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5 Microlessons from HR Innovators at Cornerstone Convergence 2015

Cornerstone On Demand

In 2006, the Bon-Ton Stores acquired the Northern Department Group from Saks, Inc., As he put it: When it comes to learning in the information-soaked 21st century, "bite size is the right size." " "HR needs to be the light, not the lampshade, on employee culture." doubling its number of stores and tripling its sales.

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Top 5 Recruitment Agencies in 2022

HR Lineup

It was founded in 2006 in Hillsborough, New Jersey, and now has offices worldwide in Europe, North America, Asia, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. The team supporting the services is distinguished in the HR industry. In the Human Capital and Professional Services space, this company stands out as a pioneer and market leader.

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Will Data Scientists Become the New Global Payroll Professionals?

Immedis

Clive Humby is credited with uttering the words “data is the new oil” in 2006. “The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” — Gordon Gekko, Wall Street. Along with his wife Edwina, he is the brains behind Tesco’s Clubcard, a customer loyalty program that made them multimillionaires and Tesco into a retail giant.

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Kevin Hart’s restaurant chain becomes the latest employer to offer a student loan benefit

HR Brew

trillion as of Q4 2023, according to the Federal Reserve , a far cry from the $480 billion owed in 2006 when the Fed first started calculating the figure. “Hart House was seeking a way to make a meaningful impact on employees and inspire other restaurant companies to look for creative ways to address the upcoming financial burden.”

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From Attic to Innovation: Jason Maxwell’s HR Leadership Journey

MP Wired For HR

Compliance as a Catalyst: Reading the Regulatory Tea Leaves In 2006, Massachusetts passed healthcare reform (RomneyCare). He quickly built a team of expert payroll professionals and shifted focus to what he did best: building relationships, especially with local CPA firms.

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Cloud reshaped HR from a paper-pushing function to a data-driven powerhouse critical to business success.

HR Brew

Amazons AWS first launched its commercial cloud, Amazon S3, in March 2006, followed by the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) later that year. Workforce planning and talent development was important for all roles along the career ladder, not just the most senior rungs, and now these considerations could be made at scale. The cumulus cloud: AWS.

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Why I’m Retiring My ‘Evil HR Lady’ Brand After 18 Years–and What’s Next

Evil HR Lady

I’ve worked under the “Evil HR Lady” brand since 2006. On Tuesday, I changed it to “ Improve Your HR. “ Evil HR Lady was a solid brand name with good recognition. I still think it’s funny, and I’m very glad I chose it when I started blogging about HR back in the days of Blogspot.