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[12] HRO TODAY MAGAZINE | MAY 2017 Cover Story It has been 10 years since SharedXpertise took over the reigns of HRO Today magazine, and I don’t think anyone could have ever possibly predicted how much the industry would change. This field has been transformed by many things—multi- process HRO, best-in-breed solutions, on-premise to SaaS, the Great Recession, the never-ending war for talent, the rise of RPO, the ACA and consumer-driven healthcare, social media’s growth, the impact of contingent labor, and so much more! I have pulled together a timeline to show how the industry—and our magazine—has evolved over the years. I am so happy I landed here nine years ago—here’s to the next 10! We celebrate our anniversary by looking back and looking forward. By Debbie Bolla A Decade in the Making 2007 • The HRO market was all about multi-process, multi-year, multi-million-dollar deals. But challenges arose: Organizations had big expectations and providers often overpromised and under-delivered. • First-time adopters navigated shared services as an offering to help the transition to HRO. • The Superstars of HRO are named. • RPO is predicted as the fastest growing segment for 2008. • Notable deals: J&J $1 billion deal with Convergys GlaxoSmithKline $171 million with ACS American Airlines $217 million with IBM • Social media is recognized as a possible recruitment strategy. 017 17 17 rs o 201 PO is predicted PO is predicted segment for 2 segment for 2 Notab Notab HRO HR HRO H H HRO are n HRO O Today T da day T od Magazine hink anyone could h hink anyone could h y many things—mul y many things—mul ing war for talent, t ing war for talent, t ngent labor, and so ngent labor, and so s s next 10! next 10! a

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[12] HRO TODAY MAGAZINE | MAY 2017

Cover Story

It has been 10 years since SharedXpertise took over the reigns of HRO Today magazine, and I don’t think anyone could have

ever possibly predicted how much the industry would change. This field has been transformed by many things—multi-

process HRO, best-in-breed solutions, on-premise to SaaS, the Great Recession, the never-ending war for talent, the rise of

RPO, the ACA and consumer-driven healthcare, social media’s growth, the impact of contingent labor, and so much more!

I have pulled together a timeline to show how the industry—and our magazine—has

evolved over the years. I am so happy I landed here nine years ago—here’s to the next 10!

We celebrate our anniversary by looking back and

looking forward.

By Debbie Bolla

A Decade in the Making

2007

• The HRO market was all about multi-process,multi-year, multi-million-dollar deals. Butchallenges arose: Organizations had bigexpectations and providers often overpromisedand under-delivered.

• First-time adopters navigated sharedservices as an offering to help the transitionto HRO.

• The Superstars of HRO are named.

• RPO is predicted as the fastest growingsegment for 2008.

• Notable deals:J&J $1 billion deal with ConvergysGlaxoSmithKline $171 million with ACSAmerican Airlines $217 million with IBM

• Social media is recognized as a possiblerecruitment strategy.

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• Deals are up for renewal, and the second-generation of contracts brings a clearer picture of expectations and deliverables. A shift begins: More informed buyers lead to shorter contracts with fewer services.

• The market begins to consider SaaS systems over on-premise HRM systems.

• Point solutions became an offering; NelsonHall research shows a decline of MPHRO mid year.

• HR transformation meant cost savings, operating efficiencies, retention of key talent, and improved productivity.

• The launch of our survey- based ratings for our Baker’s Dozen lists in relocation, MPHRO, RPO, recognition, and screening.

• In 2008, 70% of enterprise buyers were satisfied with outsourced services.

• The growth of midmarket deals.

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• HRO’s predicted growth came in at 23.5% for the year.

• Global payroll starts to become a sought-after solution.

• Big market shift to best-of-breed solutions.

• Organizations look to save money while training the workforce through virtual and e-learning techniques.

• Social networking becomes a platform for brand enhancement and candidate attraction.

• RPO shows value in cost saving, scalability, global reach, and value-add services.

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• Single-process deals continue to grow.

• Healthcare reform is a hot topic, and healthcare benefits start to shift as costs begin to grow for organizations.

• Wellness programs become a popular perk.

• More organizations leverage contingent labor, and managed service programs (MSPs) are part of the Baker’s Dozen.

• M&A activity hits the HR services market with almost three dozen mergers during the year.

• RPO is a top sector.

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• The value of contingent labor continues to grow.

• The relocation market responds to the recession with new offerings.

• Metrics for measuring HR evolve.

• Talent management is a main HR priority.

• Research shows a major gap in the delivery of tech services with major room for improvement.

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• Onboarding employees improves with technology.

• Talent management technology hits the Baker’s Dozen.

• Workforce analytics and big data emerge as the next big possibilities for HR.

• Culture becomes critical for organizations to stay competitive.

• Veteran hiring programs are embraced by RPO and organizations.

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social, mobile, and video, with 59% of organizations using mobile devices for talent acquisition.

• RPO becomes RPO 2.0, with a big focus on quality of hire, talent pools, and innovative sourcing techniques.

• Obamacare causes administrative concerns.

• Multigenerational workforce exhibits varied work preferences.

• Gallup shocks by reporting just 13% of employees are engaged at work.

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• HR continues to shift from tactical to strategic.

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2014

• Consumer-driven healthcare is offered by more organizations.

• Social, mobile, and gamifi cation shape training offerings.

• Tech integration creates challenges, with only 26% of organizations able to execute on big data.

• Candidate experience improves in order to bring in top performers.

2015• Talent becomes a

mainstream issue, with 60% of CEOs concerned about their workforce.

• New recognition strategies (social and peer-to-peer) drive retention and productivity.

• 78% of business leaders rate engagement as an urgent concern.

• A main challenge for organizations is competing for resources.

December 2014www.hrotoday.com

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PLUS:The Industry’s Brightest: 2014 HR Superstars

2014 Superstars WINNERS

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• The on-demand workforce—freelancers and independent contractors—is slated to grow 18.5% over next fi ve years.

• 87% of organizations report culture as a top challenge.

• Talent remains a big concern for HR.

• We present our inaugural CHRO of the Year awards.

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• Wearables help increase wellness program participation.

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2016

• RPO shows its value in the midmarket segment.

• Learning and development encourages retention.

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looking to get in front of technology instead of lagging behind.

• Relocation is viewed as a perk by millennials.

• HR looks to manage all talent under one umbrella through total workforce solutions.

• Employees continue to seek organizations that offer a good work-life balance.

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• Purpose becomes an engagement driver, with 83% of employees wanting to find meaning in work

• With job tenures become shorter, organizations offer a selection of rewards and benefits to engage workers.

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Workforce Management

When instituting flexible schedules, best practices dictate that it should be part of a formal policy, and that policy needs to include training for employees on how to be successful working outside normal timetables. Clear communication at the outset about expectations, productivity targets, and hours worked will reduce headaches down the road. And it is not just the employees who will need to adjust. Having a formal policy in place can help managers prepare to effectively plan and set clear expectations.

Remember that any policy that feels unfair can backfire and lead to decreased morale. When writing a policy, use past experiences with onboarding to indicate how quickly people can become proficient with their work and how quickly they engage with company culture. If an organization is just rolling out a new policy, start slowly. For example, test it with a small group or for a specific period of time. To avoid any backfire, be open and honest with employees that this is a test and will probably iterate on the program. This trial period enables organizations to work the kinks out of the system, track productivity, and acquire the right technology to make a successful program. Cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology, such as Slack, Asana and file-sharing software such as Google Docs or an enterprise version of Dropbox or Box, is particularly suitable for flexible work arrangements, because it is easy to use, can be used on a mobile device and is location-independent.

Improving Culture

For many companies, their workforce is their greatest asset. With the competition for great talent getting steeper, improving company culture is essential. In fact, according to research from LinkedIn, most job seekers think culture is among one of the most important things to consider when looking for work.

When implementing flexible scheduling, organizations need to understand exactly how the changes will impact company culture. Assessing the situation before making changes allows a company to pinpoint a baseline for culture and engagement. Future data can then be weighed against this to help determine the exact effect of any changes that are introduced. People analytics can provide the results an organization needs in order to evaluate if a new initiative should be tweaked, expanded or scrapped altogether.

Flexing Means Thriving

From attracting and retaining talent to improving company culture, more flexibility means happier employees. In a competitive marketplace where satisfaction with work requires more than higher pay, organizations that get on board will thrive. Until organizations start offering the perks that more workers demand, they will struggle to attract the best and brightest people that are central to growth, progress and success.

Greg Besner is founder and CEO of CultureIQ.

What Determines Employee Engagement?An engaged employee feels like work and life mesh harmoniously, and their motivation in work stems from more than the size of a paycheck. Employees want to feel like their work serves more than the bottom line. A well-defined company culture can help feed and nurture that sense of purpose. This includes what the company says about itself—including its stated mission and values—and how well it follows through on creating that. An organization that encourages open communication and trust, both in the office and through flexible scheduling, can nurture a positive culture and engagement effectively.

of workers in organizations with the least flexibility are planning to leave within two years.

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While interest was high around these concepts, fewer than 10 percent of respondents were implementing any of the top metrics.

Two-thirds (66.7 percent) of respondents report the best way to evaluate new technologies is by seeing them in action—and in person. This means attending in-person user group meetings. In-person user group meetings or conferences allow participants to actively engage with potential solution providers and their existing users. The research fi nds that the quality of the interactions, and the resulting takeaways, also depend heavily on the background and capabilities of the event attendee.

Candidate engagement techniques associated with candidate experience was a top area for implementing innovation (See fi gure 2). Simplifi ed applications and automated onboarding were the fi rst and third most frequently cited techniques in terms of interest among respondents.

Looking forward, predictive data and analysis was rated as an innovation area with the greatest potential. Understanding upcoming trends through the use of data correlates with respondents’ interest in innovation in recruiting and retention applications. HR departments that are not looking to embrace predictive analytics are likely going to fall behind their competitors in the coming years.

It’s never been easier for candidates to get information about a potential employer, and HR departments plan to try to manage that information by enhancing their employer brand with signifi cant investment over the

next 12 to 18 months. Other areas with the most planned

investment are strategic workforce planning and analytics

(see Figure 3). These are the kinds of areas that lead to

quantifi able return on investment (ROI) metrics—the

kinds that can help HR department leaders in their quest

for resources so that they can become truly innovative.

Overwhelmingly, study respondents report that ROI is the

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senior leadership is willing to invest in innovation.

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But despite great interest in many of the concepts listed, few are already implementing any of them. Not one of the engagement techniques examined is currently being used by more than 16% of respondents. Thus, the barrier to

innovation here is moving from great interest to application of the concepts, many of which are not high tech at all, such as the value of hand written welcome notes. It’s a matter of prioritization.

Why are candidate engagement techniques important? According to one respondent: “There is also a realization that the current processes and practices have dragged along the paper process into and online world and that just does not cut it with more savvy people. They see the hiring process as an indication of the organization — slow and plodding. Those who are motivated see that as a total turn-o�.”

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One-click applications, integrated with online resumes/profiles 88.6% 4.5%

Social referral programs 74.4% 4.7%

Automated on-boarding 72.1% 14.0%

Automated sourcing via ‘mining’ social networking 70.5% 9.1%

The handwritten welcome note for new employees 65.9% 6.8%

Recruiting through virtual calls or texts that can be transferred to an HR representative when appropriate 48.8% 2.3%

Gamification (virtual games, which integrate points, competition and role-playing based on company and role competencies) 47.7% 0.0%

Video job ads 46.3% 4.9%

Interest in Candidate Engagement Techniques

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ConclusionsThe first part of the study explored the interrelated areas that impede innovation in HR. HR departments tend to isolate themselves, operating in a silo from the rest of the organization, or even service providers. This often leads to not getting the needed internal support from either IT or the C-suite.

The second half of this study ascertained the amount of interest in innovating in TA. There was great interest in several types of metrics and workforce planning concepts, such as predictive analytics, the use of unstructured data and strategic workforce planning.

But as high as interest was in these concepts, fewer than 10% of respondents were already implementing any of the top concepts examined.

Predictive data and analysis was rated as the area that had the greatest potential, though there’s still opportunity to prove its worth the investment. Other areas with the most planned investment are strategic workforce planning and analytics. These are the kinds of areas that lead to quantifi-able ROI metrics—the kind that can help HR department leaders in their quest for resources so that they can become truly innovative.

“Non-ovation” will continue to occur unless HR departments drive new and meaningful change. Those innovation concepts most relevant to talent-acquisition, like incorpo-rating new technologies such as predictive analytics and measuring the impact of strategic workforce planning, are vital if HR is going to overcome barriers to innovation.

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