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Human Resources: Another Way Google and Yahoo are Different

Two stories about human resources decisions show a remarkable contrast between Google and Yahoo, and may be telling about the future of both companies. Marissa Mayer’s ban on telecommuting has been at the center of an ongoing debate about flexible work arrangements for months. Since it was first announced in February, the ban has generated thousands of articles and blog posts.

The Top HRIS Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Deployment of a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) is a major undertaking for any company since there are so many factors to consider. While these systems are ideal for maximizing productivity, saving money, reducing administrative burdens and boosting overall employee morale, professionals who are assigned to these initiatives must avoid certain pitfalls if they want the overall implementation to be successful.

On the Move: Workforce Management Going Mobile

Workforce Management (WFM) consists of just about everything needed to keep an office running smoothly and efficiently. It is similar to Human Resource Management (HRM) in that it covers many of the same areas: talent management, payroll, performance management, field service management, and learning management. But workforce management is evolving into a new concept: workforce optimization.

Mindflash

Mindflash is a learning management system (LMS) that helps bring a medium of knowledge transfer as the workplace becomes more spread out with people working from home or from a remote office. The platform allows users an online training tool for creating courses, quizzes and surveys, then analyzing and tracking the results.

PowerFlow Human Resources

PowerFlow Human Resources is an enterprise content management system for HR files and helps automate routine HR tasks. The platform allows users to handle their documents by converting paper files to digital, storing them in a centralized location and integrating new documents into current database setup.

Big Brother Isn’t the Way to Manage Employees

Some employers are taking advantage of new technologies to keep a closer and closer eye on their employees. They’re watching network traffic, reading emails, and recording computer screens. It’s been likened to “Big Brother,” and the worst part is that it’s extending far beyond the IT department tracking your computer usage.

How Workforce Analytics Improves Overall Company Satisfaction

Workforce analytics are invaluable to promoting the productivity of your workforce. They assist and inform users on how to predict high performers, to sort a slew of resumes, and to compile business metrics that project the workforce demand, creating an efficient environment where each employee is perfectly essential to the company’s structure.

Six Tips to Become a Highly Valued Team Member

Working on a team presents a unique set of challenges — something that just happens when you put more than one person in a room and ask them to achieve a goal together. The challenges are as old as primitive man, but this doesn’t mean we have to accept these hardships. With a little self-examination and some good behavior habits, you can become a highly valued member of your team – and increase the value you have on your group and the project.

Social Maturity: the Future of Social HR

Although nearly every recruiter uses social media to seek out new talent, 75% of leads in human resources and talent management believe their companies are behind the curve in social networking. Hiring managers and recruiters need to take advantage of tools found in social media and incorporate them into social HR software and strategies.

The Rise of Talent Management

Employees are the single largest investment every company has to make, yet most companies have inadequate tools and metrics to accurately analyze and monitor their effect on the company. Current HRMS software is often outdated and incapable of giving employers the information they need to make better business decisions, prompting a recent increase in talent management software.