Human Resources

The winner of the 2018 Beckhard Prize is “The Corporate Implications of Longer Lives,” by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott.

Empathy and creative thinking are valuable skills in the workplace, but they’re hard to teach.

The employment landscape is rapidly changing, demanding that employees build new skill sets.

HR’s move away from traditional performance reviews is a mistake that will backfire.

Leaders need to take active roles in preparing their employees for the new world of work.

In this webinar, David Harcourt of Yum! Brands Inc. shares his research and experimentation with HR analytics.

Some women who feel like they won’t “fit” a job description will talk themselves out of wanting it.

The “intangible assets” people bring to their jobs are valuable — but challenging to quantify.

With people living longer than ever, there must be a way to promote regular education.

Some companies are using assessment tools to help identify employees with leadership potential.

People are living and working longer — but companies are unprepared for the implications of that.

There’s a boom in using analytics for human resource decisions. Tenure decisions should be next.

HR analytics is the next big change in human resources management.

Talent management processes need a digital update, too.

Companies aiming to be competitive in the long term do not see safety and productivity as trade-offs.

Most employees want to work for digitally savvy companies — and many are unhappy with their company’s digital maturity.

Here’s what it takes to lead a high-performing data science team in which team members (and their managers) are excited by what their teammates can do.

The process of managing a data science research effort can seem quite messy, in contrast to data’s aura of reason.

Intermountain Healthcare uses data and analytics to improve its health services, including lowering its infection rates.

An infographic provides highlights of MIT SMR‘s 2015 digital business report and illustrates the importance of digital maturity.