HR Technology
#SHRM14 Conference Recap: Day 2
In case you weren’t able to read the first part of Wendy’s recap of the 2014 SHRM Conference, you can read it here. Here goes part two of her three part recap of the happenings of #SHRM14: Overall, it was a great conference; the keynote speakers and the presenters...
Effective Communication: The Key to Success
Today’s post comes from a write-up Eric did about a recent seminar he attended. Enjoy! In different industries and jobs across the world, people are continuing to polish their job skills as to more efficiently perform for their companies. Whether it’s continued...
#SHRM14 Day 1 Recap
For those of you that didn’t make it out to Orlando for the Annual SHRM Conference this year, fear not! I’ve sent my teammate Wendy Dayton on our team’s behalf and she has provided a recap of the happenings of this year’s conference, dubbed on Twitter as #SHRM14. (It...
Talent Management 101
Courtney and Kaiser here again with another HR Tech 101 post, this time inspired by a recent Subject Matter Expert’s presentation on the topic of Talent Management. Because there is so much going on behind the lump term “Talent Management”, we thought we’d break it...
ICYMI: Lockton Benefits Conference 2014
In case you missed the Lockton Benefits Conference last week in Scottsdale, Ariz., I wanted to provide you with the highlight reel. Number of Lockton Attendees: 196 Number of Sponsor Attendees: 232 Lockton Offices Represented: 25 Rounds of Golf: 101+ Day 1:...
Friends Helping Friends
Lockton recently held a networking event as a part of the Women in Leadership program for some of the females here and a few of my teammates were able to attend. Maureen and Wendy were really jazzed about the tips and tricks they learned and wanted to share. Here are...
The Importance of Security 101
Courtney here again! I recently had a conversation with a vendor about the topic of system security, which sparked some thoughts I wanted to share with you all. In December, millions of Target customers were informed that their personal and banking information was...
Integration Beyond the Brochure
Maureen, a teammate of ours, was recently at a client finalist presentation when she referred to the system as being “integrated” and was corrected by the vendor saying it was “unified.” Ok… is this po-ta-to, pa-ta-to? Or is there something deeper going on here? We...
App of the Week
I can’t say that I find new apps every week (although there are enough out there to do so), but I came across one this week I thought was worthy of sharing. If you are like me, you accumulate countless numbers of business cards over the course of a month from meeting...
Exchanging Concepts
Growth is so exciting. Seeing a new service that is so helpful to employers launch always makes me feel proud of what we're doing here at Lockton to make running a business much easier. The HR Technology and Outsourcing Practice has been working closely with the...
New Kid on the Block
This next post comes from Eric. Last week we were having a conversation about professional relationships and his take was a little different than mine. I’ve been in this industry for a while now (longer than I’d like to admit) and have forgotten what it was like to be...
FTE vs. PTE 101
Hey guys! It’s Courtney again. Kaiser is back on the road, so I have prepared another blog post for your perusal on an important employer consideration for 2015 and beyond. Unless you‘ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’re aware of the Affordable Care Act’s...
One Simple Question
I’d like to tell you about a question. A very important question. Now, I’m not talking about some type of down on one knee question, that would be certainly a powerful question – if a little dramatic – for this setting. And this isn’t as serious a question as “what...
April Fooled
“Managing a family is a job all on its own.” In case you missed it, yesterday Workforce Management vendor Kronos launched their new product, Workforce Home. This new product allows the user to manage their home similar to the way they would manage things at the...
Implementation without End Game Understanding
Recently I read an article in a national magazine about the struggles with development of a system and shook my head in sorrow. The magazine relayed a tale of a company that required a highly visible technology solution. It hired a legion of contractors to develop...