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Understanding HR’s Role In Mergers and Acquisitions
Over the course of my career, I’ve been involved in several merger and acquisition activities. If you have ever been involved in one, you know I’m not exaggerating when I say that
Read More »How Recruiters Use Social Networks to Make Hiring Decisions Now
By now, we’ve all heard about how employers scope out the Tweets and Facebook profiles of job seekers to winnow down the field of applicants. But job seekers may be surprised to hear just
Read More »Can HR Gain Strategic Influence? Only If It Gets Real Skin in the Game
Human Resources has become the red-headed stepchild of the business world. It breaks my heart, but despite the fact that our role is to facilitate the management of the organziation’s most potent resource, we still
Read More »Culture Change and HR’s Role
Organisational culture change has never been more relevant. The environmental context in which organisations operate is continually changing, and therefore a culture which enables and organisation to be flexible, adaptable and changable is
Read More »HR-Roles and Goals
HRM - What is it? As the name suggests, it is the management of the human factor in an organization. They manage the most important asset of any firm, i.e. its employees. It finally
Read More »Is the HR “Specialist” Function Becoming Obsolete?
More and more there is talk of the HR business partner and HR generalist functions when it comes to all things HR. These functions are HR’s way of aligning with the C-suite or, as
Read More »HR’s Critical Role In Social Business Transformation
How social media has affected the workplace today and of course maturing in my career, my view of HR has changed quite a bit. HR or OD (Organizational Development) plays a critical role to
Read More »HR Policies Can Kill Innovation But HR Can Also Be A Great Encourager of Innovation!
HR often kills innovation. They are seen to get in the way of the business rather than help it along. We wrote that in January. This time we want to flip that on
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