In today’s wired world, information can reach many places at once, in real-time, and this has had a radical effect on the way business is conducted today. Given the proper resources, a computer, an Internet connection and access to the company’s internal network, many people can and are opting to work from home or other remote locations.

Remote Employee

In fact, a Microsoft 2010 [...]

As an HR professional, you collect a wealth of talent data. And no matter how that data is stored – in filing cabinets, spreadsheets or through an automated system – you need to measure and analyze the right data to effectively assess how employees are performing against corporate objectives.

To do that, you need to first determine which talent metrics are most important to your business.

Book Review – Rebooting Leadership

by MELANY GALLANT | Mar 23rd, 2011 | Leadership & Management |

In the book Rebooting Leadership Practical Lessons for Frontline Leaders (and their Bosses) in the New World, authors Meredith Kimbell, Richard Hadden and Bill Catlette deliver a compelling, useful guide for frontline managers. After circulating the book among the team at Halogen, we collaborated on a synopsis to share with our readers.

First some background

Halogen had the pleasure of hosting Richard Hadden as our keynote speaker at our 2009 Annual User Conference. Richard and Bill are the [...]

For many of us, job interviews can turn our nerves into Mexican jumping beans. Tense about making a good impression, wanting to stand out among other candidates, frozen with the anxiety of being thrown a curveball question you won’t know how to answer – job interviews require you to be on your toes, thinking quickly at all times.

But in some cases, as ready as you might be, you can never be prepared for some [...]

The following is a guest post by leadership consultant and award-winning author Sylvia Lafair. In this post, Sylvia discusses leadership development and the qualities and characteristics of effective leaders.

Investing in leadership development is critical for today’s climate of constant change, continued complexity, crises, and challenges.

The big question is how to prioritize and underline the characteristics most important for an effective 21st Century leader to take charge and lead his or her organization.

Leadership Skills – What [...]