While services firms often make considerable efforts to address these business challenges, one important thing that’s often overlooked is the development of a learning program. SPI reports that “leading firms” have lower levels of voluntary attrition, more employees who would recommend the firm to friends and family, and higher levels of employee training investment. annual training days for employees compared to 8.1 MORE

My Intellectual adventure on the 1 st day went from understanding the global trend of the HR-Tech market to more specific applications, from the point of view of organizations which embrace new technologies, and People Analytics practitioners who oversee the organizational adoption of innovation. #1. MORE

Ingham is still early in his career. developing social capital). Career Development: Challenges and Opportunities f. BersinIMPACT: Mentoring for Career Development. Most, in fact very, Developing an HR Business Plan / Strategy. MORE

They understand that employee experience is not something static, constantly invest in training (56%), workspaces (51%), and rewards (47%). Opportunities for professional development, meaningful work, benefits, and a healthy corporate culture enable people, impacting business results in the long run. Moreover, relevant training is one of these key tools. Great career opportunities? Help your employees with career development. MORE

Performance management systems are used to manage employee progress, performance, and development in relation to organizational goals. Workday HCM. One solution to recruit, train, manage, develop and connect your employees. Workday Performance Management. MORE

Hiring, developing, and retaining engaged employees to deliver outstanding customer service is tough at the best of times. “For associates, it’s about getting the right data in the hands of the right people at the right time, to help make better decisions, advance their own careers, develop their teams, and move us closer toward our broader business goals.” Data leaders in the retail space are putting more emphasis on customer insights and social analytics. MORE

That challenge, coupled with a shortage of people trained in niche areas, makes its hard to find talent for transformational activities. Encouraged to regularly check in with teammates who support their development. In addition to our annual employee feedback survey, we’ve added a quarterly survey and have employees do a quarterly development check-in with their manager. These guided check-ins focus on employee experience and career development satisfaction. MORE

In part two of this blog series , we explore the current readiness of finance teams for the future, what skillsets will be important, and how finance leaders can find and develop the talent they will need. A report titled “Building a Team to Capitalize on the Promise of Big Data” from the Institute of Management Accountants and Robert Half reported significant shortages of accounting and finance professionals who possess the technical and nontechnical skills for data analytics initiatives. MORE

Workday announced today its intent to build Workday Learning. Why build Workday Learning? The timing is perfect for Workday to meet this demand. It will make recommendations based on an employee’s job, location, career interests, the projects they’re working on, and more. MORE

As you are probably aware from some of our other articles, we love to showcase lists of HR influencers for our readers to follow, such as our quarterly HR Gurus feature and 89+ HR Analytics Influencers post. Ann Schulte , Global Leader, Learning & Leadership Development, Procter & Gamble. Ashley (Hoffman) O’Connor , Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. Inside Sales, Regional Sales and a Career Program Evangelist. MORE

Modern learning companies have a strategic advantage in attracting, retaining and developing talent in the skills race of today’s workforce. This could range from cultural training (are your new hires clear on business goals and company values?) to job-based training. MORE