HR Tech Weekly: Episode #156: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

ADP acquires WorkMarket, Global Insurer AXA Acquires Maestro Health, Hyr Raises $1.6 Million To Help Retailers Embrace The Gig Economy, and Facebook rolls out global privacy settings hub for GDPR.
 

HRIntelligencer v2.03

Topics: HR Intelligencer, HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Bias Issue.   This issue is full of evidence that bias can’t be contained as easily as they claim. The problem is multilayered. Our data models are guesses about how things go together. The fact that they can predict the past accurately is used to imply that they can do that for the future. The […]
 

Lessons in Scenario Planning from Brexit that could save your organization

Topics: Editorial Advisory Board, Felix Wetzel, HRExaminer, by Felix Wetzel
“It doesn’t matter how great a manager you believe you are: if you are not aware of the external environment, if you don’t anticipate the changes, you will struggle to fulfill your potential.” – Felix Wetzel
 

Does HR Speak AI? Upcoming Webinar with John Sumser

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
Join John Sumser as he shares the results of his latest research: “Does HR Speak AI?” in a complimentary webinar January 31, 2018, 2:00PM EDT.
 

The Call of the Average Worker: Hint — it’s Not You

Here’s the problem, employer brands can’t be built in boardrooms. It’s time to get grounded, get real, and be strategic about building your brand.
 

HRExaminer v9.03

Hiring Suffers From Too Much Feeling and Not Enough Thinking. This week, Bob Corlett explains where to add ninety-minutes of hard thinking into your hiring process.


For the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday this week we published his landmark speech from August 1963, The Dream.


John Sumser speaks with Maia Josebachvili, the Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at Greenhouse. Listen to Maia Josebachvili on HRExaminer Radio.


John’s Guest On Episode 264 of HRExaminer Radio is Abakar Saidov, the co-Founder and CEO of Beamery.


On Episode 155 of HR Tech Weekly Ceridian moves towards IPO, Workday Acquires SkipFlag, Battery Ventures Invests in PageUp, Tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia invests in PeopleStrong, and Stacey and John discuss Cybersecurity and WFM.
 

HR Tech Weekly: Episode #155: Stacey Harris and John Sumser

Ceridian moves towards IPO (or acquisition)?, Workday Acquires SkipFlag, Battery Ventures Invests in PageUp, Tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia invests in PeopleStrong, and Stacey and John discuss Cybersecurity and WFM.
 

Hiring Suffers From Too Much Feeling and Not Enough Thinking

Topics: Bob Corlett, Editorial Advisory Board, HRExaminer, by Bob Corlett
“Unless you’re stocking Dramamine in the office, maybe it’s time to step off the rollercoaster and try an approach to hiring that features fewer emotional thrills, but better results.” – Bob Corlett
 

The Dream

Topics: HRExaminer, John Sumser, by John Sumser
When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
 

HRExaminer v9.02

In Good at Terrified, Heather Bussing writes, “Fear is not something to fight, overcome, ignore, hide from, or defeat. It’s not a weakness. Fear is good stuff. It protects us, gives us important information, motivates us.”


What is John Sumser most afraid of in the industry, who was his biggest professional influence, and what is his view on the current state of HR Tech and AI? SmartRecruiters recently put these questions (and more) to John in an interview. Read, From an Interview.


Policies don’t fix performance, attendance, or behavior issues. Heather Bussing explains why you Should You Trash Your Policy Manual.


In HRIntelligencer this week, John Sumser shares a stash of insights, including an argument against using technology to eliminate bias.


On Episode 154 of HR Tech Weekly iCIMS Acquires TextRecruit, Paychex adds Tip Network, Monster wins US Treasury Department deal, New Gender Identification Option at the University of Toronto, and VCs invested the most capital in 2017 since the dotcom era.