A great team deserves great coffee, according to Nespresso - but will it drive employee engagement? Unfortunately, it's not that easy. Employee Engagement is one of the least understood and most exploited terms in Human Resources today.
Everything old is new again - Amazon's Jeff Bezos announces plans to deliver Amazon.com purchases using drones - something very similar was predicted in Popular Mechanics magazine 92 years ago.
A short post on the definition of underemployment, and some metrics discussing who bears the impact of underemployment in Australia
The top 20 signs that the world is getting nerdier
What mouthwash flavoured Coke from Djibouti can teach you about differentiation and strategy.
Last week I had the honor of being invited to speak at the Melbourne HR Talent Community with Steve Pell of Intrascope Analytics. Steve and I discussed analytics for HR, why "Big Data" is all the rage, and why most of the valuable data about your workforce is already sitting inside your internal systems (Big Data or Small Data, it's all about the insights). The enclosed video is 8 minutes extracted from the 45+ minute conversation.
Talent Branding is really just Talent Advertising if it's not part of a coherent, holistic workforce strategy.
I'm happy to announce some upcoming Strategic Workforce Planning masterclasses in Melbourne (July), Sydney (July), and Auckland (August). Attendees at the recent Wellington Workshop described it as
- "A thought provoking and clarifying call to action.";
- "Practical, experience-based learning about a comprehensive model for conducting workforce planning";
- "A relaxed, social environment that made participation and involvement easy.";
- "A fascinating introduction to the world of Strategic Workforce Planning."; and
- "Not having enough morning tea".
We're fixing that last one. If you're interested in attending, more information, dates, and bookings for both Australian and New Zealand courses can be found here.
By Alex Hagan
