The start of a new year is the perfect time to take stock of what’s happening in your organization, your industry and on the broader global scale. It’s the ideal opportunity to reevaluate successes or failures and determine how best to either learn from any mistakes or ways to improve upon previous gains. […]
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What Perspectives 2019 Offers SumTotal Customers
Diversity in the Workplace: Good for People, Good for Business
A few years back I attended a panel presentation featuring many prominent business executives discussing diversity and inclusion (D&I) to an audience of HR leaders. At the time I was impressed how at each of the organizations involved, D&I was successfully incorporated into the overall HR strategy. […]
5 Hiring Trends HR Must Consider in This Tight Labor Market
2018 ended on a high note for US job seekers. Over 300,000 jobs were added, and after ten years of minor improvements, wages rose 3.2%. Furthermore, the US is currently enjoying historically low unemployment rates. […]
Why Employer Branding is Just as Important as the Company Brand
When I have a question, I turn to Google for the answer. I also do the same when I am shopping whether it’s a new television or a new car. What others say about the television or car or the companies that make them has a significant impact on my decisions. […]
How to Overcome Workplace Automation Fears Through Employee Development
We are on the brink of the 4th industrial revolution. Innovative technology – think artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning – are now a driving force behind the design of robots, self-driving vehicles, virtual assistants and 3D printing. […]
How HR Technology is Reshaping the Hiring Process for Job Candidates
It is now harder than ever to attract and hire top talent with the US unemployment rate at 3.7%, a historic low and one some consider full-employment. Ninety percent of CHRO’s say that competition for critical talent will increase over the next 12 months and 30% of organizations have already taken steps to revamp their talent acquisition strategies in part by removing standard education requirements from their recruiting profiles. […]
Career Pathing Is Your Best Employee Retention Strategy
Think the war for talent is an overused term describing the challenges recruiters face to fill open requisitions? Think again. In the United States alone, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has consistently shown monthly job growth for years. […]
How Skillsoft and SumTotal Employees are Helping Their Communities
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” – Gandhi
It’s that time of year when companies all over the world showcase the incredible work they are doing as part of their corporate social responsibility programs. […]
7 Trends to Expect for Talent and Learning in 2019
As 2018 draws to a close, it’s time to start looking forward to the new year and decide what HR and L&D professionals need to prioritize for 2019.
- Business sustainability
Business sustainability is the primary driver for the prioritization of talent management. […]
Expert’s Top Tips for Training a Retail Workforce for the Holiday Season
This year thanks to a healthy economy and strong consumer confidence retailers are anticipating a hectic holiday period. Retailers are also facing a tough time filling all the extra positions the holiday season generates. The National Retail Federation (NRF) President and CEO Matthew Shay estimates that retailers will hire 650,000 seasonal workers for the 2018 holiday period, up 10% from 2017. […]