It’s back to work time and some employees will be dragging their heels back into the office – with fading tans and even less motivation. 70% of employees start searching for a new job around this time, spurred on after taking a break from their usual routine. The post-holiday blues, therefore, can spell serious trouble…
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More and more companies use pre-employment assessment tools to compare the critical competencies of their candidates helping them to find the best match for the job and the organization. These tools come in many different shapes and sizes, ranging from personality and skill assessments to culture fit, social skills and beyond. In today’s article,…
Welcome to another brand new edition of our ‘Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles’. The top articles of August feature employer branding lessons from Beyoncé and Jay-Z, a people analytics case study, an article on developing the great human leaders of tomorrow, and a video with some of the most exciting current developments…
Last week, I was on the phone with a woman called Ilse. Ilse had been working in HR for one of the well-known global HR service providers for almost her entire career. Now she had decided to move on and wanted to talk to me about which roads to take, because ‘Well, you know quite…
The newly appointed people operations manager of a fast-growing scale-up (120 people today) called me. She had just started, and asked if I could give some advice. We drank a coffee in Amsterdam. Below a short summary of my tips. 1. Don’t hire an HR manager My first message was: I would not have…
Welcome to this brand new edition of our ‘Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles’. The top articles of July feature seven ways HR departments can do less while accomplishing more, an article on measuring employee engagement the right way, a rather disturbing look into the future of the gig economy, and a video with…
Currently, many organizations question their performance management. The reason for that is an increasing number of employees in competence-based jobs as technical and manufacturing jobs are disappearing due to automation. According to a study by the World Economic Forum, cognitive flexibility, creativity, emotional intelligence and active learning are the most important competencies for the future.…
Welcome to this brand new edition of our ‘Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles’. The top articles of June feature a piece about best-in-class diversity, five simple tactics to turn employee feedback into a habit, a piece on how HR metrics and analytics both can add value, what to think of when building a…
An often-heard concern about our rapidly digitalizing world is that it will lead to lots of people losing their jobs. Developments in technologies such as AI will indeed have an impact on the way we work and certain jobs may be done by machines instead of human beings. But does digital HR mean we’ll…
Welcome to this brand new edition of our ‘Must-Read Digital HR and HR Tech Articles’! The May must-reads feature an article on continuous improvement in HR, an insightful overview of the realistic job preview, a video, and a few in-depth articles on hiring millennials and the new world of work. I’m sure you’ll…
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