Why I Don’t Want to be CEO

Topics: Discrimination, Engagement, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
Not many get there. Those 500 CEOs are an elite group of people who have the magic combination of luck, training, pedigree, and connections. Then, they had to work hard and really want to deal with the power, politics, and fierce competition to get there.
 

HRExaminer v4.39

We have two HR Tech related articles this week: our feature article on The Future of HR Tech and our tribute to Bill Kutik.
 

The Future of HR Tech

HR Tech is all about maintaining the records to keep the organization running and the regulators at bay. And still, the definitions are too narrow.
 

Bill Kutik’s Influence on HR Tech

Without Bill Kutik’s influence, the evolution of HR in the enterprise space would have naturally ground to a halt.
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Why Age Discrimination Should Matter to You

Topics: Discrimination, Employment Law, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, by Heather Bussing
We are a culture that idolizes youth. We want to live forever. But we are terrified of getting old. Age discrimination can happen to you. It probably will.
 

Termination as a Good Thing

Making an employment change is a big deal. It’s hard, even when it’s voluntary, because we have so much of our identities wrapped up in what we do.
 

HRExaminer v4.38

The so-called talent shortage is really a lack of workers who are willing to take a pay cut, not a demographic crisis. In this week’s feature article, Talent Shortages, John Sumser pinpoints the real issues.
 

Five Links: Keeping Up

Topics: Daily Links, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
232 Million immigrants are on the move around the world while 50 Million American adults still live with Mom. HR takes its first swipe at analytics.
 

The State of the Industry

Topics: Big Data, HR Technology, HR Trends, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
The conventional view seems to be that the future of HR software involves a whole lot more of the same. No matter what they say and how hard they say it, they are not different.
 

Talent Shortages

With large portions of our workforce under utilized, demoralized or simply out of work, it strains credulity to say that we are suffering talent shortages.