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Apr 06, 2020
The New ROI: A Return on Individuals
Taking a longer-term view is the essence of the Return on Individuals; a deliberate, methodical effort to grow your business by enabling your employees to fill future roles, either within your organization or somewhere else.
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Mar 26, 2020
Collateral Damage: Why the Cost of a Bad Hire Is Much More Expensive than You Think
A bad hire can have far-reaching effects on your organization, from increased employee turnover and costly hiring mistakes to damaging your company culture. Understanding the full cost of a bad hire, beyond just productivity losses, is crucial for improving talent acquisition strategies. By addressing these challenges, businesses can enhance people management, reduce turnover, and strengthen employer branding for long-term success.
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Jul 10, 2019
Future Proofing Workforces
John Morgan, President of LHH, joins Matt Alder on the Recruiting Future podcast to discuss effective HR strategies like reskilling employees, talent marketplaces, and focused redeployment. With external talent shortages and a growing skills gap, they explore how companies can future-proof workforces, gain a competitive advantage, and strengthen talent acquisition strategies.
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Mar 14, 2019
Hiring and Promoting: Gut Instinct, Fantasy Football and Assessment
In the quest to drive organizational success, strategic talent management is key. It's about more than just filling vacancies; it involves identifying, developing, and promoting the right talent to meet your company's strategic imperatives. To achieve this, firms need to move beyond gut instinct and adopt an evidence-based approach to hiring and promoting. Here are four key considerations to guide your talent strategy and ensure you have the right leaders in place to achieve your business goals.
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Mar 01, 2019
Bridging the Skills Gap: A Bold New Approach to Workforce Investment
To address the challenges of the skills gap, we've outlined three models that help companies rethink their approach to reskilling and upskilling, including how to treat this as a human capital investment in their accounting process.
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Sep 03, 2018
Fire-Rehire Practices Particularly Inefficient in a Tight Talent Market
In the face of a tightening talent market, the traditional "fire-and-rehire" cycle is proving to be not only wasteful but also a detriment to effective talent retention. While organizations face various obstacles in adopting talent mobility strategies like redeployment, a closer look reveals that the structure and culture within HR departments themselves might be the primary barrier. This article explores the challenges and potential solutions for overcoming this obstacle, highlighting the significance of redeployment in today's competitive landscape for attracting and retaining top talent.
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Jun 05, 2018
The Robots Are Coming. But Are They Really Coming to Take Our Jobs?
Will AI become a competitor to human outplacement specialists, or can AI and technology like resumé parsing technology work alongside them to create a smoother career transition for workers facing job displacement due to automation. Explore the impact of AI on employment. Is the coming robot apocalypse more hype than reality?