New Research Indicates Desire for Recognition, Feedback

In the past several months, many companies have modified their performance programs. From streamlining their review processes to running more frequent pulse surveys, organizations around the world are seeking to make changes that will ultimately boost employee performance and productivity. Our company, Reflektive, sought to measure these changes with a performance management survey. In June […]
Closing Analytics Talent Gaps: College to Career

Nearly all organizations are struggling to find top talent and identify best practices for aligning college and career pathways. Moreover, there is a substantial talent gap when it comes to early-career hires. Recent research from Strada/Gallup found that while 95 percent of chief academic officers felt graduates were prepared, only 11 percent of business leaders […]
To Access the Data Goldmine, Workforces Need to Be Data Literate

We are in the midst of a data revolution. Businesses and organizations across all sectors collect, store and analyze huge amounts of information. However, they often struggle to realize data’s full potential. According to a recent report from Accenture, Closing the Data Value Gap, only 32% of business executives surveyed said that they’re able to […]
Six Tips to Harness Data and Keep Your Talent

Why do employees leave a job? Do they leave because they have issues with their managers, or are they unhappy with the benefits their employer offers? Or is it a disconnect between their values and the corporate culture? It’s important to understand the reasons people are leaving because, as you know, whenever you need to […]
Five HR Analytics Terms You Need to Know
I love big data. I love it for many reasons, but, as I’ve said before, one of the main reasons is the way it’s “raised the profile” of HR and its importance. The sheer volume of information HR analytics can bring to the table has moved HR practitioners from an “out of sight out of mind” […]
How Big Data Drives HR in 2016
Big data has helped earn human resources a seat at the table (or so we hope, as we move beyond buzzword phrases)—an active part of the business planning process, supported by the deep insights and predictive analytics that this gold mine of information provides. But a lot of HR departments are still trying to figure out […]
Gardening Season: Nurture a “Blooming” Talent Pool
Spring is the kind of season that floods the senses – in a good way. After a long, wet and cold winter, many of us look forward to getting outside in our communities and breathing in the scent of freshly spread mulch. Neighbors tend to their beds, with attentive watering and weeding. Soon, they reap […]
#TChat Recap: The Predictive Power Of HR Analytics
We could easily be intimidated by data. Yet, we crave answers on how to make the best hires, reduce cost, drive strategy… the list goes on and on. Many organizations now turn to predictive analytics: the ability to take what happened in the past and find common relationships and factors (leveraging human behavior and neural […]
Diagnosing Today’s Healthcare Staffing Challenges
Healthcare systems like to think of themselves as different from other industries, and they are to a certain extent. The service they provide is diagnosis, care, and healing, they provide it 24x7x365, and they can do so in some of the most trying times—think natural disasters and epidemics. Healthcare is different, but a lot of […]
But First, A Single Source Of Business Truth
“He picks up scraps of information He’s adept at adaptation Because for strangers and arrangers Constant change is here to stay…” —Neil Peart (musician and writer), “Digital Man” So I’m standing there and this HR VP walks up and asks: “What does the ‘predict’ mean?” At first I don’t get it and am not sure […]
#TChat Recap: The HR Technology Mic Drop
The balance of power is shifting in the employer/employee relationship. What does it mean for the future of work? The #TChat crowd weighs in
When Our Workplace Culture Is On Fire
“The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. We don’t need no water let the m-f burn.” –The Bloodhound Gang At least, that’s the melodic hip-hop mantra many of us have wanted to repetitively belt out at some point in our world of work lives (with an unapologetic emphasis on the unabbreviated curse word, […]
That Single Source of HR Data Truth
“Memory banks unloading Bytes break into bits Unit One’s in trouble and it’s scared out of its wits…” —Neil Peart, “The Body Electric” She looked at me as if I’d pushed her. Her cheeks flushed and her eyes blackened like collapsed stars where no light escapes. “But according to this Bloomberg Businessweek article, ‘the National […]
At The Crossroads: Where Instinct & Analytics Meet
Sometimes you read a white paper and think, “That was really interesting. I DO need to think more about targeted learning plans.” And sometimes you see an infographic and suddenly realize that, of course feedback-rich technologies can better support employee engagement! And then sometimes you read a blog post and you think about Delta Blues. […]
The Death of Traditional Talent Management

by Jeff Carr, President and CEO, PeopleFluent As organizations increasingly grasp the true value of their workforce and view employees as important business assets rather than cogs in a wheel, conversations in boardrooms across the globe are focusing on talent acquisition, management and retention. Organizations are starting to ask questions about their workforce, such as: […]
HR Data: What Really Counts? #TChat Recap

Why is this “The Year of Big Data” in HR? And what will it take for HR decision makers to gain business value from a rapidly rising tide of data? Our community takes a closer look…
HR Data: What’s The Big Deal? #TChat Preview

“Big data” is all the rage. But what does it really mean, and how can HR professionals apply if effectively for better business decisions? #TChat takes on the big questions about data…
Informed Managers Drive Employee Success

When you put the right information in the hands of business managers, Employee Success will follow. Consider these 3 ways to make it happen…
