News and Opinion for HR, Talent and Leaders
In this episode of the HRchat show, we hear from Jamie Hoobanoff, speaker at the upcoming DisruptHR Toronto. Listen to discover the qualities of the best leaders and how to avoid making the wrong hire. About Our HRchat Guest Jamie Hoobanoff is founder and CEO of The Leadership Agency, a recruitment firm that helps companies hire […]
From cloud computing to smart applications, HR has been investing in the most advanced tools and human resource management platforms that can automate conventional HR processes. These systems were built to reinvent people management and improve workforce capacity. Over the years we have seen the emergence of EPR, user-centric strategies and mobile applications; that played […]
Ahead of DisruptHR Toronto next month, we got a chance to chat with one of the amazing speakers, Hamoon Ekhtiari. Hamoon is the Founder & CEO of Audacious Futures, a global innovation engine for re-imagining the future at the intersection of technology, humanity, and philosophy. Previously, he was the Director of Strategy and Innovation for the […]
Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in Human Resources and Recruitment. Many question the role of external recruitment partners in both the current and future hiring landscape. In most developed job markets we’ve observed many enterprises place an emphasis on both reducing recruitment costs and improving the quality in the way they hire. The obvious […]
Are you wondering how you can build a successful team? If so, you are in luck because successful teamwork and collaboration can be taught through the right approaches to leadership. There are many components involved in creating a successful team and it is not something that can happen overnight. If you are committed to nurturing […]
Using tech recruiters to fill tech positions is common in the startup world, but getting the value you expect isn’t. You’ve likely been told about the proprietary vaults of candidates you can’t access. Or you’ve been promised high-quality hires without any indication of a repeatable data-driven process behind the claim. Or you’ve been left high-and-dry […]
The next in the series of InnovateWork Toronto events takes place this evening in downtown Toronto. 300-350 HR, Talent, and Tech pros are expected to come together for lots of networking and to hear from some of the brightest minds in the business. Here’s our pick of top speakers and panelists at the November 2017 […]
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) represent a make-or-break time for employee engagement. If management can figure out how to harness the emotional commitment of employees during the transition, they can gain valuable support for the initiative that can have a ripple effect throughout the organization. But failing to consider the employee experience (EX) during M&A activity […]
5 Key Ways HR Technology is Helping Small Businesses For most organizations, the HR department is responsible for managing the appraisals of employees across several factors—their individual benefits, their training, their recruitment, and retention, among others. For small businesses, these departments are also likely to control the surveys associated with compensation and payroll. The process […]
Rob Catalano had the pleasure of attending the 3rd People Analytics Canada Summit this week in Toronto. Here’s his take.. For anyone that was there, I was the guy that looked like he was working on his laptop the whole time… but what I was really doing was taking notes feverishly and learning from […]