Recently, I have been hosting, speaking at, or attending several conferences. Most of them involve human resource professionals. I’ve heard several comments like, “I wish they had put more practioners and less consultants and vendors on the stage.” Trust me, the meeting organizers have tried. Also trust me when I say, “you may have gotten a better education because the show organizers didn’t succeed at that mission.” read more »

Being in the human resource software industry for over 15 years, I like to really pay attention to one of the most important issues of doing business with a company, or when people do business with Aquire.

As software options grow from “integrated” solutions to “best of breed” solutions, so many considerations must be taken into account. The cost of an integrated talent management suite may or may not be worth the one-stop shopping and support. The succession planning feature in the last version of the HRMS really has to be worth the longer implementation cycle it requires. All of this, and so much more, requires a great deal of thought and due diligence. read more »