External recruitment freezes have become a harsh reality of life for Australian public servants as governments seek to contain wages and make savings, but is it possible to turn a no-hire zone into something positive?... [+] Read More
At this time of the year, local sports fans usually have high hopes for their Washington Nationals. Why not? The team has compiled winning records every season since 2012, earning two NL East titles in the process. In fact, when we take a closer look... [+] Read More
We were delighted to be featured in Talent Culture's blog today with our post on March Madness and how it relates to talent management.... [+] Read More
Many agencies are turning to cloud-based computing and the Software as a Service (SaaS) model to transform their organizations, which may or may not be implemented via a federal Shared Service Center (SSC). This new delivery model allows HR to realize numerous benefits for their... [+] Read More
Drastically better talent management coupled with a culture of high performance - it's a proven, winning formula"_one that has the Washington Redskins in the playoffs again and fans excited again.... [+] Read More
Natural Talent Federal Cloud (NTFED Cloud), Acendre's talent management solution suite, provides a reliable and scalable platform that enables secure, rapid deployment of the talent management system. With Acendre, your data is securely stored on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure. The AWS infrastructure... [+] Read More
With all the challenges facing federal agencies - budget constraints, finding high-quality talent quickly, hiring and onboarding quickly and efficiently, nurturing and developing that talent to give an agency the best chance of fulfilling its mission - it would seem an incredible stretch that an... [+] Read More
Over the next few years, the aging population will lead to a 'retirement tsunami', with millions of baby boomers leaving the workforce within two decades. In Australia, the ratio of employed persons to retirees will be cut almost in half, falling from 5 to 2.5... [+] Read More
These days, it seems like Google just about runs the universe. Many of us use Google ubiquitously, including Gmail for communication, Google Maps to figure out where we're heading and seek answers to life's quandaries through that familiar search page. Yet, there's another reason to... [+] Read More
Problems with federal performance management, including cumbersome and resource-draining paper performance plans, leadership problems and employee morale, engagement and retention challenges, have been well documented. Many of these problems stem from a dearth of innovation in the performance management space that has made evolution to... [+] Read More