Human resources

According to a study just published by Lucca, a French HRIS software vendor, on the subject of the career aspirations of the French, these aspirations are clearly evolving, to such an extent that many want to change jobs. It also shows that working conditions are steadily deteriorating. You can download the study here. The...

In 2009 , Netflix published a 125-page document summarizing its culture and vision of work, which at the time caused quite a stir. At the beginning of the summer, an updated version was put online, and this is an opportunity to look back at this rather disruptive document and see...

And yet this candidate seemed perfect. His CV perfectly matched the position to be filled, he brilliantly passed all 15 stages of the recruitment process, convincing everyone he came into contact with. He was the perfect person to help the company turn a corner. And yet… His results were disappointing, his...

It now seems to be a given that more frequent, shorter and less formal interaction with a manager is more beneficial for an employee than the traditional formal half-yearly or annual appraisal interviews.However, having implemented and practiced it, it's not always a panacea, or rather, it doesn't work by...

The question of how to measure performance fairly is starting to become a real concern for businesses, but if current approaches have reached their limits, finding alternatives is anything but obvious.I was recently reading a Deloitte study entitled 2024 Human Capital Trends, which deals, as its name suggests, with...

Since I have been working there has not been a time when I have not heard that we should put people at the center. And given that the subject already existed before and still exists today, it seems that we haven't really got there yet. What does it mean to...

I came across an old HBR article the other day explaining why we should stop looking for happiness at work and look for meaning instead. You may wonder why I'm digging up an old article from 2019, well simply because it reappeared on the French version in 2022 (fresh...

Quiet Quitting is the new dread of HR departments and managers and I can't count the number of articles that, depending on the case, either explain how to fight against this phenomenon or stigmatize the behavior of these employees who are still there but are not really there anymore. What...

When the economy gets tight, companies start to question all their costs, especially those related to non-productive activities. And among them, HR figures prominently. Not the HR function as such (although….but Elon Musk is not representative) but what it does. Thus, the traditional question of the ROI of the HR...

Labour shortage in some industries, Great Resignation, low engagement, businesses are concerned about not only attracting new employees but also keeping the ones they have. To this a simple (simplistic?) answer: you have to make them love their work! Love or be lovable? Notice the subtle shift in language from engagement to...