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HR, Training and the ‘Gig’ Economy

HRExecutive

According to the NYT piece, tens of millions of Americans are now involved in some form of freelancing, contracting, temping or outsourcing work: The number for the category of jobs mostly performed by part-time freelancers or part-time independent contractors, according to Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.,

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The Power of Thanks * 33Voices Interview

RecognizeThis!

One of my greatest professional pleasures in 2014 was collaborating again with Globoforce CEO Eric Mosley to write The Power of Thanks. A few highlights from the interviews: Money may get your team to show up to work, but it’s the psychological contract that will ignite the best in them. Interview Audio link.

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Warning! Is Your New CEO a Square Peg in a Round Hole?

DecisionWise

Like the ice under the water, it’s the implicit agreements (the psychological contracts) that represent the bulk of an organization’s Contract. When built and managed correctly, an organization’s Contract is foundational in creating great products, great values, great customer experiences, and great returns. 1] [link]. [2]

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“It is complicated!” With Tyler Gallagher & Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro

Thrive Global

Employers interpret fathers as more committed and stable as a result of their parental responsibilities and reward them with higher pay (Budig, 2014) whereas women receive a motherhood penalty (Budig, 2014) as employers are likely to interpret motherhood as lending itself to less work and more distraction.

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The Joy of EX. or An Employee Centric Approach to HR

Oracle HCM - Modern HR in the Cloud

For some time now, we have been hosting Employee Experience Journey Mapping or EXJM sessions, in locations such as London, Paris, Milan, Oslo, Dublin and also at Oracle Open World 2014. The old concepts of the Psychological Contract, such as security of tenure, loyalty, etc have changed, for-ever.