Privacy: Drawing Lines

Topics: Big Data, Book Review, Data, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Privacy, by Heather Bussing
Read Terms of Service: understanding our role in the World of Big Data by Michael Keller and Josh Neufeld. It’s a comic book that gives some history on how internet and data privacy (or lack of concern for it) has developed politically and legally.
 

Recruiters Matter in Quality of Hire

Susan LaMotte asks if you’re betting your talent acquisition strategy on long-term performance or short-term wins.
 

HRExaminer v5.37

In The Tao of HR we learn about three elements that could help HR perform magic and it’s our feature article this week from Dwane Lay. Heather Bussing has our Annual Employer’s Holiday Guide and I Want A Shrubbery, an experience from HR Tech Europe in Amsterdam. On HR Examiner Radio John speaks with Bob Corlett, founder and President of Staffing Advisors. Enjoy!
 

The Tao of HR

When employees have their needs met before they are realized, a magical thing happens. They perform better.
 

I Want A Shrubbery

Topics: Engagement, Heather Bussing, HR Technology, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
“Instead of tired, grumpy, nauseous people with headaches, suddenly they were laughing and smiling. The energy of the entire conference changed. And it made all the difference.” – Heather Bussing
 

Annual Employer’s Holiday Guide

If your company is short on funds this year, take the money you would have spent on a party and give it to the employees. There is nothing more demoralizing than going to a fancy lunch to learn there won’t be holiday bonuses this year.
 

HRExaminer v5.36

Apple and Facebook now cover the cost of freezing eggs for employees. In our feature article, The Frozen Eggs of Happiness, Heather Bussing looks beyond the headlines at the bigger picture.

Jason Lauritsen shares his ideas for approaching employee engagement in a way that will yield results with, In Defense of Employee Engagement. In, Breakthrough Staffing, John Sumser highlights how the new website for Staffing Advisors signals a shift in third party recruiting. Meanwhile, Bob Corlett has the inside view on the same story in, Why I Fired My Sales Department.

We’ve got two shows from HR Examiner Radio. John speaks with Findly CEO Jeff Russakow, and international authority on psychological profiling, Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic. Enjoy!
 

The Frozen Eggs of Happiness

Topics: Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
The benefit is part of a larger, generous approach to having children, and not having them.
 

Why I Fired My Sales Department

Topics: Bob Corlett, Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, by Bob Corlett
“I had an underperformer in my company that I needed to fire: the sales department. And by “the sales department” I mean the website.” – Bob Corlett
 

HRExaminer v5.35

In this week’s feature five-part series, John Sumser takes a look at The View From The CFO’s Office. There’s nothing quite like the fleeting glimpse we catch of the world seen from another’s perspective. Whether enigmatic or charismatic, the CFO inhabits a world unlike any other, and their presence is felt in every corner of the business.

Dr. Todd Dewett demystifies what makes a great team function in, It’s Free, You’re Welcome. Heather Bussing questions, What’s Hiding in Those Terms of Service? John Sumser checks in from KeyInterval Research to ask if we should be Blaming the Customer for what happens with HR Technology. On The HR Examiner Radio Show John speaks with Christa Degnan Manning from HfS Research (Horses for Sources), where she is SVP, Global Workforce & Talent Strategies. Enjoy!