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Trends to Look Out for in HR Shared Services
Throughout my 10+ years at APQC, HR shared services has been one of the hottest topics for our members—and for good reason. The shared services delivery model moves responsibility for high-volume transactional HR work from business-embedded HR partners to HR staff working in a centralized services…
Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Recruiting
Whether you are looking to ramp up hiring volume fast, explore new talent pipelines, or reduce the administrative burden on your in-house recruiters, outsourcing can make your recruiting process cheaper, faster, and more effective. Many organizations outsource the entire recruiting process, but…
How Many Middle Management Positions Do You Need?
When organizations are looking to reduce headcount, they often begin at the management level and with middle management in particular. While reducing the number of middle managers in your organization can help you save labor costs more quickly, cuts to middle management can also be…
What Are the Right Human Resource Benchmarks to Use?
APQC finds that there are five HR measures that every organization should benchmark: HR cost per $1,000 revenue, HR cost per employee, number of employees per HR FTE, number of HR FTEs per $1 billion revenue, and number of HR administration FTEs per $1 billion revenue.Top Five HR Measures to…
What Is Workforce Planning?
Workforce planning can increase organizational agility, improve talent outcomes, save money, and improve business performance. Yet only half of organizations carry out workforce planning effectively.To reap the full benefits of strategic workforce planning, consider adopting APQC’s 7-step framework…
Reducing Involuntary Terminations Starts with Better Leadership and Communication
Role reductions, workforce adjustments, flattening the organization structure, managing attrition, reshaping for the future . . . while the lingo varies, the message is the same: layoffs are coming. Over the past six months, the business press has seen its share of layoff announcements. After…
China Gorman, CEO, Great Place to Work Institute, on Why Strategic HR Matters and How HR Can Become More Strategic
In conjunction with the release of our Strategic HR Partnerships Best Practices Report, APQC is conducting a series of interviews with people who have experience with the topic of strategic HR partners. This third post in the series features China Gorman, CEO, Great Place to Work® Institute and…
William Tincup, HR Tech and Social Media Expert, on Strategic HR Partnerships—Why They Matter and How They Can Be Developed
In conjunction with the release of our Strategic HR Partnerships Best Practices Report, APQC is conducting a series of interviews with thought leaders on the topic of strategic HR business partners. This second post in the series features highlights from my interview with William Tincup, SPHR, CEO…
HR Data and Analytics: What Does Your Organization Need to Know?
HR data has been in the news a lot lately. In particular, the topic of big data in HR is being debated in HR publications, on HR blogs, at HR conferences, etc. Take a look at these headlines from just the past month. LinkedIn Connects Big Data, Human Resources—The Washington Post HR…
HR Bartender Sharlyn Lauby: Strategic HR Partnerships—Why They Matter and How They Can Be Developed
In conjunction with the release of our Strategic HR Partnerships Best Practices Report, APQC is conducting a series of interviews with people who have experience with and are thought leaders on the topic of strategic HR business partnerships. This first post in the series features Sharlyn Lauby,…