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What Is the Difference Between HR and Human Capital Management?
I have spent my entire career working in the HR space and I often see the terms HR and human capital management (HCM) used interchangeably. In fact, I am guilty of using these terms interchangeably. Perhaps as a result, members ask APQC: What is the difference between HR and human capital…
Learning and Development (L&D) Strategy Is Back to Investing
After a period of decline, employer investments in learning are on the rise. Pandemic-era economic pressures and uncertainties have subsided, and employers are restoring previously slashed learning and development (L&D) budgets. In fact, 96% of learning leaders responding to APQC’s…
Good News About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in 2024
It’s hard to look at the DEI news and not come away discouraged. Since the turn of the new year, there have been reports of:Cutbacks to DEI staff and budgets, Growing risk of DEI programs falling out of compliance with fast changing laws, and Corporate decisions to modify or…
What is Talent Development?
Talent development is the process of building upon an employee’s skillsets to advance individual competency or growth within the organization. Effective talent development programs help employees understand their roles better and actively work to gain the skills needed to be successful in…
Can Millennials Bridge the Supply Chain Talent Gap?
Recent surveys of supply chain executives have shown that attracting and retaining talent in the supply chain is a big concern, especially in light of the impending retirement of baby boomers who have long made up the bulk of supply chain professionals. Last week at the Supply Chain and Logistics…
Five Tips for Coping with Holiday Work Stress
The end-of-year holiday season is a time for friends, family, parties, and gifts, but it is also a time for project close-outs, strategic planning, and budgeting for the next fiscal year. Juggling all of these home and work demands at the same time can be stressful. To help take the pressure off…
Performance Management Success Factors
"Painful," "too much effort," "not popular," "a necessary evil"—when employees use these kinds of words to describe a particular process you know that process is broken and needs to be improved. These were the words that APQC employees used to describe APQC's pre-2012 employee performance…
APQC Named as a Top Work Place in Houston
The Houston Chronicle recently named its Top Work Places for 2013. APQC was named 21st out of 140 best small organizations to work for based on the results from employee surveys. More than 68,000 Houston area employees were surveyed by WorkplaceDynamics on issues such as their benefits and pay…
10 Talent Management Best Practices
A number of talent management best practices have been revealed again and again in APQC’s human capital management research studies. Five of these tried-and-true talent management best practices include: defining talent management broadly, yet integrating the many elements of talent…
Is Managing Supply Chain Talent a Top Priority for Your Organization?
Do you agree with experts who say it is difficult for organizations to find supply chain talent that can meet the demands of a complex global economy? As supply chain becomes a more strategic function within the enterprise, managing talent within the supply chain discipline is a critical…