Week 4

In this week's learning log, I will be exploring the use of social media tools (internal platforms) to do one or more of the  following: connect employees, allow collaboration, identify new talent, generate new ideas, share best practices, etc.

Our reading and lectures also dive into the human capital metrics and predictive analytics, as they relate to the HR profession, as well as cloud computing and the use of new technologies.
An interesting find on this week was Mercer's (2012) report on HR metrics, which, among other things, notes that "projections, simulations and predictive modeling" are much better tools for HR decision making than the old "ongoing reports and benchmarking among internal and external peer groups" (Mercer and WorldatWork, 2012).

I started the week with a social media related question on SHRM: Can social media be "overused" by HR? Quite looking forward to see the answers.



Reference:
Mercer and WorldatWork (2012) 2012 Metrics and Analytics: Patterns of Use and Value, A report by WorldatWork. Retrieved from: http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/adimLink?id=63495

Week 3

This goal for this week is to learn more about how Hr professionals can become Change Champions, Innovators and Integrators. These attributes are key for navigating the constant reinvention necessary for businesses to be effective and remain profitable in today's economy. An effective HR that supports and sustains change and innovation is what separates successful companies from the ones left behind.
 (9/3/13)

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 Sept 7th update:

Here's a sanpshot of my activity on SHRM this week. The responses I received from Nancy and Michael were well supported arguments on both sides of the statement. They made for an interesting read.