5 ways HR professionals can use technology to improve workplace productivity

Una LawlorJuly 27, 2017

To improve workplace productivity, make sure that you are making the most of technology in the field of HR in each of the 5 following ways....

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Checklist Managing an Innovative HR project

Tom HaakMarch 17, 2016

The 'Checklist Managing an Innovative HR project' is part of the book "Building Powerful Networks; the Arcadis Global Shapers story". This book, about the i...

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10 questions for Tom Haak

Tom HaakAugust 30, 2014

We were able to interview Tom Haak in his office near Utrecht in The Netherlands. Tom is the founder and director and director of the HR Trend Institute. ...

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3 reasons to stop counting heads

Tom HaakMay 10, 2014

Counting heads in an organization does not make a lot of sense, as all heads are different and some heads can do a lot more than other heads....

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My Top 3 favorite HR Interventions

Tom HaakApril 13, 2014

HR and management often want to do too much too quick. I have been guilty as well. My personal archive is full with HR-plans that have never been totally implem...

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10 roles for HR in 2014

Tom HaakDecember 28, 2013

In December 2012 I posted an article "13 roles for HR in 2013". I hope you have been able to play some or most of these roles last year. For 2014 they are all s...

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The one big lesson from Undercover Boss

Tom HaakDecember 14, 2013

As I am still recovering from my fall nearly two months ago, I have to spend more time at home. For 10$ per month I got Netflix, and I can watch as many movies ...

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Do you choose A or B? HR needs more A/B testing.

Tom HaakNovember 17, 2013

A friend works at a company that is very data driven. The beliefs of this company are laid down in a nice booklet for all staff. Belief number 6: "We do not rel...

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Global Collaboration, part 8: Is Collaboration a value?

Tom HaakAugust 31, 2013

Most organisations have a list of core values. Like: people focus, client first, sustainability etc. You will never find greed on the list. ...

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Global Collaboration, part 3: A picture tells more than ….

Tom HaakJuly 27, 2013

In 1994 I was working for Philips Consumer Electronics and the proud user of a personal computer. This was the early days of making presentations on the PC. Bea...

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Global Collaboration, part 2: Do you want a cup of tea?

Tom HaakJuly 20, 2013

Long time ago when I worked for another multinational, there was a program to improve the relations between headquarters and the countries (sometimes also calle...

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Global Collaboration, part 1: I am a Ringleader…

Tom HaakJuly 13, 2013

Improving the way we collaborate globally is an important theme in the organization I work in. Supply and demand are not well distributed globally, and the bett...

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The Future of HR, Part 23: Can we get rid of Org Charts?

Tom HaakMay 4, 2013

When I entered one of the former organizations, I asked for the organizational charts, to help me to find my way. It turned out org charts were implicitly forbi...

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The Future of HR, part 16: We need change agents!

Tom HaakMarch 10, 2013

During the last weeks I reviewed and discussed various plans of the HR teams in our regions and operating companies. Always good and stimulating discussions. St...

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The Future of HR, part 12: More Diversity!

Tom HaakFebruary 9, 2013

There is a constant push to uniformity. HR needs to push back. We need more diversity! Can we imagine: An organization without job grades and job titles...

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The Future of HR, part 11: Top HR Teams

Tom HaakJanuary 27, 2013

Next week is the last week of one of the members in my team. She will move (internally) to a bigger job. We have worked nearly six years together, and I will ce...

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The Future of HR, part 9: Moving fast and slow

Tom HaakJanuary 12, 2013

The ability to speed up and slow down at the right moment is of great importance for HR. The tendency is to move at high speed all the time, but this is not ver...

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The Future of HR, part 7: Kill some routines

Tom HaakDecember 29, 2012

Routines can be comfortable. Sometimes too comfortable. Maybe it is time to kill some routines. Stop with annual performance reviews. Switch to weekly, bi-...

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My universum Part 1: Is my network attractive enough?

Tom HaakOctober 25, 2012

I was stimulated a lot by a recent blog of Robert Paterson . He showed how LinkedIn helped him to map his network. Via the link in his blog I immediately made...

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30 years in HR, part 3: Dangerous work!

Tom HaakMay 3, 2012

Hollandse Signaalapparaten On March 1, 1983, I started at Hollandse Signaalapparaten at their head office, in Hengelo. Henglo is in the east of The Netherlands...

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30 Years in HR: part 1, the start.

Tom HaakApril 14, 2012

It started with an advertisement placed by Philips Electronics on January 22, 1982. I had finished my university study (Psychology) in December 1981. Philips was looking for "Four psychologists or sociologists for a fast career". This appealed to me and I applied....

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16 HR Myths that spoil the impact of HR

Tom HaakFebruary 7, 2012

There are many myths that spil the impact of HR. Here you a find a list of 16 of these HR myths. 11: meeting = working....

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30 Simple Ways for Leaders to increase Engagement

Tom HaakFebruary 6, 2012

30 simple ways for leaders to increase the engagement of the people in their organizations. Living the values Express a clear future mission and strateg...

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