As an HR leader, you know it is critical to locate, hire and retain highly qualified people for key positions. But have you considered that doing so from within your organization may be hurting your results? It is true that you and your colleagues know your company better than anyone else. You are deeply involved in your industry’s daily realities. Want more information on this topic? MORE

I’ve always been fascinated by improv theater. During this year’s inaugural Work Human conference , Globoforce invited Boston’s Improv Asylum to conduct a session on business improv. couldn’t resist the opportunity to learn more. Through a series of humorous sketches, they showed us how conversations evolve depending upon the way you respond. rapid fire of questions can limit the conversation. MORE

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Telling employees not to wear headphones. have two I.T. employees who like to wear headphones, not earbuds, at their desks during business hours. find the appearance awkward when someone approaches them for support and there’s a brief waiting period for the employee to remove the headphones and acknowledge the person. find this unnerving when I approach either of them and have to wait, and suspect many of my users may feel the same. In addition, I think it simply looks bad for I.T. support. He stated there wasn’t a company policy about it. MORE

A few weeks ago as I was leaving for some activity or another, my wife grabbed my hand as I was heading out the door and said, “Do something meaningful today !!” ” I stopped for a second and asked her what she just said. “You heard me,” she said. Now, fast forward a few weeks. I was fortunate to speak this year at the SHRM Annual Conference. Was it meaningful? MORE

A few weeks ago as I was leaving for some activity or another, my wife grabbed my hand as I was heading out the door and said, “Do something meaningful today !!” ” I stopped for a second and asked her what she just said. “You heard me,” she said. Now, fast forward a few weeks. I was fortunate to speak this year at the SHRM Annual Conference. Was it meaningful? MORE

According to APQC's most recent Open Standards general accounting and reporting survey , shared services centers still deliver general accounting and reporting processes at a lower cost than either headquarters or business units. General Accounting and Reporting Finance and Accounting Benchmarks and Metrics 8.3 Perform general accounting and reporting 8.0 Manage Financial Resources Print MORE