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HR’s role in Apple’s success

March 28, 2012 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development

What is it about the Apple Store that’s just so great? Is it the super chic product line? The fact that you can tinker with just about anything in there? The super modern layout and design? All of those things are neat, sure, but I’d argue there’s something more—something you may not have paid as much attention to…

Apple, Apple Store, business partners, company culture, customer service, employee retention, employee roles, engagement, leadership, meaningful work, opportunity, organizational development, strategic alignment, strategic HR

Data vs. uncertainty

February 9, 2012 Ian J Cook HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources

One of the main barriers to a good decision is uncertainty. This is especially true when…

Data, decision making, headcount ratio, HR data, HR data and analytics, HR headcount, HRIS, HRmetrics, influence, strategic HR, strategy

The future is in our hands – and in the data!

December 8, 2011 Ian J Cook HR Analytics, HRMS, Human Resources

For my last post of 2011, I will follow the age old tradition of predictions for 2012. The slight twist is that the post will feature someone else’s predictions—much easier than gazing into my own crystal ball.

2012, Analytics, big data, data analysis, data science, HR measurement, HR metrics, predictions, strategic HR, strategic planning, talent management, value