There are many assessment tools on the market that help evaluate executives and managers.
However, most offer pre-determined packages of measurements and dusty old job profiles from an old library that bear no relation to the specific organisation, market, and workforce.
Built on the premise that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to assessments, Great People Inside UK (GPI) is changing the game.
I often tell HR consultants and HR Tech companies to make it easier for people to refer them new clients by becoming clear on who their business helps.
I’ve had quite a lot of people tell me that this is really hard to do – especially in an HR sales pitch.
The standard response looks a bit like this:
“Isn’t it enough to say that we help mid-large employers in the [XYZ] industry?“
Well, that’s a start but it’s still quite bland and generic.
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It reminds me of a time I went to Amsterdam (such a beautiful city) for an RFQ (request for quotation) process.
Back to the issue of generic HR sales pitches . . .
I sat in a meeting room all day with the European CFO and CHRO as we listened to 4 or 5 companies pitch for a major HR service contract.
Continue readingThe HR industry expert, Josh Bersin, recently described how the multi-billion dollar HR software market is moving in a new direction (‘The HR Software Market Reinvents Itself‘). This will be of interest to anyone pondering how to grow an HR tech company.
Bersin is well-known for mapping and monitoring the development of the HR tech industry.
It would appear that we’re moving towards an era of ‘HR in the flow of work‘ and HR tools will play a starring role.
I was interested to note Bersin’s comments about the proliferation of HR tools:
“As organizations become more agile and team oriented, these tools are moving in a whole new direction. Now we need software that facilitates teamwork and agile goal management, helps people give each other feedback, and helps facilitate continuous performance management and self-improvement.
These tools are consumer-like, easy to use, and mobile by design.”
Josh Bersin
I recently spoke with a co-founder of one of these new HR tools – the tool is clearly ‘consumer-like, easy to use, and mobile by design.’
Why base an HR tool an an instant messaging tool such as Slack?
You may not use Slack but millions of other people do and AttendanceBot is riding that rocketship as well as growing with the other instant
In between leftover turkey sandwiches and re-runs of Home Alone, you may be blessed with a little quiet time during the Christmas break.
It might be beneficial to use some of that quiet time to think about how you’ll make 2019 an amazing year for your Human Resources business.
Here is a collection of Christmas reading to help you grow your HR business.
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