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Sep, 2018

The variety of company profiles: a performance guarantee

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: capital humain, développement, gestion du changement, management durable, marque employeur, talent., Skills, Talent Management, HR Innovation, CBM, Human Capital, Performance | Comments: 0

Even though policies on diversity in the workplace have been in place in companies for over 10 years, they still struggle at applying them. Anxiety in the face of change or fear of demotion in favor of a more "skilled"colleague halts leaders and managers, whose involvement at this level is fundamental … Learning to manage with confidence Fear - this is what we are dealing with. After all, why choose to hire a new employee that is not a perfect replica of its predecessor? It would be much to risky, [...]

Jun, 2018

The employee experience: an integrated approach in skills management

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: Bigdata, candidat, développement, employabilité, marque employeur, mobilité, Skillspot, sourcing, talent., Skills, Digital HR, Training, Talent Management, HR Innovation, CBM, Performance, Prospective | Comments: 0

Let’s talk about HR. The leading agency in editorial and digital marketing dedicated to HRDs and their partners, published last April the first national employee experience survey seen by more than 1000 HR playmakers. Just as strategic today as customer experience, it is a notion paradoxically well-known but seldom put into practice. The deployment of a skills management program can allow you to change this trend! A concept that is gaining popularity As summarized by Thomas Chardin, HR marketing expert and creator of Let’s talk HR, “Employee experience refers to [...]

May, 2018

The key skills of tomorrow will be behavioral

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: candidat, capital humain, développement, intelligence émotionnelle, portefeuille de compétences, préférences comportementales, recrutement prédictif, savoir-être, Skills, Training, Talent Management, CBM, Human Capital, Performance | Comments: 0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is shaking up almost every industry in the world. In this new era, having strong technical skills does not suffice. Behavioral skills, or soft skills, are more and more sought after. Tomorrow, it will be the human capital that will make all the difference.... Cross functional skills are praised Companies today must focus on transversal skills, which are highly strategic in the current talent war. Laurent Hurstel, Director at Robert Walters[1], is convinced of this: “Companies are demanding in regards to the profiles of those [...]

May, 2018

Recruiting executives: the new rules of the game

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: candidat, employabilité, marque employeur, people analytics, recrutement prédictif, Skillspot, matching, Skills, Digital HR, HR Innovation, CBM, Prospective | Comments: 0

Many companies specialized in recruitment state that when it comes to the hiring of executives, the rules of the game have changed. Focus on this new situation, particularly through the analysis of Damien Créquer, co-founder and head of the Parisian recruitment consulting firm Taste. A transformation of the labor market A stated in our previous article, «Together, let’s transform management», the rise of freelancing is one of the symptoms of the evolution of work. In fact, the freelance market is currently growing by a staggering 150%. For their part, [...]

Mar, 2018

Together, Let’s Change Management

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: cartographie, management durable, portefeuille de compétences, recrutement prédictif, Skills, Digital HR, assessment, Training, Talent Management, HR Innovation, CBM, Performance, Talents | Comments: 0

As outlined by Denis Pennel in his recent book “Work, the Thirst for Freedom: How Startuppers, Slashers, Co-workers Reinvent Work”, the rise in power of freelancing is one of the symptoms of the current evolution of work. The third and fourth industrial revolutions impact managers, who must put into place an in-depth transformation to mobilise the collective intelligence within their organization. Rethinking the work Per Denis Pennel, who denounces the tricks of a “padlocked wage earner”, the mindset needs to evolve so that employees from various backgrounds with different statuses [...]

Feb, 2018

3 Head of Finance for the Red Cross

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: sélection, HR Innovation, Recruitment | Comments: 0

Founded in 1863, the International Committee of the Red Cross comes to the aid of individuals affected by armed conflicts and upholds international humanitarian law. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, it employs some 16,000 people in more than 80 countries. For the international organization, the challenge was significant: four positions to be filled at the same time and in the same division. To select the most appropriate candidates, the ICRC Recruitment Division chose to use Skillspotting to fill the two senior, highly qualified positions. Upstream: A close-knit collaboration The HR consultants [...]

Feb, 2018

Midlevel Managers: Give them back the power!

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: Skills management, Performance | Comments: 0

As the cornerstone of corporate business, midlevel managers directly affect customer satisfaction and the company’s performance. However, based on a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group in partnership with the human resources group of the Science Po Alumni and shown to a hundred HR managers, these midlevel managers remain nevertheless generally unrecognized. A prominent place in the organization of companies Midlevel managers supervise 50 to 80% of employees in a company and are in direct contact with clients. They represent a crucial link, in charge of ensuring the cohesion […]

Dec, 2017

Accommodating the expectations of employers and the wishes of employees: tomorrow’s real challenge

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: capital humain, intelligence émotionnelle, management durable, talent., matching, Skills, Talent Management, HR Innovation, CBM, Human Capital | Comments: 0

ADP Research Institute®[1] conducted an online survey of more than 5000 employees and 3000 employers from companies with at least 50 employees, from 13 different countries. The result: a disconnect between the perception of employees and that of their managers in regards to recruitment, talent retention and management and company performance. More than ever, HR departments have their role to play in the evolution of the workplace 2.0… Employers struggle to find profiles matching the needs of their organisations. However, the result of the survey showed that in most companies, there’s […]

Oct, 2017

Managers: what are the key skills to success?

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: développement, leadership, management durable, Skills, CBM, Performance, Prospective | Comments: 0

In companies, managers are the backbone that connect employees to management, strategy to implementation and individual interests to collective interests. They contribute to making work meaningful by motivating each employee and supporting their development, by organizing the work, following up and mobilizing the global intelligence to achieve expected results. What are therefore the key skills that are required when you are in this position? Listening and communication dominate the HR Congress in the French-speaking regions. This congress, named “Meaningful work, the challenge of the 21st century”, welcomed 550 people in […]

Oct, 2017

Shortage of Talent, Myth or Reality?

By: Nicolas Quoex | Tags: management digital, Skills, Digital HR, Talent Management, HR Innovation, CBM, Talents | Comments: 0

According to a recent study from “France Strategie” difficulties in recruitment are linked to companies’ skills management plans, or a lack thereof. Is the stubbornness of the public authorities to support the training of candidates a mistake? Should the State not concentrate its resources on the development of skills management? The “Skills Gap”, a Problem with Training or with Competencies? 150,000 to 250,000 jobs remain unfilled each year in France. According to the study “Talent shortages 2016” by Manpower Group, 23% of companies are affected by these recruitment challenges. […]