Scandinavian cell phone maker Nokia recently reported record-breaking fourth quarter results. The company is making money hand over fist (approaching $6 billion in 2006). Senior management is predictably getting big bonuses this year. However, employees are not getting the same bonuses and Nokia is not paying out a special

The value of a really good intranet is considerable and immense. While usage, ROI, and employee satisfaction are typical and traditional performance measure for the intranet, the intranet is also leading to improved retention and job satisfaction.   At HCL Technologies, the intranet is a key component of its employee retention program (see Employees first` [...]

Employee satisfaction used to matter. In fact it still does at most organizations, however, employee satisfaction is a dying metric.   In a new analysis (Making Employee Engagement a Focus) by research firm Ipsos,

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The intranet is only as good as the people that run it. The technology is secondary and only an enabler.   Transforming the intranet is the new intranet manual by Melcrum. It

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While employee retention and benefits outsourcing continue to be the rage in human resources circles, eHR are also a hot topic.   According to a report on the BenefitNews.com highlighting the research of Forrester (EBN/Forrester Research 2005 Benefits Strategy and Technology Study), nearly one-quarter of companies in a recent survey plan on implementing a benefits [...]

Researching, enrolling and updating benefits continues to be a top task of employees on the corporate intranet (after directory, search and news which continue to be amongst the top visited areas regardless of company and industry). Yet, most benefits programs are outsourced and hosted by outside vendors.   According to a report on the BenefitNews.com [...]