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Naomi Bloom

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Leading independent voice, analyst, end-user HRM business/delivery system strategy consultant, vendor HR technology/HRO business strategy/platform architecture/object model consultant, and thought leader across the HRM/HR technology/HR outsourcing industry now is the 23rd year of her solo practice, Bloom & Wallace. Known as the "Queen of HCM".

Long Before ADP v Zenefits: A Rare (For Me) Commentary On Very Small Market US Payroll Tech

Long Before ADP v Zenefits: A Rare (For Me) Commentary On Very Small Market US Payroll Tech

By Naomi Bloom on June 10, 2015

(Given the current noise in the tech press about poor little startup Zenefits’ suffering at the hands of big kahuna ADP  I thought this repost might be timely.)   December 8th, 2014 Background This post was inspired by a recent discussion among the Enterprise Irregulars.   It began when one of our members called our attention […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged ADP, API Economy, Lawsuit, Opum, Zenefits, ZenPayroll

WHY AREN’T THERE MORE WOMEN AND MINORITY LEADERS IN HR?

WHY AREN’T THERE MORE WOMEN AND MINORITY LEADERS IN HR?

By Naomi Bloom on April 3, 2015

Throughout my lengthy career as a consultant, analyst, thought leader, and independent voice in the HR technology industry, I have been asked quite often why I think there aren’t more women and minority HR professionals in key HR leadership roles. The simple answer is that there aren’t many women and minorities in key HR leadership […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged career, Leadership, minority, Social mobility, United States, women, Women in Business

Objects To The Left Of Us, Objects To The Right

Persistent HRM Object Model Errors Part I — Job And Position

By Naomi Bloom on February 3, 2015

Introduction In May 2012, I published a blog post that covered the basics of objects and object modeling — the very basic basics.  Assuming you’ve all been studying this topic since then (if you hadn’t already done so), it seemed like a good time to note that simply applying the right modeling techniques does not get […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged "Killer" HRMDS Scenarios, enterprise software, HRM Software, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Models/Modeling, Preferred Architectural Behaviors

A Rare (For Me) Commentary On Very Small Market US Payroll Tech

A Rare (For Me) Commentary On Very Small Market US Payroll Tech

By Naomi Bloom on December 8, 2014

Background This post was inspired by a recent discussion among the Enterprise Irregulars.   It began when one of our members called our attention to a recent story about ZenPayroll’s  impressive roster of successful Silly Valley (my term for the group think or herd instinct often found in the Bay Area) entrepreneurs who had become investors.  His inquiry: “Hyperbole […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Enterprise Irregulars, payroll

Applications Integration — Core HR And Talent Management

Applications Integration — Core HR And Talent Management

By Naomi Bloom on December 2, 2014

There is a tremendous need for deep and robust integration between the traditional HRMS processes,
being built organically, on top of a common architecture and object model. The heyday for standalone talent management suites is over.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Debunking/Calling Out, enterprise software, HR Tech, HRM Software, Human resources, Preferred Architectural Behaviors, recruitment, talent management, Vocabulary Shapes Our Thinking

“Now I Had The Time Of My Life, And I Owe It All To You”

“Now I Had The Time Of My Life, And I Owe It All To You”

By Naomi Bloom on November 7, 2014

Or, How Macular Degeneration Changes Your Thinking Even Before It Changes How You See The World One of my favorite movies ever is “Dirty Dancing.”  It takes place at a Borscht Belt-style resort of the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, has a musical score full of songs to which I danced in my early teens, and characters who […]

Posted in Business | Tagged #InFullBloomUs, Aging, Life After HRTech, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Naomi Bloom, Reflections On Life

Reprise — #HRTechConf And #HRTechEurope 2014 Attendee Tips

Reprise — #HRTechConf And #HRTechEurope 2014 Attendee Tips

By Naomi Bloom on September 12, 2014

This comes to you from our Viking Longship, Forseti, tied up in the very heart of the City of Bordeaux on its completely renewed waterfront.  We’ve had a wonderful three weeks of travel in France, including a week’s wine tasting cruise through the rivers of Bordeaux, but it’s time to get back to work.  And since […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged best practices, HR Tech, HR Tech Conference, Naomi's Speaking Engagements

2014 Edition: Do You Know How To Answer These HR Technology Questions?

2014 Edition: Do You Know How To Answer These HR Technology Questions?

By Naomi Bloom on September 9, 2014

[ It’s HR technology conference season, and we’d better get our shit together if we’re going to get the maximum value from our time spent at these conferences.  That means knowing what questions we’re trying to answer before we’re bombarded with vendors telling us that whatever they’re selling is the answer to our not-yet-formulated-clearly questions.  […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Bloom & Wallace Engagements, Debunking/Calling Out, Enterprise Irregulars, enterprise software, Follow The Yellow Brick Road, HR Tech, HR Tech Conference, Strategic HRMDS Planning

Hidden Talent

Hidden Talent

By Naomi Bloom on March 31, 2014

As some of you know from my tweets, I tap danced last night as part of a very special adaptation of a classic Fibber McGee and Molly radio show at our annual fundraiser, Radio Daze: OnStage With Florida Rep.  It was quite a night, a successful and really fun evening, with many thanks to the […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Dance, enterprise software, Florida, HRM Software, KSAOCs, linkedin, Performing Arts, Reflections On Life, talent management, Theater/Arts

Smart Machines/Robotics — Implications For HRM/HRTech — Where Do I Begin?

Smart Machines/Robotics — Implications For HRM/HRTech — Where Do I Begin?

By Naomi Bloom on February 13, 2014

Hi, I’m Naomi, Your HR Tech SmartyPants Robot Last week I was privileged to deliver a presentation to the top women execs at ADP about the future of HR and HR technology.  Sounds straightforward enough, but it wasn’t.  My presentation wrote itself, and it demanded that I title it: ” A Tale of Two Futures.” […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Business Outcomes, Change Management, Free Agent Nation, HRM/IT Intersection, Humanoid Robots, KSAOCs, Models/Modeling, Smarty Machines, Strategic HRM, Strategic HRMDS Planning, talent management, Uncategorized

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