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  • Your HR Certification is Worthless (#SHRM15)

    I had the distinct pleasure of seeing my friend Steve Browne speak this morning at SHRM. His session was intended to fire up the audience, and I’d say it was a smashing success. One of his comments was powerful, and I thought it deserved to be repeated here because I talk about certification quite a…

  • Are You Going to SHRM in Las Vegas? #SHRM15

    A few weeks from now I’ll be joining thousands of my closest HR friends in Las Vegas for the 2015 SHRM Conference. This year is a bit different than the years I visited only as an attendee, because I will be speaking on behalf of Brandon Hall Group about strategic HR at the SHRM SmartStage,…

  • Increasing Benefit Value at No Cost (#SHRM14)

    Before I jump in, I realize that there is some cost associated with everything. My love of economics doesn’t allow me to get away with the idea of a “free lunch” without mentioning that; however, I’m talking about increasing the perceived value without increasing the direct cost of the various options offered. Hang with me,…

  • SHRM to Stop Supporting PHR, SPHR Certifications

    So if you’re a SHRM member and/or volunteer leader, you probably saw the news yesterday that SHRM is no longer supporting the PHR and SPHR exams after 2014. Read on for how this impacts you, and for those considering a SHRM Learning System alternative, I have a recommendation for that as well at the end.…

  • Workplace Flexibility: What’s Changing (and What’s Not) #shrmtalent #workflex

    Earlier today the latest workplace flexibility research from the Families and Work Institute and SHRM came out, and there were some very interesting data points in the study. A few quick hits from the 2014 National Study of Employers (link to the full study below): The presence of women/minorities impacts offerings: Organizations with more women and…

  • Strategic HR: Measuring Quality of Attrition #SHRMTalent

    It’s day two of the 2014 SHRM Talent Management conference, and I attended a great session on Quality of Attrition: Management’s Favorite Human Capital Metric. The bottom line is that we know that every person that leaves the business is not the same. Why they left, how valuable they were, and what the organization could have…

  • Employee Retention Tied to Career Development (#SHRMTalent)

    I’m at the SHRM Talent Management Conference in Nashville this week. This morning I attended a session on improving employee retention by Linda Ginac at TalentGuard. Here are some thoughts on that topic… Turnover is real With average employee turnover by generation standing at 2 years (Millenials), 5 years (Gen X), and 7 years (Boomers),…