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The C-Team Adds a Member

By Larry Keller

An increasing number of employers are adding a seat at the executive table for a new player on the team. Joining the likes of the CEO, the COO and the CIO is the CDO: chief digital officer. The challenge for HR officers, however, is finding qualified candidates.

Social-Influence Scores and HR

By Andrew R. McIlvaine

Measurements that score a person's social-media influence are the 'latest shiny new thing' these days. Experts caution that, while not fool-proof, these measures could begin to pop up on job candidates' resumes, and HR will need to know how to interpret them.

Turning Employees On to Conservation

By Lin Grensing-Pophal

Green initiatives don't only benefit the environment. Organizations are finding that these efforts, when driven and supported from the top of the organization -- and aligned with employees' interests and passions -- can also help to boost engagement and satisfaction.

Dodging HRIS Disasters

By Tom Starner

Paying close attention to testing, using clean data and other strategies can help HR departments avoid overspending when it comes to replacing an HR information system.

No Link Between HR Technology and Strategic Gain, Say Researchers

By Andrew R. McIlvaine

A new meta-analysis finds no empirical link between investments in HR technology and strategic gains for an organization, but HR tech vendors say the data is skewed.

Is 2013 the Year HR Takes Analytics Seriously?

By Tom Starner

While there has been much discussion about using analytics in the HR space, recent surveys show that it may be more talk than walk. But some experts believe 2013 could be the year in which HR starts to get serious about analytics.

Measuring the Impact of MOOCs

By Mark McGraw

Research suggests massive open online courses (MOOCs) figure to play a larger role in the corporate learning programs of the future. HR professionals with an eye on providing these courses must carefully consider their relevance to the workplace, and how MOOCs can be integrated into current e-learning offerings, experts say.

Differing Views on Innovation

By Mark McGraw

Recent research shows a gap between leaders' view of their work in leading innovation and how employees view leadership's efforts in this area. Experts urge HR professionals to help managers break out of "decision-making mode," and coach them on encouraging original, innovative ideas from employees.

HR's Social Networking Troubles

By Kecia Bal

Though a new survey shows HR executives fear social media's impact on productivity, some consultants say embracing the online platform can build trust among employees and improve collaboration.

Sky's The Limit

By Kristen B. Frasch, Andrew R. McIlvaine and David Shadovitz

Software delivered via the cloud took center stage at the 15th Annual HR Technology® Conference in Chicago, as a record-breaking number of attendees mingled with their HR colleagues and industry thought leaders.

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Bill Kutik

NYT Catches Up on Recruiting Innovations

No one reading this needs to be told recruiting has been the greatest source of innovation in HR technology for almost two decades. Now "the newspaper of record," which still means something to me, at least, has published two long articles on successive Sundays catching the world up on the new technologies being applied to that wildly inefficient process.

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