By Ben Dattner, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Richard Buchband, Lucinda Schettler Digital innovations and advances in AI have produced a range of novel talent identification and assessment tools. Many of these technologies promise to help organizations improve their ability to find the right person for the right job,…
By Alix Pressley Patrick Van der Mijl, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, Speakap, discusses potential threats to organisations over non-compliance with GDPR. On May 25, 2018, the EU GDPR officially came into effect. This data privacy regulation, which has transformed the digital landscape, overhauled how…
There are amazing tools out there to chose from and they will change your work and HR functions significantly, however, to make the technology tools working for the organisations the solid data foundations are the key. Watch the interview with Jason Averbook, the keynote speaker…
By Frederik Haentjens Understanding Digital Nomadism If someone asks you the question that if you can work anywhere in the world, would you explore the opportunity? What would be your answer? Would you continue with your 9 to 5 office job? Alternatively, will you seek…
Technology has always influenced the workplace, from the early days of the computer revolution the workplace has been reinvented many times. We moved beyond basic computer innovation, we moved beyond just having mobile phones to allow us to work anywhere. What we are now starting…
By Mehmet Baha Imagine how heavy it is to carry 30kg military backpacks. They wear these backpacks around the office. They also eat military ready meals in the office that many people would not even touch. Reading actual letters from overseas soldiers to their families…
Digital transformation is becoming more prominent in the workplace yet human resource professionals are resistant to embracing new technology and future-proofing the way they lead change to carry out their responsibilities. As tech continues to gain momentum and change the way business is conducted, HR professionals fear new technology will…
Regional organisations need to recast their approach to employee engagement and retention. Building human capital is one of the desired outcomes of the UAE Vision 2021 and increasingly becoming a priority for organisations, both in the public and private sectors. seeking to unlock their true…
By David Bloom Technology trends come, and sometimes technology trends fizzle. HR professionals need to know what will help drive results and what is a distraction. David Bloom, General Manager, Small and Medium-Sized Business Group at Sterling shares the tech he is excited about using…
By Patrick Thibodeau NYU is launching a graduate degree program to produce HR quants. The program includes analytical skills, coupled with an understanding of HR tech and human behavior in the workplace. New York University is launching an HR analytics degree program that combines analytics,…
