We are hosting a tweetchat on Monday, February 10th at Noon ET to discuss a few of the implications of our 2020 Workforce Institute Predictions. You can join the chat at #KronosChat. Early in January, we published our 2020 Workforce Institute HR Predictions. We poll our advisory board members each year for their insights about … Continue reading HR Predictions Tweet Chat 2.10.20
Category: Work Smarter/Work Your Way
The transition from the industrial economy to the information economy has changed the scope of our work, but too often, where and how we work has hardly changed at all.
In this podcast, Neil Reichenberg, Workforce Institute board member and the longtime executive director of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources, shares his expertise on how to provide flexibility for jobs requiring presence.
Here we reveal our top viewed posts and other things we're proud of at the Workforce Institute in 2019. Here's what caught your fancy during this turbulent year.
In this lively tweet chat, HR luminaries discuss what it means - and what it takes - to create a better working environment for ALL employees.
Author and futurist Alexandra Levit shares best practices for leveraging Kronos Workforce Dimensions to support the future of work in your organization.
We recently published a new book, "Being Present: A Practical Guide for Transforming the Employee Experience of Your Frontline Workers". Please join us on Wednesday, December 11 at noon ET for a tweet chat discussion with a number of our authors. Use the hashtag #KronosChat to join.
Frontline workers make up most of the workforce around the globe, yet their jobs are often not considered in discussions about work/life balance, career growth, employee experience, creative benefits, etc. Nurses, firefighters, truck drivers and mechanics are just a few examples of workers who must be present in a specific place and at a specific time to perform their jobs. However, much of the common wisdom intended to boost employee experience at work assumes jobs that can be done remotely via a laptop. In this book, we’ll share insights that can work for those whose jobs require being present as well as those with “laptop” jobs that can be done virtually anywhere.
Despite its maturity, workforce planning analytics can be a frustrating topic to address. No matter how good our analytics tools, we are still making predictions about an uncertain future based on managers' estimates about what the business will need. Also, managers may be unclear about what specifically they want from workforce planning analytics, leaving analytics pros with an unmanageably large task. Here are four steps that will guide your approach to workforce planning.
I believe there is a skills gap in leadership today because young managers are promoted at a faster pace, and to keep their heads above water, may be likely to default to the command-and-control style. Based on my work with dozens of organizations, I suggest closing the gap by advocating these four transformational leadership best practices.
I get lots of surveys drop into my in-box, and a great many of them aren't terribly insightful. However, this recent one from The Conference Board made me think that hope is what really drives employee satisfaction.
We asked 651 North American payroll professionals about the state of payroll in 2019. It's harder - and more strategic - to master than you may think.