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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…
Houston Texans Tailgate: An Employee Engagement Activity
The Houston Texans are a popular NFL team, particularly among employees that reside in Houston, TX. As part of a long-standing employee engagement initiative, APQC held a Texans tailgating party so that employees could spend time networking with one another and share in a common interest. APQC…
Open Innovation: Findings from APQC’s Best Practices Study
This Tuesday, September 17, APQC and the Project Management Institute (PMI) will be hosting a Webinar on the findings from the recent best practices study Open Innovation: Enhancing Idea Generation Through Collaboration. Marisa Brown and Andrea Stroud from APQC and Stephen Townsend and Chris Landes…
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…
Reasons Fortune 500 Companies Collaborate Externally
APQC launched the Open Innovation: Enhancing Idea Generation Through Collaboration study to examine the open innovation practices of five leading global organizations: Amway, British Telecommunications plc (BT), Cisco Systems Inc., Corning Inc., and General Mills Inc. Due to the increasing rate…
Janne Ohtonen of BPM Leader on Customer Focused Process Improvement
APQC recently interviewed Janne Ohtonen about focusing on the customer when doing process improvement. Janne Ohtonen is a Business Process and Customer Experience Management trainer, consultant, speaker, expert & coach with over ten years of international experience. He blogs at BPMLeader.com…
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…
Houston Astros and Predictive Analytics: What Team Profitability Can Tell Us About Its Future
In the wake of Forbes’ report on the profitability of the Houston Astros, team owner Jim Crane released a statement avowing that the team’s management is fiscally responsible (this despite soaring profits accompanied by the lowest payroll and worst record in Major League Baseball). He stated…
Knowledge Management and Engineering Workflows
While attending site visits for APQC’s “Transferring and Applying Critical Knowledge” study, I’ve been thinking about how KM is practiced in scientific, technical, and engineering organizations vs. other types of firms. Obviously the types of content and expertise being shared are different, but I…
Change Management Spotlight: Heather Stagl on fighting the 'Status Quo'
Heather Stagl, founder of Enclaria, discusses how to battle the 'Status Quo' when initiating change, how to reignite the process for change, and why change management projects aren't always measured properly. You can follow Heather on Twitter at @enclaria and read her blog at Enclaria.com.…