Tag Archives: Human resource management

Why Companies Fail To Engage Today’s Workforce: The Overwhelmed Employee

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We just completed a major study of human capital trends around the world (Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends, 2500 organizations in 90 countries) and the message is clear:  companies are...

Workday Acquires Identified: A Potential Disruptive Move in Recruiting

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This week Workday announced the acquisition of Identified, a private company which was focused on using Big Data techniques to help recruiters find great candidates. While Workday positioned this as...

Gap Hourly Wage Rate Increased

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Gap, the owner of Banana Republic and Old Navy, has announced that it will increase its hourly wage rate to $9. And next year this will reach the $10 level. The head of the company explained this...

Breaking – Facebook Buying WhatsApp – $16B In Cash And Stock

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From the regulatory filing: On February 19, 2014, Facebook, Inc. (“Parent”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger Agreement”) with Rhodium Acquisition Sub II,...

AOL’s Dilemma: Turn-around or Benefits?

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For someone who came up through sales, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong sure seems to put his foot in his mouth a lot. He is in a firestorm of controversy over seeming to blame a recent 401(k) (retirement)...

Study: Love for a Winning Leadership and Better Employee Engagement

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Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means that love is in the air. Unfortunately, it’s not in the air, or culture, or anywhere else at too many companies. Which is not only a shame, it’s very...

Obamacare Kills 2.5 Million Jobs? That Doesn’t Count Independent Contractors

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One of the precepts of Obamacare is that all employees ought to have affordable health coverage. That’s a laudable goal, but the details have become more than messy. Besides, after the...