Hiring a Chief Information Officer
Garnet River CEO and Principal Consultant Steve Richards has been involved in hiring many CIOs. As a manager and adviser, here are patterns he's seen worth talking about.
Large state agency unifies around an enterprise learning management system
A large state agency spread across many locations was struggling with 19 disparate stand-alone learning management solutions. We introduced a single LMS, bringing consistency and standardization.
Mentoring and casting off the tyranny of the should
CEO Steve Richards has a passion for mentoring, usually on the topics of career and work path. Here he shares lessons learned, tools for guidance, and why it takes courage for people to pursue work spent in "flow" and a career with meaning.
Bailey appointed Human Resources manager
Gloria is director of Human Resources for Garnet River, responsible for employee onboarding, recruitment assistance, benefits, policy, and compliance.
There’s a growing accounting workforce gap, technology can help close it
When done right, technology maximizes—not diminishes—the value of the worker. This is especially true when looking at the growing accounting workforce gap.
Empowering employees: RPA, job satisfaction, and work-life balance
While concerns about automation replacing human workers remain, businesses doing it see a connection between RPA, job satisfaction, and work-life balance.
Workforce planning: What it is and why it matters
One of the great challenges for most businesses (and economies) is the dynamic that the most in-demand skills and high-growth occupations are the toughest to hire for. Workforce planning is a proactive approach to addressing this problem.
To improve productivity, outsource staffing operations
We’re big on automation but bigger on people. For times when businesses struggle to meet demand and sustain growth in HR, here's a solution: outsource staffing.
Hiring in a low unemployment rate environment
A corollary of low unemployment is the difficulty for companies to find skilled workers. Here are some tips for hiring when hiring is hard to do.
Robotic Process Automation for onboarding and offboarding
Employee onboarding is a traditional human resource activity. It takes people and time. Using Robotic Process Automation for onboarding can shortcut the process.
