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Are Managers the Enemy of Empowered Teams?
EstimateOne, a tech start-up in the construction industry, is on a journey to autonomous teams where coaching and feedback reign supreme. Using technology as an enabler, they have implemented cross-fu …
Myth Busting: An Older Workforce Can't Use HR Technology
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Older people in the workforce are stuck in their ways and won't embrace new technology. These seem to be some of the attitudes surrounding our ageing workforce t …
Stuff HR Tech Salespeople Say and How to Translate It
Speaking to HR technology salespeople can be impressive – they are confident and they know the product inside out. It can be easy to believe they are HR technology experts, but don't be mistaken. HR …
3 Ways to Sell Your HR Technology Buy to Senior Leadership
In every single HR position I've accepted there has always been a huge need to either add HR technology, or upgrade to better HR technology. Coming into a new job, and having to ask for a giant pile o …
Buying HR Tech: Must Haves, Nice to Haves & Shiny Objects
When we look at buying HR technology, we often have this ADHD moment where we get distracted by shiny objects. We start off looking for a core payroll system and end up looking at something completely …
How Adidas is Using Sports Psychology to Sharpen Employee Performance
Adidas' leadership team are on a mission to evolve to a performance culture – moving to an agile, fast-paced approach to performance management that has more in common with the elite athletes that t …
NZ Rugby's Head of People on the Power of Vulnerability in Leadership
For 125 years, rugby has been the sporting backbone of our society, a sport celebrated for its focus on teamwork, respect and promoting a fun and healthy lifestyle. However, In 2016 New Zealand Rugby …
4 Hacks for Social Media Recruiting
Using social media to recruit the ideal candidate isn't groundbreaking – but the approach you take can be. Many hiring managers overlook digital platforms such as Instagram and Facebook in favour of …
Cloud HR Technology: Why Haven't We Nailed it Yet?
HR is moving to the cloud. You have heard this many times, and your leaders and decision makers are hearing the same message. The expectation being set by cloud vendors are speed, agility and visual d …