When considering HR solutions, organisations typically consider researching and investigating best-of-breed point solutions as well as so-called integrated talent management systems. At a high level, the issues might seem straight forward. The pros and cons are widely known — or assumed. Pros: Typically represents the... [+] Read More
Last September we hosted our most popular webinar ever — The Road to OMB’s New Mandate: How to Maximize Federal Employee Performance (you can read the post-webinar report here) — with almost 400 attendees. We’re excited to now offer a follow-up in this series —... [+] Read More
The highly anticipated legislation to modernize the federal government’s aging information technology infrastructure via the Modernizing Government Technology Act is now law. When it comes to HR and human capital systems, many agencies having been moving down the modernization path already with benefits such as... [+] Read More
Want to improve your organization’s workforce performance? A great place to start is with employee engagement. The challenge – how do you get your employees highly engaged, or to start – move them from disengaged to engaged? In the drive to improve employee performance and... [+] Read More
We're pleased to announce a new set of enhancements to Acendre Performance for U.S. federal customers, part of our continued evolution of our federal, cloud-based SaaS solutions.... [+] Read More
Too much paper work. No automation, no efficient processes, too much time. A managerial and and employee nightmare. The above statements summarize the state of federal performance management for too many agencies. And these granular issues lead to a cycle of problems, from employee engagement... [+] Read More
The Department of Defense (DoD) is implementing "New Beginnings," a collaborative labor-management effort to improve HR practices and policies in DoD. In a phased approach, DoD is implementing the enterprise-wide DoD Performance Management and Appraisal Program, "which will help foster a cultural change that encourages... [+] Read More
To paraphrase a quote from Mark Twain, reports of the annual performance review's death have been greatly exaggerated. It wasn't long ago that both major news outlets and HR specialty pubs were reporting that the performance review was going the way of 8-track tapes and... [+] Read More
I was intrigued by a recent article in which two former Office of Management and Budget officials (OMB) spoke of the urgency for the next administration to accelerate performance- and evidence-based management adoption among U.S. agencies.... [+] Read More
Despite what you may have heard about robots coming to take all of our jobs, for now organizations live or die on the commitment and dedication of the people that populate them. From the newest, wet behind the ears recruit to the most senior executive,... [+] Read More