HRExaminer v5.24

We’re focused on Diversity this week with two new articles from Heather Bussing. In, Diversity: Get Off My Lawn, Heather discusses the Us vs. Them thinking that derails most efforts to achieve greater understanding and appreciation of our differences. In, Diversity: Voices of Discrimination, Heather curates a thoughtful selection of stories from people across all walks of life, experiencing all kinds of discrimination.

Susan LaMotte is back to talk about HR’s increasingly importantly role in Big Data in, If You Think Big Data is All Numbers, Think Again. Heather Bussing continues her Humans of Work photo series with China Gorman. On HR Examiner Radio this week John Sumser speaks with Dwaine Maltais, EVP and GM of Technomedia. Enjoy!
 

Diversity: Get Off My Lawn

Over and over we set up the same dichotomy of Us v. Them. Pick your group, pick your label. Everyone else is excluded because they don’t know, don’t understand and have never been there.
 

Humans of Work: China Gorman

How does China Gorman respond to Heather Bussing’s question: What is the best thing you’ve ever done at work?
 

If You Think Big Data is All Numbers, Think Again

The big data conversation is not only getting louder, HR’s role is the center of the discussion.
 

Diversity: Voices of Discrimination

Topics: Discrimination, Diversity, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
Heather Bussing curates a rather amazing collection of stories about discrimination, told from first-hand experience across all walks of life.
 

HRExaminer v5.23

Feature: In HR vs. IT, John Sumser explores the evolving relationship and dynamics between IT and HR. Heather Bussing takes a position on Diversity: Tampering with Certainty. We kick off Heather Bussing’s new photo series, Humans of Work, with her profile of William Tincup. John Sumser looks into Buying Traffic. We wrap up this week’s edition with 5–Links: The Future is now and John’s conversation with Tim O’Shea from Lumesse on HR Examiner Radio Enjoy!
 

HR vs IT

Topics: Big Data, HR Technology, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
IT can’t prioritize HR’s requirements at the top of the list. So, HR always gets short shrift.
 

Humans of Work: William Tincup

Read William Tincup’s response to Heather Bussing when she asks: What is the hardest lesson you’ve learned in working with others?
 

Diversity: Tampering with Certainty

How do we change hearts and minds so that we can appreciate our differences instead of pretending they don’t exist?
 

Buying Traffic

Topics: Analytics, Big Data, HRExaminer, Job Boards, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Without traffic, employment advertising (regardless of the channel) is a meaningless exercise.