Just a month ago, large companies in competitive industries were seeing a high rate of job turnover. Conversely, if recruitment had stopped a few months ago, the result would have been an almost immediate labor shortage. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy faces serious challenges. But there are also possibilities — this new situation...
90% of startups fail. Well. 90% – ok, at least 80% – of anything, including companies, fail, or at least underperform. We know this since the pioneering work of Vilfredo Pareto who in 1906, made the now famous observation that twenty percent of the population owned eighty percent of the property in Italy. This was later...
The famous Dutch chess player Jan H. Donner said, “The only way to fight a computer is with a hammer.” This statement from the 1980’s summarizes what many say to those who debate the impact and evolution of computers, followed by the internet and now the full digitalization of our private and business lives. The...
One of the perks of flying over the Atlantic in Business is that sometimes you encounter famous people. “Groundhog Day” is one of my favorite movies and seeing Bill Murray sitting just a few rows away made me think about that character, Phil – played by Murray, who has experienced the same day over and...
Or, how not to utilize your talent, or its potential What man would NOT want to be Don Draper? Coming to work late, spending only 5 minutes at a meeting while contributing the best ideas. Taking a three-hour lunch, drinking and smoking in the office and having women chase you, even during work hours. The...
This post is supposed to be a joke. Or funny at least. Or maybe not? As always it’s time to look into the crystal ball and see what looks back. Anyhow: 2+1+7 is 10. So, Drumroll please! 10 – TOP 10 lists remain popular. The year 2017 will not provide HR officers with any additional...
Cloud, Mobile, ERP integration. These are the major HR tech driver buzzwords for 2016. We can all agree that after the years of “Training” and “Coaching”, the next large (and fashionable) area of HR consultancy is developing integrated internet/computer based stuff which can help HR to work better. Dear HR leader, are you fully aware...
