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Workforce Planning and the CPO-CFO Relationship

Workforce planning: The importance of the CPO-CFO relationship

Creating a workforce planning process that works for everyone across your organization takes close collaboration with other teams, especially finance. When HR and finance leadership align on budgeting, cost-to-hire, forecasting, and payroll, the workforce planning process becomes smoother and aligned with the business’s current and future needs.

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Saving time and effort: HR audit checklists

HR audits are an essential means of understanding what’s really happening in your department by reviewing, revisiting, and interrogating your practices, processes, and systems.

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Keep track of your most important metrics: HR report templates

It seems that everyone is talking about ‘people-centric cultures’ these days. In a competitive recruiting environment, professionals have more choice than ever. Job openings continue to grow in the U.S., and people can pick companies based on more than just their salary offers. As a result, businesses are racing to modernize their cultures, adopting healthier approaches to flexible work and hybrid work, and supporting the growth, development and happiness of their people. HR leaders understand that doing so not only improves employee welfare, productivity, and retention rates but also creates…

Up Your Progressive HR Game

Up your progressive HR game

The pace of change is only getting faster. It's more important than ever to check in with yourself as much as possible and reflect on your personal and professional passions. Make it a point to carve out time for yourself every couple of months to stop and appreciate what went well and examine what was difficult. For progressive HR leaders, it’s essential to not only look at the people needs of your organization, but it’s also critical that you examine the ways you want to up your game as an…

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Must-have features: HRIS requirements checklist

This HRIS requirements checklist will take you through all the must-have features of HRIS, why they’re important, and what to look for when doing your research.

Bullet Train Hyperautomating Workforce Management

Hyperautomate workforce management with HR tech

Workforce management approaches closely resemble those of human resource management (HRM). While HRM focuses on investing in the entire employee lifecycle, WFM focuses on productivity. The goals of WFM are to improve communication, resource use, and work products in ways that enhance productivity while also boosting employee engagement.

Forging a feedback culture

Stop waiting, start asking: Forging a feedback culture

Unless you’ve been living the exception, “The Great Re-Evaluation” continues to pose some critical challenges to organizations wondering how to stem the tide and ensure they keep their talent close and committed. Many are focused on how to create a clear and compelling cultural narrative, doubling down on themes like how to become more adaptive and innovative.

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All the essentials: Employee handbook template

Your employee handbook is the bible of your business. It’s the document that outlines your culture, your mission, your policies, and your expectations. Essentially everything that makes you, you. This is why creating the perfect employee handbook is such an important task. No matter the size of your company, having a well-written, structured handbook is key. With this in mind, we’ve drawn up an outline for the ultimate employee handbook. We’ve given you the structure of what should be in an effective employee handbook so that you can have the…

HR career moves: How CHROs’ competencies pave the way to CEO

HR career moves: How CHROs’ competencies pave the way to CEO

As experts in people (attracting, retaining, organizing, developing, supporting, and engaging), CHROs are integral executives who can ensure that a business continues to run, even in times of crisis. It’s time for the C-suite to understand what HR can deliver and what they can expect from these essential members of the C-team.

Employee experience vs. work experience

The modern HR leader’s guide to employee experience vs. work experience

As you examine employee experience and work experience, it’s essential to understand the distinctions between the two.

Buyers guide for HRIS and modern HR

Buyer’s guide for HRIS

Choose the right HRIS for your needs Change is at the forefront of every company today. As HR leaders, you’re at the epi-center of this transformation as you deal with a post-pandemic workforce demanding a new world of work. You need to balance traditional business processes (compensation, performance management, payroll) with new employee experiences (culture, communications, comradery) and connect everything to a global workforce working remotely, hybrid, or in-office. That’s where modern HR tech (HRIS) comes in. Today's best possible platforms will boost traditional core HR functionality with automation and…

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How to become a modern HR leader

Taking the next step for modern HR leaders The world of HR is changing. As the business world grows and evolves, the role that HR plays in the modern workplace is evolving with it. Gone are the days of a human resources team that was thought to focus solely on data administration—the modern HR professional is so much more. “HR must think like product managers! Become as connected to the commercials and strategic direction of the business as possible.” Jessica Zwann, Chief Operating Officer of Whereby HR has always had…

How does HRIS enhance the HR and managers' partnership?

Removing the barriers: Building the HR and manager partnership

Managers and HR professionals are all adjusting to extreme workplace changes that stem from the results of the pandemic and the Great Resignation. In the face of this evolving future of work, it’s time for these two roles to tap into the power of collaboration and partnership.

Full-stack compensation strategy

How to attract and retain top talent using a full-stack compensation strategy

Introduction Companies today are suddenly thinking very differently about compensation. If they want to succeed, they need to adopt a people-centric culture and recruitment strategy that puts competitive compensation packages front and center. Between the Great Resignation and a tumultuous global economy, a combination of macro and micro factors has made compensation a key strategic issue for companies around the world. One thing is for sure: For all the technological innovations benefiting modern businesses, companies can’t hit their financial and strategic objectives without great people and the talent they bring…

Measuring Diversity and Inclusion at Work

Driving diversity: How to evaluate key DEI&B metrics

To build a more diverse and inclusive workplace, organizations must track key DEI&B metrics. Standing for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, DEI&B metrics offer companies a way to measure the state of diversity and inclusion within their organization, as well as the success of DEI&B initiatives. This guide provides a comprehensive look into DEI&B metrics–what they are, why they matter, how to use them, and how to take action after you’ve collected them.