Editor’s note: Despite the fact the majority of organisations are investing in data analytics tools, this research by Bersin found that only 4% of companies have achieved the capability to perform “predictive analytics” about their workforce.
Editor’s note: Two recent pieces of research look at whether or not a reward scheme can help create a high-performance organisation. The conclusion: bonuses and reward systems do not show a significant correlation with organisational performance.
Highlights from an event held at Sheffield Business School earlier this year.
Editor’s note: A look at productivity apps such as idonethis and weekdone. Where do these apps fit into the learning tech scene? Should they?
Editor’s note: Thanks to Donald Taylor for sharing this link, which looks at three myths that you may not have heard talked about before. If you invest training time and money in someone will they take it and then leave?
Editor’s note: Reflections on all the different aspects that make up game thinking (design, gamification, serious games).
Editor’s note: Superb set of tips to make working life better. There will be one hack here you will want to try . . .
Editor’s note: Amsterdam plays host to this week’s HR Tech Europe conference, Founder Marc Coleman looks at the HR tech that companies are looking to invest in.
Editor’s note: Think about the relationships between data and what they tells you, not just about the amount of data you collect.
Editor’s note: A big focus on freelance work in this list. Is it impacting your organisation in a big way? Useful to see a list that isn’t looking at tech.
Editor’s note: Smallish survey of 1,000 employees which tells us that job satisfaction trumps reward – but the basic level reward has to be seen to be good as well.
Editor’s note: Rob Jones tells a good story. Here he looks at doing things differently – simple stuff really.
Ten stats on five mega trends in IT: mobile, social, cloud, apps and big data.…
Editor’s note: This link was shared by @marcoable in yesterday’s #chat2lrn Twitter chat on big data. Worth a read for getting up to speed on some of the core issues around big data.
Editor’s note: Imagine liberating content from an LMS and looking at content consumption from a network perspective. This short article explores this idea and the relationships between articles.