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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

In Search Of HRM/HRMDS/HR Tech “Best” Practices: Istanbul To Vienna — Final Update

In Search Of HRM/HRMDS/HR Tech “Best” Practices: Istanbul To Vienna — Final Update

By Naomi Bloom on June 21, 2013

Istanbul Was Constantinople… Are you able to speak fluently a language other than your native one?  Two such additional languages?  Three?  Four?  Five?  If you’re an American, you’re mostly answering no. How many of my American colleagues/followers are able to deliver a quality professional presentation in a language other than their native one?  To participate in […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged best practices, Business Outcomes, performance management, Strategic HRM, travel | 1 Response

In Search Of HRM/HRMDS/HR Tech “Best” Practices: Istanbul To Vienna — Update #2

In Search Of HRM/HRMDS/HR Tech “Best” Practices: Istanbul To Vienna — Update #2

By Naomi Bloom on June 17, 2013

Istanbul Was Constantinople… In my first update from this amazing trip, I highlighted what we saw as outstanding performance by the concierge at The Ritz Carlton Istanbul in rescuing us when we got caught in the violent Taksim Park protests at the start of our vacation.  But the logistics of that rescue were small potatoes compared with […]

Posted in Business | Tagged best practices, Budapest, Business Outcomes, Danube, performance management, River cruise, Strategic HRM, travel | 4 Responses

In Search Of HRM/HRMDS/HR Tech “Best” Practices: Istanbul To Vienna — Update #1

In Search Of HRM/HRMDS/HR Tech “Best” Practices: Istanbul To Vienna — Update #1

By Naomi Bloom on June 11, 2013

Istanbul Was Constantinople… From Our Hotel Window — Police Car Set Afire There’s an old sailor’s expression that “anyone can man the helm when the seas are calm.”  More than just in boating, this observation describes so many aspects of our work and personal lives.  When everything is going along as planned, when we’re not thrown any […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged best practices, Business Outcomes, performance management, Strategic HRM, travel | 1 Response

HRM Analytics  — Dashboards, Cockpits And Mission Control

HRM Analytics — Dashboards, Cockpits And Mission Control

By Naomi Bloom on May 20, 2013

[Many of you know that my husband, Ron Wallace, was a mission manager at NASA for international Search and Rescue Programs (official program name COSPAS/SARSAT) until he took early retirement in 1999 so that we could relocate to our present home in Fort Myers, FL.  We were both fascinated by all things spacey, and continue […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged HRM Software, Metrics/Analytics, Preferred Architectural Behaviors, Strategic HRM, Vocabulary Shapes Our Thinking

Impressions From HR Technology Conference 2012

Impressions From HR Technology Conference 2012

By Naomi Bloom on October 18, 2012

I’ve just reread my observations from last year’s conference, and you should too.  If I say so myself, it’s a pretty accurate portrayal of what was happening then, much of which is still happening but which is much farther along, at least in some (but by no means all) vendor products and some end-user organizations.  Rather […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Aging, Debunking/Calling Out, enterprise software, Follow The Yellow Brick Road, HR Tech, HR Tech Conference, HRM/IT Intersection, Licensed/On-Premise Software, SaaS, Strategic HRM, Strategic HRMDS Planning, talent management

Even Successful Products Deserve A Sunset Plan

Even Successful Products Deserve A Sunset Plan

By Naomi Bloom on March 5, 2012

The End Of An Era Is Near [Disclosure:  This is part memoir and part advertorial, where the advertiser is Bloom & Wallace.] If you’ve been wondering about the long delay since my last blog post, read on to learn about one project on which I’ve been working.  That project has been to finalize the sunset plan for my […]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged best practices, HRM/IT Intersection, HRMDS, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Models/Modeling, Preferred Architectural Behaviors, Strategic HRM

An Open Letter To HR Executives

An Open Letter To HR Executives

By Naomi Bloom on January 13, 2012

There But For The Grace Of G-d Go Any One Of Us Dear Sir/Madam, We may not have met, but I’ve got your back.  I’m on your side when it comes to using effective HRM practices and business rules to drive improved business outcomes in your organization.  I know how hard it is to draw those […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Business Outcomes, HR Tech, HRM, HRM/IT Intersection, Strategic HRM, Strategic HRMDS Planning

Eight Characteristics Of Effective HRM And HRM Delivery Systems

Eight Characteristics Of Effective HRM And HRM Delivery Systems

By Naomi Bloom on December 5, 2011

In my last post, I told some all too typical business stories in which it was easy to recognize, in situ, really bad HRM policies and practices, HRM service delivery and HR technology use.  Every manager has their own favorite such tales of woe, and my HR practitioner colleagues are awash in the fallout from such […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged "Killer" HRMDS Scenarios, best practices, Business Outcomes, HRM, HRM Software, HRMDS, KSAOCs, Models/Modeling, Preferred Architectural Behaviors, Strategic HRM | 2 Responses

HRM Software/Services Q1 Vendor Briefings — It’s A Wrap!

HRM Software/Services Q1 Vendor Briefings — It’s A Wrap!

By Naomi Bloom on June 10, 2011

In my first post in this series on learnings from my Q1 vendor briefings/demos, I wrote about the implications of HRM software and services vendor ambitions for buyers and, more generally, for the industry.  In my second post in this series, I covered a wide range of changes in the context within which these vendors […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged best practices, Business Outcomes, enterprise software, HR Tech, HRM Software, HRM/IT Intersection, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Preferred Architectural Behaviors, Strategic HRM, talent management

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