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How this HR exec built the function from the ground up

HRExecutive

When McGovern assumed her current position in July 2012, the HR function at ACS was purely transactional. McGovern got right to work, cherry-picking her team of “rock stars,” creating interview processes and swim lanes, change management and internal processes, and compiling a 20-page interview guide featuring behavioral-based questions.

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11 Real-Life Human Resources Examples

Analytics in HR

Beyond traditional performance management What is human resources (HR)? In a nutshell, human resources is an organization’s critical, strategic function that manages all things employee-related. This knowledge also increases efficiency, streamlines workflows, and develops effective change management strategies.

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People Analytics and HR-Tech Reading List

Littal Shemer

It covers all the core areas of HR including recruitment, performance management, learning and development (L&D), and reward. In this book, he shows how to integrate Business Intelligence, ERP, Strategy Maps, Talent Management Suites, and advanced analytics — and use them together to make far better decisions.

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HR Talks

Strategic HCM

Speakers include: Darren Hockaday, HR director, London Overground Rail Operations - employee engagement and customer services Amanda Menahem, HR director, Hastings Direct - talent strategy Jayne Billam, director of HR, University of Lincoln & Andrew Walsh, head of resources, The Pensions Trust - performance management and reward David Smith, group (..)

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3 Attributes Leaders Should Embody to Inspire Employee Growth

HR Daily Advisor

For example, when terrible flooding impacted our NYC and New Jersey offices on the east coast in 2012, one of our divisional presidents sent a note out to our organization, recognizing at a human level the hardship that flooding brought to our employees located there, and extended his help to anyone in need.

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Do Employees Leave a Company or a Boss? 

Women of HR

According to the 2015 ADP Midsized Business Owners Study the level of concern about employee engagement spiked 25 percent in 2015 after remaining flat since 2012, with two of five midsized employers expressing high levels of concern. When this cycle continues, businesses struggle to achieve results and retain customers.

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Global HR Competencies ~ HR to HR 2.0 and Human Capital (HCM)

Strategic HCM

SuccessFactors Performance and Talent Management Blog. Thursday, 13 September 2012. My biggest worry with each new iteration of this framework is that things cant really change this quickly, eg with HR technology being important in 2004, dropping off the list in 2007 and coming back in again as technology proponent in 2012.