Global firms in 2020: The next decade of change for organisations and workers is an Economist Intelligence
Unit report, sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The Economist Intelligence Unit conducted the survey and analysis and wrote the report. The findings and views expressed in the report do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor.
Michael Burchell raises three questions for managers to boost engagement with a company's employees.
Gathered by the SHRM Foundation, this report presents an effective model for the recruitment process. It offers specific recommendations based on peer-reviewed research and covers a wide array of interrelated topics.
The SHRM Foundation takes a look at the latest research findings on employee turnover and retention and offers ideas for putting those findings into action in your organization
SAN DIEGO—Using her firm as a case study, Tracy Morrison, director of International Recruitment for the CARANA Corp., told attendees during a June 28, 2010 session at the SHRM Annual Conference that she makes great use of technology and good old-fashioned referrals when recruiting internationally.
By Sharon Daniels
The Conversation Blog, Harvard Business Review
July 7, 2010
An ardent defender of youth says they’re smart and collaborative—and will reshape the workplace.
Best-selling author Don Tapscott says Millennials—those born between 1978 and 1997, whom he calls the “Net Generation”—are influencing the world of work through their ways of using the Internet.
When Georgia Sherrill, PHR, was an HR professional at the store level of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., she focused on the engagement of cashiers, maintenance workers and cart pushers in particular. Maintenance workers keep stores clean, pushers make carts available to every shopper, and cashiers—a vital link—create customers’ final impression before they leave the store.
Sherrill knows about engagement among cashiers firsthand because she started out as a part-time cashier and worked her way into management.
Bruce Wilkinson discusses the role of professional development in creating multi-generational leaders in the workplace.
Don Soderquist highlights the role of senior leaders in merging generations and developing teamwork within organizations.
SAN DIEGO—If building and sustaining a high commitment, high performance (HCHP) organization were easy, everyone would be doing it. It is those who have the will and the vision to ask the hard questions and confront the tough challenges who are creating successful organizations and getting a level of commitment from their workers that push this success, according to Michael Beer, Ph.D., professor emeritus at the Harvard University Business School, and speaker at the June 30, 2010, session of the Masters Series at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference here.
SAN DIEGO—Business leaders who truly inspire, enthuse and induce fundamental changes in the businesses they operate come along once or twice a generation. Vineet Nayar, chief executive officer of HCL Technologies Ltd., appears to be just that kind of leader.
In today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, understanding what fosters and forwards employee motivation—and, thus, organizational performance—is critical. Based on theories, studies, best practices, case studies and resources about motivation, this solutions-focused research article presents valuable information for the senior HR leader seeking competitive advantage.
Richard Eppel talks about how employee engagement and management drives the productivity of your business.
Michael Burchell talks about the workplace and work-life integration. He says that the most successful companies provide a wide range of benefits to retain their employees, from daycare centers, to health facilities.
SAN DIEGO—On June 28, 2010 former Vice President of the United States Al Gore encouraged Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference attendees to see the opportunities in crises and advocate for long-term rather than short-term solutions.
Gore said that in Chinese and Japanese, the word crisis is written with two characters—one for danger and one for opportunity. Too often, all that is seen in a crisis is the danger, he remarked.
SAN DIEGO—Steve Forbes believes the role HR must play in the economic recovery is vital.
Forbes has long been known as an economic prognosticator and, in his vision, HR will be at the epicenter of the change needed to turn the global economy around.
During his keynote speech for the June 27 opening general session of the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) 62nd Annual Conference & Exposition here, Forbes told the audience of HR professionals that “your task and your job will become more important over the next two to four years.”
NEW YORK—If you’re still doing business in recession mode, it’s time to start thinking proactively to get ahead in the next business cycle.
“It goes to the notion that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste,” said Punit Renjen, chairman and chief executive officer of Deloitte Consulting in New York, to attendees Jan. 26, 2010, at The Conference Board’s annual cost management conference.
Michael Burchell says that three things will ultimately help your company's profitability: greater engagement, focus on cooperation, and focus on commitment.
