December 2014

On The Agenda

HR executives need to focus on company culture, employee engagement, and better decision-making in the coming year. By Debbie Bolla 2015 is setting up to be an exciting but challenging…

Shine On

Our annual roundup of the top leaders in HR. By The Editors Each year, the editorial staff of HRO Today culls a list of industry leaders that have demonstrated forward…

RPO Steps Up

Savvy talent management strategies will be a key differentiator in 2015. By Russ Banham The competitive talent landscape has put RPO on the front burner of HR, with several trends…

Contracting Talent

Independent contractors are here to stay. A new report offers guidelines on how to manage ICs and measure their performance. By The Editors According to MBO Partners’ 2014 State of…

Timing Is Everything

Accurate information -received as quickly as possible -tops the list of background screening metrics. By Russ Banham “You can’t manage what you don’t measure” goes the old saying. For organizations,…

Diving Deeper

Attracting today’s talent requires a customized experience. By Jim McCoy Pendulums swing. Paradigms shift. Business cycles fluctuate. With the economy recovering and employment levels picking up, the flow of qualified…

Birds of a Feather

Don’t let key talent fly away. Ignite passion in your existing workforce with these six strategies. By John Hagel and John Seely Brown KimChi Tyler Chen doesn’t shrink from challenges.…

Getting it Right

Three strategies to reduce the risk and potential fines associated with worker misclassification. By Dana Shaw Has the worker classification world gone mad? As if economic and governmental issues weren’t…

Don’t Be Fooled

New research shows engagement is up -but so is interest in leaving. Four strategies to combat attrition. By Don MacPherson With employee engagement at levels not seen since before the…

Value Seeker

Key metrics can help organizations measure what was once elusive: contingent labor quality. By Eric A. Osterhout As organizations today rely increasingly on contingent labor to remain competitive in the…

Disrupt the Gender Gap

It takes non-traditional solutions – and solid analytics – to ensure that women thrive at work. By Ken Haderer Conventional thinking says that the past two decades have seen significant…

All Signs Point to Up

Positive growth in 2014 is likely to continue in 2015 finds analyst firm NelsonHall. By Amy Gurchensky If the past is any indicator of the future, then the HR outsourcing…

Picture This

Marriott leveraged a not-so-secret weapon in their latest recruiting effort: their employees. By Kristy Godbold It’s no secret that recruitment practices have moved into the digital realm. Paper cover letters…

Editor’s Note: Were They Right?

By Debbie Bolla Executive Editor December is always one of my favorite issues of the year. We annually challenge industry experts to set predictions for the coming year. This time…