Imagine the scenario. Your business has decided it’s time to create company values. You’ve conducted a thorough process, involved a range of stakeholders, wordsmithed, edited, and refined. You’re confident the outcome captures your company’s DNA. Your values are ready to go. So what next?  In many ways, creating company values is the easy bit. It’s creative and engaging, especially when colleagues volunteer to get involved. Now, the real challenge starts: How can you truly integrate your values into the day-to-day at your company?  The process can be challenging, and integrating and ..read more

It should come as no surprise that recruiting is more complex than ever these days. From talent gaps, skills shortages, and ever-changing market conditions to cumbersome processes and siloed technology, HR and talent acquisition teams have their work cut out for them.  However, one challenge reigns supreme: disconnected processes and technology. In fact, according to the Lighthouse Research & Advisory 2024 Talent Acquisition Trends Study, 75 percent of teams struggle to forecast their needs accurately, and 58 percent of teams missed their hiring plan last year, putting their overall b ..read more

Think about how your day goes when there’s no internet.  Your email or Slack goes down, the project management system won’t load, or the HCM that everyone uses to clock in and out has a timeout.  The entire business feels the effects if anything breaks—or even if it just slows down a little.  But behind the scenes, HR Ops comes to the rescue.  As the backbone of organizations’ tech-reliant functionality, HR Ops’s collaboration with the IT and cybersecurity teams ensures uninterrupted service from the tech everyone relies on in today’s globally dispersed businesses.  Em ..read more

Modern companies have made huge strides to improve their people’s experiences and establish core values of transparency and fairness.  Buffer, the social media management company, openly shares its team’s salaries in a publicly accessible spreadsheet. Salesforce publicly discloses its pay equity findings and regularly analyzes pay disparities based on gender and race.  The gender pay gap is getting narrower, but at a glacial pace as shown by this 2024 Payscale survey.  Let’s take a closer look at pay transparency, and why it’s so important for achieving pay equity. The importanc ..read more

The art of managing Gen Z isn’t the mystery it perhaps was. Many people born between the mid-90s and late-00s are now firmly settled in the workplace. There’s now a wealth of research on how best to work with Gen Z—for example, our own survey with Eight Roads on the Young Generation in Tech (YGIT).  There are some broad challenges for employers planning how to work with Gen Z, for sure. But for forward-thinking employers, they also provide opportunities. Offer structures and benefits that reflect their needs, and they’ll consider you a far more attractive proposition.  Professionally ..read more

According to Harvard Business Review, 87.5 percent of digital transformations fail.  Why is that? There are many reasons. Chief among them is the fact that many organizations overlook the digital employee experience (DEX).  And in a post-pandemic world that embraces hybrid work, DEX is something that organizations can no longer afford to overlook. It’s now an indispensable part of employee experience.  In this article, we’ll explore strategies, solutions, and practical steps for effective DEX management—with examples of companies that have undergone successful digital transforma ..read more

It’s been a busy year for us here at HiBob. Our 2023 roadmap theme was “Building the exceptional,” highlighting our dedication to continuously go above and beyond to deliver an even better HCM for our customers everywhere. We rose to the challenge, providing solutions focusing on employee wellbeing and experience, streamlining HR, and enhancing the user experience. We’ve also given Bob a makeover with a new look that addresses low-vision accessibility and increases efficiency while staying true to our trademark fun and friendly design.  To give you a taste of what we’ve achieved, we’ve ha ..read more

HR tech adoption is advancing rapidly, with leaders turning to it to drive improved business outcomes, among other aims. Incredibly, 42 percent of respondents in a Josh Bersin Co. survey rated their HR technology implementations as either failed or not fully successful two years after onboarding. This highlights how crucial it is for HR leaders to focus on identifying the right technology products and adopting them effectively rather than rushing to deployment. However, it’s also vital that your teams be able to derive key insights from the wealth of HR data the tech will make accessible. Thos ..read more

Today’s economic landscape is forcing businesses to navigate a unique and complex set of circumstances. On one hand, the labor market is buoyant. On the other, the threat of a looming recession is palpable and, for many organizations, imminent. This mixed-economy scenario presents a paradox that can be challenging for businesses. However, it also offers an opportunity for strategic investment in people and HR technology to help organizations improve efficiency and employee satisfaction and engagement.  Over the last few years, I’ve served as the CPO for multiple small startups. One of the ..read more

The decision of whether to invest in a new HCM, both for first-time buyers and companies looking to switch from an existing HR system, is not an easy one. Many CPOs and business leaders ask themselves if the time is right, if they really need the system, and if it will provide them with actual business value. Purchasing an HCM isn’t only a sizable financial investment but also involves a significant time commitment to get it up and running. It can take weeks to months—or even years, depending on the HCM you choose and the size and complexity of your business.  While historically HR has be ..read more