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No one wants SHRM’s flawed ‘Investor Metrics’ standards

There are basically two ways to try and introduce quality standards; voluntarily or by force. ‘Voluntarily’ means you have to believe that standards add value; you have to believe in a philosophy of continuous improvement. If you try to force...

Published 12 Dec 2012 11:25 AM by HR Standards

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Latest update: Poor standards development methodology continues

Things move exceedingly slowly in the world of international standard setting, hence only occasional postings are newsworthy. However there is an active ANSI/SHRM projects list that shows (as at today’s date) nine different standards being developed...

Published 1 Nov 2012 2:56 PM by HR Standards

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Personnel Today piece on HR Standards – are you ready?

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Published 16 Aug 2012 10:26 AM by HR Standards

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Ideas on Human Governance standards take shape

Afnor has now released its latest working document on Human Governance which will be tabled for the plenary ISO meeting to be held in Australia in September. At this stage this is still primarily a basis for further discussion and … Continue reading...

Published 11 Jul 2012 5:12 PM by HR Standards

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Professional HR. Evidence-Based People Management & Development

I started this site back in August 2010 and the intention, from the outset, was to compile a book, in blog format, to introduce the concept and practice of Evidence-Based Management principles to human resource management. It was always designed …...

Published 9 Jul 2012 10:16 AM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: General HR Council, EB Leadership, EBHR Solutions, CIPD, CIPD Board, Gill Rider, ASTD, Book Reviews, Anna Kyprianou, Barry Hoffman, Brid O'Brien, Dean Royles, Frank Douglas, Geoff Hirst, HR standards, Jacky Taylor, James Cullens, Louise Fisher, martin Furber, Peter Cheese, Professional HR, Robert Booker, Stephen Moir, Vicky Wright
List of countries participating in HR Standards development

A current list of all the countries either participating in HR Standards or observing is shown here. This will be regularly updated and if you have a particular interest you are free to contact your own country’s standards body. Read More...

Published 5 Jul 2012 3:24 PM by HR Standards

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Where the cost of hiring fits into a proper quality management system

If you have read ‘Design your own HR and learning quality system’ you will realise just how simple quality systems are, even when applied to the apparently less tangible world of HR. Then, if you look at the first SHRM/ANSI … Continue...

Published 2 Jul 2012 5:26 PM by HR Standards

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That brash and intimidating humvee called ‘The American Way’

I have just returned from a week in Pakistan where I taught strategic L&D Masterclasses in Karachi and Lahore. When I received the original invitation, some months ago, I thought really long and hard before I decided to accept but … Continue...

Published 2 Jul 2012 10:27 AM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: General HR Council, EB Learning & Development, Google, Truth Seekers & Idealists, Diversity - EOD, American Way, genchi genbutsu, Laszlo Bock, management gurus, Prasad setty, strategic learning
A phenomenal shift in HR and L&D performance is coming

One of the earliest posts in this series laid down a fundamental tenet of evidence-based management (EBM) – the bell curve – and the need to show an improvement in performance. To justify our salaries HR and L&D professionals have …...

Published 20 Jun 2012 5:42 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: General HR Council, ROI, Auditing HR and L&D, HR performance, HR Quality Standards, L&D performance, negative ROI
Keeping HR on the critical path

Most of the important management problem-solving tools are essentially common sense but the actual discipline of using a tool, as opposed to relying on innate intelligence, has several advantages: using a specific tool helps you to clarify your own thinking...

Published 13 Jun 2012 4:35 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EBHR Solutions, CPA, critical path analysis, EBM Lessons - Doing it for real
SHRM/ANSI make their move to become the international standard

Anyone who thought that the drive towards International HR Standards was likely to abate will find they are sorely mistaken. Here are some of the most recent developments which indicate how the pace is already starting to pick up. It … Continue...

Published 11 Jun 2012 9:43 AM by HR Standards

Filed under: Uncategorized, SHRM, ISO, ANSI, Cost per Hire, TC260
Measuring the organisational fear factor

If you want to read a detailed case study on how not to run a company, especially a very large bank, I can firmly recommend a 450-page report entitled “The failure of the Royal Bank of Scotland” by the UK’s … Continue reading → Read More....

Published 6 Jun 2012 4:19 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EB Leadership, EBHR Solutions, RBS, employee engagement, Q12, analytics, metrics, HR measurement, FSA, leadership.followership
Track records of the 5 management talents

Michael Lewis’s book Moneyball stopped me in my tracks as soon as I read about the ’5 talents’ of baseball. It forced me to ask myself two very important questions. One, did we ever get to grips with what the … Continue reading →...

Published 31 May 2012 12:16 PM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: EBHR Solutions, competence, management, talent management, Evaluation & ROI, talent, analytics, metrics, HR measurement, Book Reviews
Talent stats – A book review of ‘Moneyball’ by Michael Lewis

It probably tells me something about the state of the talent management ‘profession’ when a book on baseball proves to be the best source I could find on how to use statistical evidence to identify and deploy talent. I need … Continue reading →...

Published 31 May 2012 10:26 AM by Evidence-Based HR

Filed under: talent management, Book Reviews, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Michael Lewis, Moneyball, Oakland A's
Welcome to HR Standards

See the Introductory video here and the Executive Summary of the TC260 Business Plan Thank you for taking the time to visit ‘HR Standards’. As this site has only been up since 25th May 2012 it will take some time … Continue reading →...

Published 25 May 2012 10:07 AM by HR Standards

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No one wants SHRM’s flawed ‘Investor Metrics’ standards

Latest update: Poor standards development methodology continues

Personnel Today piece on HR Standards – are you ready?

Ideas on Human Governance standards take shape

Professional HR. Evidence-Based People Management & Development

List of countries participating in HR Standards development

Where the cost of hiring fits into a proper quality management system

That brash and intimidating humvee called ‘The American Way’

A phenomenal shift in HR and L&D performance is coming

Keeping HR on the critical path

SHRM/ANSI make their move to become the international standard

Measuring the organisational fear factor

Track records of the 5 management talents

Talent stats – A book review of ‘Moneyball’ by Michael Lewis

Welcome to HR Standards