From the category archives:

Analyzing HR

Looking Back At 2009 And Looking Ahead To 2010

by Lance Haun on November 30, 2009

SmartBrief for Workforce (I am on the advisory board and also do some light writing for SmartBrief) is doing a round up of some predictive posts for the new year. Last year, I attempted to predict what would happen in 2009 so let’s see how well I did:

Prediction: SHRM will continue being SHRM. Outcome: Correct [...]

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The Mantra of HR: A Great Defense is the Best Offense?

by Lance Haun on October 20, 2009

Editor’s Note – Today’s post is brought to you courtesy of Dustin Henderson, co-founder of MeritBuilder. Dustin went to HR Southwest conference last week to cover the show for us. You can follow him on Twitter. Thanks!
If the products found on the floor of HR Southwest are any indication, then the answer is a definitive [...]

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What If HR Got A Mulligan? Would We Do Something Different?

by Lance Haun on October 16, 2009

A Golf Story
I love and hate playing the game of golf. There is something inherently peaceful about walking around a carefully landscaped course and there is something inherently vengeful and ridiculous about trying to get a small white ball into a cup 300 yards away. When I lived a bit closer to my dad, we’d [...]

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Researching to reduce turnover

by Lance Haun on June 14, 2006

Dr. Williams over at ERE says that the best way to reduce turnover is to look at past employee records and determine a pattern of traits that can help you avoid high turnover rates. There are several pitfalls that he addressed along with the obvious benefits of such a program that I am interested in [...]

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