The Sierra-Cedar 2018–2019 HR Systems Survey White Paper, 21 Annual Edition makes its annual debut today at the HR Technology® Conference in Las Vegas. With this release, we share over two decades of HR Systems research and community development. Published since 1997, this is the longest running, most widely distributed, and most [...]
The study of organizational culture is nothing new, but it is finally getting more consideration in the practice of Change Management — and this raises a lot of questions. What are the connections between culture, business leadership, and transitions? How can this information be used in strategies? What approaches [...]
The Sierra-Cedar 2018–2019 HR Systems Survey, 21stAnnual Edition is open and available for participation by the greater HR community. This annual research effort provides insights into HR technology trends and is available through June 8th. All responses are confidential and only used in aggregate results. What did the Survey identify [...]
Reflections on Technology, Transparency, and the Changing Culture of People and Work through the Eyes of a 20-Year-Old Survey Take a moment and look back to where you were 20 years ago, in 1997… I was a young mother, working on a graduate degree, applying for an internship that would [...]
Co-presenting with Earl Parks from Gallaudet University[i], the premier U.S. school for the deaf, was the highlight of my week at Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) 2016. Gallaudet was a major player in passing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1980, which led to the adoption of [...]
It might be hard to believe, but at one point in time, watching a favorite classic movie once a year was a real treat. Growing up in a little Ohio town in Midwest USA, not only did we walk to school uphill both ways in a snowstorm, but we also [...]
The women in my family have faithfully passed down a very special skill from generation to generation. While other families pass down amazing cooking skills or timeless gardening capabilities, my family passes down bargain hunting. The polite terms are “frugal” and “thrifty,” but to each successive generation, the women of [...]
The passage of time is relative to the topic. When we think about our families, children, and partners, they grow and change so much in what seems like the blink of an eye, the years that pass by so quickly are expected. On the other hand, when looking back on [...]
Every year those “in the know” spend time gazing into the future (or their navel, depending on their creative process) with the hopes of picking out those pearls of wisdom that will enlighten and prepare their audience for the coming year. Every industry has its pundits, wise ones, and data [...]
It never seems to fail that following the HR Technology® Conference in October, there’s an increase in blogs, articles, and overall commentary on HR analytics. The articles usually follow this trajectory: Why aren’t organizations investing in analytics? First we bemoan the fact that so few organizations are investing in HR [...]
