Check out the top HR products in 2021, find out why MGM is betting a lot on VR and, among other things, read why you’re ignoring emerging HR technology at your own risk.
HR Tech and ‘HRE’ announce the top HR products for 2021: From DEI, Core HR, Employee Experience to Talent Acquisition and Management, HRE presents the winners of this year’s Top HR Products competition. These outstanding offers not only deserve praise, but also show the direction in which HR technology is headed. Our jury reviewed and compiled the list of 110 submissions for live demos before awarding 13 products with the award as Top HR Product for 2021. Read more here.
Bersin: These are the 2 disorders that are reshaping coaching: the The availability and use of coaching is at an all-time highthanks to AI, skill taxonomies, online videos and the power of social networks. Now AI-enabled solutions can provide you with exactly the right coach at a fraction of the cost and provide every manager, executive and executive in your company with the power of coaches. Read more here.
3 reasons why you should be interested in new HR technologies: In her new book Introduction To HR Technologies, Sapient Research’s Stacey Harris challenges HR leaders to think about future technologies and the problems that come with them. Harris – who’s also on HR Tech over Strategies for building adaptable HR systems—Says HR leaders to raise awareness of the upcoming wave of innovation and prepare for the impact it will have on their businesses. Read more here.
Is Virtual Reality HR the solution for employee engagement and retention? When the COVID-19 lockdown began, Laura Lee, CHRO of MGM Resorts, tested the Strivr VR solution and was impressed. So much so that she immediately pursued her CEO and COO to bring her on board with the new HR technology platform to improve EX and introduce new courses in specific departments like guest services. Read more here.
Why this HR leader wants a technical solution to involve employees: As Chief People Officer of Citrix, the provider of digital workspace solutions with around 10,000 employees worldwide, Donna Kimmel has her hands full. Not only did she have to manage a huge workforce that was scattered around the world during the lockdown of the pandemic, but she also oversaw new employees and their technical needs. At the same time, she is thinking hard about keeping her best talent. Read more here.
HR Tech Number of the Day: Modern Mentor Monitoring: A new study of 1,400 companies found that while executing digital transformation projects, fewer than 20% of the companies surveyed were using modern, digital HR functions retraining and coaching, Mentoring and training. Read more here.
HR Tech 2021: The Signs of Continuous Innovation in HR Technology: Some of the winners of 2021 top HR products focus on helping companies make progress towards their diversity, equality and inclusion goals, which we know were and will be of paramount importance to most HR leaders in 2021 Will remain in the future. Read more here.
Phil Albinus is HR Tech Editor for HRE. He has been involved in personal and business technology for 25 years and has served as the editor and senior editor on a number of titles in the financial services, commercial technology and employee benefits sectors. He is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz and lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and three adult children. He can be reached at palbinus@lrp.com and followed on Twitter @philalbinus.
