For most of its history, SumTotal designed its systems as management tools, concentrating on busines...

One of the most pressing talent shortages today is in Human Resources. The skill set required to adv...

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Sometimes reading the news and survey reports on people analytics give us the feeling that there is ...

Compensation management software can remove the tedium and guesswork from salary reviews, and helps ...

Learning and Development leaders are under pressure to measure learning. CFOs want ROI. CEOs want im...

Your compensation philosophy--written, unwritten, or unknown—drives your organizational culture. It ...

Most organizations that calculate employee turnover costs do a good job of capturing the hard number...

The way we work is changing. Physical presence is no longer necessary for collaboration. Today, youn...

Being a data analyst in HR in 2010 was a Sisyphean task in an organization using 20th-century techno...

Studying W. Edwards Deming’s approach to management with him in 1993 was an eye-opening experience i...

At a compliance symposium about ten years ago, the keynote speaker began with a zinger: "In a small ...

HR departments are undergoing a transition – one that aims to offer people the best possible workpla...

Determined minds make a difference. Christina McMenemy, a regular customer of Gaylord Opryland, was ...

Although SumTotal Advanced Reporting is an improvement over Report Manager, many customers we talk w...

Thinking logically, using merit pay to reward high performers and encouraging low performers to leav...

Fifteen years ago, we worked in a leading talent management software company. One reason it was a le...

The free flow of information has put customers in charge of commerce. The speed of innovation, advan...

A few years ago, a former colleague asked for our help. He had recently been promoted to HR Director...

Imagine yourself driving to your local grocery store. You drive out of your neighborhood to the main...