snapshots from the front lines.

Why Aren’t We Asking These Questions (2 of 2)

Topics: Big Data, Futures, HRExaminer, Industry Analysis, John Sumser, New Architecture of Work, by John Sumser

While the fancy analysts declare that there are not enough quant heads in HR, it looks more like a shortage of imagination and the ability to visualize stories. Each of the fifteen items in the overall list involve understanding and digesting the impact of data flows on the way we think about our people.

Why Aren’t We Asking These Questions (1 of 2)

Topics: Big Data, Futures, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Mobile Technology, New Architecture of Work, by John Sumser

The workplace is changing rapidly, right in front of us. Driven by Moore’s Law, the relationship between our people and their technology is reshaping the way that work gets done, the way we interact with the HR Tech System, how we communicate with each other and the rate at which our companies adapt or die.

Five Links: The Unevenly Distributed Future

Topics: Big Data, Daily Links, Futures, Gamification, HR Technology, John Sumser, Policies, Population, Recruiting Strategy, by John Sumser

Each one of these articles should cause you to scratch your head. The world is changing fast and these ideas are at the forefront of the change. How the outside sees your labor practices, man-machine integration, democratic big data, brain drain is good, build a utility with your brand. Enjoy.

Five Links: Skills Shortage – Skills Gap

Topics: Big Data, Futures, Generational Demographics, HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, Skills Gap, by John Sumser

Five Links: Skills Shortage / Skills Gap If you’re following the emerging skills gap story, it has a lot of facets. Here are several. The terrain includes a consultant, an online community, college, a study and an analysis. Hays Global Skills Index 2012 The index ranks what used to be called first world countries by […]

Skills Gap 3: The Pace of Change

Topics: Big Data, Futures, Gamification, HR Technology, John Sumser, Skills Gap, by John Sumser

As technology spirals beyond our control, it feels like somebody must have made a mistake. Some blame the school system, some blame the generation of video gamers. You don’t see many executives blaming themselves and trying to figure out what they did wrong.

Skills Gap 2: Outsourcing

Topics: Big Data, Futures, HR Technology, John Sumser, Regionalization, Skills Gap, by John Sumser

In a world dominated by gut hunches, perception is reality. The reason we want to dig a little deeper is that when you solve a problem of perception as if it were a problem of supply, the wrong decisions get made.

Five Links: Roundup

Topics: Big Data, Daily Links, Futures, Gamification, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser

This week’s five are a smattering of managerial insight, a whiff of demographics, a bit of freeware, a look at language, a tutorial and a bonus list of rules.