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HR SOFTWARE

Have You Outgrown Your HCM Software?

On May 24, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
The business world has been changing rapidly since the pandemic radically shook things up and ushered in a new normal. Unfortunately, most HR software products have not kept pace with this dynamically changing world.  What worked yesterday has become a poor fit for companies’ current needs.
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DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Four Development Actions to Help Employees Grow, Plus Five Tips for Creating Effective Employee Development Plans

On May 16, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
An employee development plan can help your employee close the gap between where they are now and where they want to be. Managers can play a crucial role in creating these plans and helping their employees succeed—especially if they maximize the impact of their plans by including practical development actions and following some best practices for development planning.
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DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

Key Components of a Successful People Strategy

On May 10, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
A people strategy is an important element of any business plan. Learn more about what a people strategy is and the five key components that every successful people strategy should include.
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360 DEGREE FEEDBACK

HR in the Finance Industry: The Top 5 HR Challenges Facing Financial Services and Investment Firms

On May 4, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
We conducted a survey to find out what challenges are having the biggest impact on our customers. Let’s look at their top five answers and how financial services and investment firms can combat these common issues. As with other industries, when it comes to financial services, HR challenges also reveal opportunities for positive change.
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360 DEGREE FEEDBACK

Three Reasons Employees Are Leaving Their Jobs and Three Strategies to Improve Employee Retention

On April 15, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
Employee retention is a major challenge for companies right now across industries. And the talent shortage makes losing employees even more problematic. Let’s take a deeper look at the issue of employee retention and explore three common issues and their solutions. These strategies can help you manage employee retention and encourage employees to become even more engaged at work.
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TALENT MANAGEMENT

Performance Calibration vs. Talent Calibration: Do You Need Both?

On April 11, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
What is the difference between performance calibration and talent calibration? Are they interchangeable, or do you need both? Let’s look at each of these distinct processes and examine why both are important means of successfully managing talent in your organization.
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HR SOFTWARE

Optimizing Your People Team’s Process for Employee Promotions

On March 14, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
Promotion decisions can have a profound impact on the success of your employees and your company. And yet, while many organizations have invested in implementing consistent performance management processes, they have not taken the same steps with their management of employee promotions. If this is true of your company, consider the importance of an effective promotion process and how you can overcome obstacles with the right solutions. 
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HR SOFTWARE

How to Improve Performance Management for Financial Services: Use Deal Team Feedback

On March 8, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
How do you evaluate performance within your financial services firm? Do deal team members understand their successful contributions and areas for growth? viaPeople created a tool specially designed for deal team feedback. Learn more about the role this solution can play for firms like yours and how it can help you overcome common challenges to enhance performance across your organization.
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360 DEGREE FEEDBACK

Tips for Effective Self-Evaluation in 360 Feedback

On March 1, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
It can be difficult to know where to start with a self-evaluation, whether you’re creating one for your employees or completing one for yourself. What is the purpose of self-evaluations, and how can you make your self-evaluations effective in accomplishing that purpose? In this post, we’ll look at the role self-evaluations play in the 360 feedback process, then look at some best practices for effective self-evaluations.
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SUCCESSION PLANNING

Top 7 HR Metrics to Measure that Prove Succession Planning Is Working

On February 22, 2022 | By Karen N. Caruso, Ph.D.
Succession planning is key to promoting a successful future for your top performers and your company as a whole. Many companies are able to greatly improve their approach to strategic succession planning by investing in a software solution designed for this people management process.
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