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The Decline of Corporate Elitism
Read more: The Decline of Corporate ElitismWhen I was a kid, I always hoped and dreamed that I would get into one of those Ivy League schools. Unfortunately, I was a disaster of a student (and a ridiculously undisciplined Asian student to boot). Yes, I had well over a 4.0 GPA, took 26 total AP classes in high school, but I…
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The Decline of Corporate Elitism
When I was a kid, I always hoped and dreamed that I would get into one of those Ivy League schools. Unfortunately, I was a disaster of a student (and a ridiculously undisciplined Asian student to boot). Yes, I had well over a 4.0 GPA, took 26 total AP classes in high school, but I…
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What the Meta?
In the world of HR, the ability of HR practitioners to grapple with data and glean insights has been suspect by business leaders for a long time. Â There are a variety of reasons for this from the lack of sufficiently high data quality, to insufficient HR practitioner skills to analyze data, to the lack of…
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Applying the Cheat Code
I’m pretty hopeless in most games.  There are always levels, other people to compete against, and too many tasks to get done.  Inevitably, I run out of patience before I reach the top state, or I realize I’m not very good at the game and I just give up due to incompetence.  The wonderful thing…
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HR Technology Conference 2014: HCM Roundtable
Every year we’re trying to figure out what’s next.  7 years ago, I started hearing about social HR everywhere, but the market really wasn’t ready.  Every HR organization thought that social was a bad idea, with personal privacy challenges looming to kill any social enterprise initiatives.  2 years ago, we all took for granted that…
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Get Over the Cloud
I think it was back in 2004 that I was writing about “DavesNextMove.com.† PeopleSoft had just gotten acquired by Oracle, and Dave Duffield was sitting around with $1B but no job.  At the same time, SuccessFactors was building up some pretty good steam, about to start having bad implementations because their stuff was so much…
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HR Technology Conference 2014: Global Payroll
If you read this blog, you know I like order and simplicity. Â I want everything in one place. Â My scale at home weighs me and integrates to my calorie tracker. Â my calorie tracker integrates with my fitness tracker. Â I know how many calories I’ve eaten, how many I’ve expended, and if my weight trend is…
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HR Technology Conference 2014: Recruiting System Thoughts
Overall, this year was one of the best years in a while for the vendor and show floor. Â In my opinion, there were some significant areas where technology has finally started catching up with vision, and it was happening on a pretty broad level. Â The smaller startup vendors from the last year have pushed the…
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Common Sense KPI’s Gone Wrong
I love dashboards. Â I have a goals list on my phone tracking how many miles I’m supposed to run or ride on my bike. Â I have a trending graph on the device that tells my how much I weigh. Â The only reason I have not bought one of those fitness wristbands yet is because I…
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Time for the Annual HR Technology Survey
With the web content and search developing the way it has over the last 15 years, I think we take for granted how ubiquitous information is. Â We can Google just about anything and get decently reliable results every time. Â At the root of all of this, somebody is creating great information and insight, and it…
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The Evolution of Standardization
So my wife has been on a homemade donut kick lately.  That’s right, every weekend I get to sample another dozen donuts.  Those of you who read often know that my constant struggle to stay fit must work really well when there is a new batch of donuts sitting around the house every Saturday morning.…