Many of us have conducted at least one experiment, asking ChatGPT a question. You can try it here. HR discussions about generative AI often focus on how it will change HR systems, such as offering answers to employee benefit questions by reading the company employee...
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Strategic HR of tomorrow: Leveraging data and analytics for success
Dave Millner, CEO’s affiliated practitioner, outlines why the HR business partner must become an even more crucial touch point for business leaders than ever before in this article published by HRD Connect.
HR Resources for COVID-19
Last updated June 1, 2023 As we continue to adjust to a “new normal”, we would like to remind you of the resources available to help you and your organization. Most businesses have been transitioning to increased remote work, and have moved events and learning onto...
Systems diagnosis tools and techniques
Originally posted in LinkedIn: Part One | Part Two Systems diagnosis tools and techniques – Part One Systems diagnoses and solutions are both the answer to a lot of what is wrong with corporate performance – and a source of the problem at the same time. Most issues...
The Science Behind Not Being Scrooge
Originally published on reworked. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the holiday tale "A Christmas Carol" offers a valuable lesson for us all. Ebenezer Scrooge, the protagonist of the story, undergoes a transformation from a miserly, unpleasant man to a generous,...
Is the sky about to fall on People Analytics?
Originally published on LinkedIn. In recent years, as the global economy expanded, interest rates were low, and companies had a relatively easy time making money, the size and breadth of People Analytics (PA) groups seemed to be ever-increasing. As a result, even with...
The Case for Not Paying Leaders of Employee Resource Groups
Originally published on TLNT.com Recent news outlets (Axios, Forbes, and more) have been reporting the latest decision by LinkedIn to pay their employee resource group (ERG) global co-chairs $10,000 per year. Most of the opinions published on this development are...
Repricing work and consumption in the wake of Covid-19
When Covid-19 gripped the global economy in the first half of 2020, there was an immediate shock to the economic system because the “price” of doing work in person was suddenly, and quite dramatically shifted. If the virus mitigation measures and vaccines rollouts over the past 19 months had put the world on a path to sustainable economic recovery heading into 2022, the negative economic impacts would be going away quickly right now.
A Long Time Still Until the New Normal
Even before the Delta variant of Covid-19 swept across the globe, there already were clear signs that the economic disruptions that set in a year and a half ago were still going strong. Adding in Delta further increases uncertainty, pushing back any new equilibrium well into 2022 at the earliest, and likely well beyond
Decentralizing Your Operating and Talent Models the Right Way
To operate their organizations effectively across the globe, leaders need to rethink how and where work gets done.
New Leadership Challenges for the Virtual World of Work
During the COVID-19 crisis, senior leaders must rethink key decision-making processes in order to enhance trust, transparency, and teamwork.
CEO Research Statement by Jennifer Deal
The Center for Effective Organizations is thrilled to welcome Jennifer Deal as a Senior Research Scientist. Her research statement follows: Overall Research Program My research is focused on addressing key issues leaders are facing by advancing theory and developing...