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What Is HR Transformation?
HR transformation is a redesign of the HR function involving dramatic as opposed to incremental improvement. At its core, HR transformation is about creating an HR function that reflects and supports the broader organization and its strategic objectives. As organizations embark on major change…
5 Recruiting Metrics Every Organization Should Track
Over the past year, hiring activity has slowed dramatically for some organizations while it has significantly ramped up for others. Still, all organizations should be measuring and benchmarking recruiting. There are five recruiting KPIs that every organization should track: time to fill,…
How Analytics Upskilling Helps Organizations Thrive
Employee development is the top approach that organizations use to address skills gaps and surpluses, as highlighted in APQC’s latest strategic workforce planning survey. The survey also revealed that upskilling is a top development approach for 53% of the more than 250 organizations surveyed.…
Secret to Managing Remote Workers
Over the past year, APQC has understandably received many questions about how to manage remote workers. Early in the pandemic, questions centered on managing the logistics of getting employees set up to work from home and helping employees deal with work/life balance challenges. Then came concerns…
Workforce Planning Matters More Than Ever During COVID-19
How can we prepare our organizations to better navigate future disruptions? How can we build more resilient organizations? Business leaders across the globe are asking these questions and at APQC, we are hard at work uncovering answers. In this blog, I am sharing one such answer supported by the…
Biggest Leadership Transition Mistakes
Organizations invest a lot of time and money in identifying and developing potential future leaders and then in ultimately selecting candidates from their leadership pipelines to fill open leadership roles. Effectively developing and placing individuals into leadership roles through high potential…
The Great Robots vs Workers Mistake
Robots versus workers—it’s a great debate that is playing out in the media and across organizations. The most common refrain is that technology is making workers obsolete. But according to Deloitte’s latest Human Capital Trends report—we’ve got it all wrong when it comes to technology and talent.…
How Scenario Planning Helped NASA Adapt Fast to Covid-19
85% of organizations have accelerated or plan to accelerate their use of contingency and scenario planning. This was among the findings of APQC’s Reactive to Proactive: The Next 90 Days survey regarding how organizations are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. Research from Bain & Company,…
Communications Key to Managing Workplace Covid Stress
As I write this blog, at the end of June 2020, we are several months into dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenges to employers and workers continue but are evolving. Some workers are returning to the workplace. Others are seeing work-from-home arrangements extended through year’s end…
Timely Advice for Managers of Remote Employees
“Just because social distancing is in place, doesn’t mean that managers should be out of touch with their people,” wrote engagement expert Lisa Ryan in a recent LinkedIn post. I reached out to Lisa Ryan, chief appreciation strategist at Grategy, with some questions about how managers can stay in…