The Agile methodology has been around for many years, but it gained greater traction in 2001 when the Agile Manifesto was written by a small group of people who were unhappy with the traditional waterfall method of technology development. Since then, many companies have seen the benefits of a development process that is less sequential and rigid and more collaborative and iterative. MORE

Hispanic/Latino and Asian workers make up a greater share of the workforce now than in 2001. Hispanics/Latinos held 13% of jobs in 2014, up from 11% in 2001, and Asians held 5% of jobs in 2014, up from 4% in 2001. White workers, meanwhile, lost share of total employment, dropping from 71% in 2001 to 69% in 2014. Occupation Composition by Race/Ethnicity. The U.S. MORE

There were two very fat phases of Monster's existence - namely 2001 and 2007.  At any point, Monster could have broken off some R&D funds and in addition to pumping you for as big of a job board buy as possible, could have been thinking what the future was. This one is about change and the conversations we get into as HR leaders related to strategy. Ready? Let's go. billion.". MORE

Frederick Reichheld wrote a bestseller about loyalty in 2001, The Loyalty Effect,  laying the foundations and scientific proof for loyalty as the ultimate path to growth and prosperity. Throughout most of history, loyalty has been regarded as one of the most precious things in life. In business, there is nothing more basic to success than having loyal customers and employees. It is dead. MORE

In 2001, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals decided Bibby v. Philadelphia Coca Cola Bottling Co. In Bibby , the Third Circuit could not have been clearer about whether federal anti-discrimination law made LGBT bias at work unlawful. “Title VII does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Scott Medical (opinion  here ) that Bibby is questionable, outdated jurisprudence. MORE

Major demographic shifts in the United States since 2001 have led to a workforce that looks quite different today, according to a new report from CareerBuilder. In 2014, 49% of jobs were held by women, compared to 48% in 2001. million more female workers since 2001 compared to just 2.2 The report, “The Changing Face of U.S. Occupation Composition by Gender. Let us help. MORE

It’s an interesting take. I’ve seen some great shows over the years starting with “Beauty and the Beast” back in 2001 with my kids. This week I received an email titled The 7 Reasons Seeing Theater is Good for Your Career. Come to think of it, theater does occasionally come up in business small talk. […]. Uncategorized Aron Ain Kronos Kronos best place to work Kronos culture MORE

Compare this to the nearly 10 percent of charges that led to probable cause findings in 2001. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released its fiscal year (FY) 2014 enforcement and litigation statistical report for the private sector. Presented annually , the report always contains some nuggets for employers and employment attorneys, and this year’s is no exception. Among the FY 2014 highlights are the following statistics: The EEOC received 88,778 charges in FY 2014—about a 5 percent reduction from FY 2013. At 42.8 percent of all charges. Evan J. MORE

Bush from 2001 to 2009. Wait, it’ll come to me… Please be patient. It’ll come to me… It’s right there on the tip of my tongue. Maybe some music would help… No, I got nothin’ Bloomberg Law’s Ben Penn reports here (subscription required) that the  U.S. AFGE Local 12 represents the U.S. Department of Labor employees in the Washington, D.C. MORE

While the overall number of jobs created last month (212,000) was softer than expected, February marks the 13th consecutive month of more than 200,000 jobs generated—bringing the country’s total employment to its largest size since 2001. Last week, our ADP Research Institute team released the latest ADP National Employment Report, ADP Small Business Report and ADP National Franchise Report. ADP News Human Capital Management ADP National Employment Report ADP Research Institute Big Data workforce vitality index MORE

And despite some market turbulence, the tech industry looks nothing like it did in 2001 or 2008, when popping financial bubbles outright doomed dozens of tech companies, some of them very high-profile (hi, Pets.com!). In the first two months of the year, a number of tech firms laid off staff. Nor were the layoffs restricted to massive, struggling tech companies. billion in 2014 to $28.2 MORE

Click here  to find out who these organizations are, and how they landed on the most recent list, the first iteration of which appeared in 2001). In late June of this year, I was dispatched to General Electric’s famed Crotonville campus in Ossining, N.Y., to attend Aon Hewitt’s Top Companies For Leaders Think Tank. Bruce Tulgan, founder of New Haven, Conn.-based Share on Facebook Twitter It! MORE

It is observed as a National Day of Service and Remembrance in memory of the 2,977 individuals killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Today is Patriot Day in the United States. While it’s not a federal holiday, many organizations and individuals plan volunteer activities to serve their local communities. Did you know: 1 in 4 adults volunteers through an organization. MORE

Compare this to the nearly 10 percent of charges that led to probable cause findings in 2001. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released its fiscal year (FY) 2014 enforcement and litigation statistical report for the private sector. Presented annually , the report always contains some nuggets for employers and employment attorneys, and this year’s is no exception. Among the FY 2014 highlights are the following statistics: The EEOC received 88,778 charges in FY 2014—about a 5 percent reduction from FY 2013. At 42.8 percent of all charges. Evan J. MORE

broke 5 million for the first time since January 2001. According to a recently released report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of job openings in the U.S. While this is great news for those who have been out of work, recent graduates and individuals who have been wanting a new opportunity, The post Job Market & Competition for Top Talent is on the Rise appeared first on PeopleStrategy. MORE

There’s a very simple reason why Good to Great: Why Some Companies make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins is as relevant and influential today as when it was first published in 2001. In this classic business and leadership theory text, Collins and his skilled team of researchers brilliantly illustrate what specific variables and factors are required of organizations that achieve consistent business greatness as well as the specific variables and factors that cause organizations to fail. One of their most significant and well-reported findings is that good is the enemy of great. MORE

released October 2001) that were developed and published before: iPod, iTunes, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Toyota Prius, DVR, iPhone (smart phones), or iPad (tablets).   The upshot of this reality is that the prevailing and dominant SCORM standards were designed and published in a technology world that bears no resemblance at all to the technology and web environment of today. Our clients are confused, and so it seems is most of the market.   The confusion, truthfully, is well-founded. SCORM 1.2 standards are nearly 15 years old. Confused? Here’s another way to think about it. MORE

” Amélie (2001). I’m going completely off-script in this post to talk about something unrelated to happiness at work but still close to my heart: Feel-good movies. have a weakness for feel-good films and I’m not ashamed to admit it :). This may even be a more accurate portrayal of how the world actually is. And feel-good films reflect that. The Fisher King (1991). Nonsense. MORE

Engagement Meets Real Life: Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001 ( link ). An idea as powerful as employee engagement seems like it should have been around forever. Businesses have always employed people, after all, and people have always done their best work when they’ve cared about the outcome of their efforts. Actually, employee engagement is a fairly young idea. In need of engagement. MORE

Agile has its roots in the Agile Manifesto, the product of 17 software developers coming together in 2001 to talk over development methods. Many development teams have embraced Agile as the ideal method for software development , relying on cross-functional teams and adaptive planning to see their product through to the finish line. What happened to the idea of inspect and adapt?” MORE

96, p < 001) between 2001 and 2016. [2]. Second, the unemployment rate in the US is low again, almost back to where it was in 2001 and 2007 (orange line above) and many organizations are starting to see their voluntary attrition levels go up. 96, p < 001) between 2001 and 2016.[2] What does this mean for leaders today? As you can see in the chart above, data from the U.S. MORE

And so, McCord states, she made the decision to be clear in 2001 when laying off a third of Netflix’s employees, that they were a team and not a family. You’d have to know the original song decently to recognize that it’s got the same lyrics. And that is a precise metaphor for McCord’s presentation. And then there was Patty McCord. Instead of distracting the audience, they lean in closer. MORE

When he was a Java developer for NBC from 2001 to 2006, Steve Nathanson freely admits, he worked more than the standard 40-hour workweek. When helping build an application for NBC News that relied on an election-predicting algorithm, he would find himself woken up by frantic early-morning phone calls. During crunch periods, he worked late nights and weekends, and rarely took lunch breaks. MORE

Proponents have credited this approach with a 28-fold increase in earnings (and a 5-fold increase in revenue) at GE between 1981 and 2001. Making drastic changes to talent programs without thinking through the outcomes is like introducing rabbits to the Australian ecosystem: both can bring a myriad of unintended consequences. How do you prove it? Prove the retention problem. Step 2. Step 3. MORE

The research, which highlights the practices of 713 organizational participants, is the fifth iteration of a series that dates back to 2001. The use of sign-on and retention bonuses appears to be at an all-time high, according to a recently released WorldatWork survey on Bonus Programs and Practices.  Take a look at these trend lines.  Retention Bonuses. Comments?  Observations? MORE

The PEP8 style guide for Python , which has been around since 2001, keeps code from looking bad. Despite its advanced age (25 years old and counting), Python continues to grow in popularity, having jumped from eighth to fifth spot on the most recent Tiobe Index. Ease of Learning. Even relative programming novices tend to have an easier time learning Python’s ins and outs. and 3.x, MORE

2015 saw the highest average turnover rates in tech since 2001, indicating tech professionals are highly confident in their position in today’s market,” said Bob Melk, President of Dice. Dice, a DHI Group, Inc. service, brings you the latest hiring trends and industry job vacancy data. working days in 2015. In December, technology jobs remained open for 24.7 working days, down from 27.5 MORE

That’s the second highest reading since the agency started to chart those numbers in 2001. Are you starting to worry about an increase in employees leaving your organization for greener pastures? report just released by the DOL might heighten your concern.  . The number of American workers voluntarily quitting their jobs hit a nine-year high in December, according to the DOL’s monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). What’s more, job openings rose by 261,000 to a seasonally adjusted 5.61 million in December, the DOL said. The quits rate was 2.1 Money. MORE

It didn’t always take this long, but the national average for time-to-hire has been climbing since 2001. If you’re like most, it takes your company about 25 working days to fill a vacant position—or 2x that for companies with 5,000 employees or more. Find out why, and learn how to regain speed in your hiring process without sacrificing quality. World Class Techniques Used By: White Papers MORE

Looking at 15 years of data makes it clear that decisions about clearances spiked enormously in 2001, as the United States worked to build an intelligence complex in the aftermath of 9/11. In a talk at August’s BSides Las Vegas conference, security pro Kevin Tyers talked about the factors that go into a security clearance decision. The Process. Areas of Concern. Alcohol and drug consumption. MORE

Interestingly, Google filed a patent for a VERY limited example of this in 1997, which was awarded in 2001, in which they make clear that you can’t do this unless the underlying architecture, the software to be thus configured, is composed of objects that can be manipulated dynamically. [You may also enjoy my “Firing Line with Bill Kutik” episode on this.]. much more. MORE

Born between 2001 to present)   It’s hard to think of my 4 year old daughter in the workforce but this future candidate pool are digital natives times 1,000. You can listen to my first podcast interview with Jackson Fall, a Millennial freelance UX Designer Developer by clicking here. Five Generations at Work. That need is engrained in our DNA. Who Are the 5 Generations in the Workplace. MORE

In 2001, a group of software developers decided to create a new way of doing business within their chosen industry. Prior to their meeting, the software programming and development sector had prompted illustrator Scott Adams to make fun of the industry with his Dilbert comic strip; however, the joke was no longer funny to the developers who came up with the Agile Manifesto. Agile Leadership. MORE

There’s a very simple reason why Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t by Jim Collins is as relevant and influential today as when it was first published in 2001. One of their most significant and well-reported findings is that good is the enemy of great. These leaders are special. They make a difference. And all of these skills and competencies can be developed. MORE

Having worked as an HR professional since 2001 for companies, including FedEx and Lowe’s, Erin is a trusted consultant to businesses in need of HR support and resources It’s easy to ignore the human resources side of your business when things are flowing smoothly. After all, there are far more pressing concerns nagging us each day. HR mistake #1: Outdated employee handbook. MORE

“Interstellar” left me wanting more. I was sucked in by the artistic gravity of “2001” comparisons, but Kubrick’s classic occupies a filmmaking dimension that Christopher Nolan’s film couldn’t punch through. Hey, I recommend it, both for the popcorn fun and grandeur, and for moments of mind bending science. One scene staying with me over time […]. Uncategorized cloud computing Cloud Services Kronos SaaS SaaS MORE

million) served during Gulf War era I (August 1990 to August 2001) or Gulf War era II (September 2001 forward). For the first time in 15 years we are experiencing unemployment numbers which will dip below 5%. Talent pools are tapped. Military and Veterans. In 2014, 21.2 million men and women, or 9 percent of the civilian noninstitutional population age 18 and over, were veterans. MORE

national average of 25 working days (Monday-Saturday)— the lengthiest it has been since 2001. . in June 2014 than at any time since 2001. Despite there being more jobs available today than there were at any time since 2001, and with the tools and resources at our disposal in 2014, how is it possible time-to-fill has actually worsened? The research might surprise you. days). . MORE

The C programming language has a score of 11.303 percent, which is its lowest score ever since we started the TIOBE index back in 2001,” read the note accompanying the August rankings. The TIOBE Index attempts to gauge the popularity of programming languages via search-engine data. There is a ‘new’ C11 standard available but this contains only minor changes.”. MORE

First named a fellow in 2001, Graddick-Weir earned the latest honor for her record as “a true human-resources superstar,” said William J. The National Academy of Human Resources inducted its latest class of fellows Thursday night in New York City, honoring five high-profile HR leaders and scholars at the organization’s annual meeting. to the rank of distinguished fellow. MORE