The WFC Group Blog

When a company’s workforce management solution becomes a source of frustration, it's bound to have an increasingly poor effect on its overall work environment. In this situation, it's important for that business’s leaders to respond quickly and develop a plan of action to avoid hindrance to productivity and an irrecoverable dip in morale.

For businesses, times of change can fill with uncertainty, but they can also breathe life into an organization when handled correctly. When experiencing change, especially when change is driven from within, there are ways to create a positive experience through change management. We should know - our entire business is built on enacting meaningful change for companies.

Let's get the not-so-good news out of the way first. Retail, you've got something to worry about when it comes to your employer perception.

Let's be realistic. The path to happier, more productive employees is never as simple as connecting point A to point B. It's easy to get ensnared by the belief "engagement" is driven by employee perks, but building true engagement requires much more.

With all the talk about technology as a solution to workforce management (WFM) challenges, it's important to remember that people are the real driving force behind productivity.

In workforce management, one thing is certain — change happens all the time and fast! Staying on top of trends as they happen will be the deciding factor between those whose productivity can compete and those who fall behind.

We're not being dramatic when we say the pressure is on for businesses to act on artificial intelligence (AI). This perspective isn't just ours, as workforce consultants. It's rooted in what is already being expressed from within the companies we aim to help. Failure to address your employees' AI outlook could threaten your organization's ability to retain and attract top performing talent and to compete overall. Don't just take our word for it. Consider the following results from two important, new employee surveys, as covered by HRDive.com.

Data is power. With data, business leaders can make clear, confident decisions that drive organizational success. For many businesses, data can uncover opportunities for greater cost-saving efficiencies — and comprehensive workforce management systems like Kronos, collect tones of data and present workforce insights in understandable and in-depth snapshots. Using these insights to pinpoint ongoing unanticipated costs is a smart way to start, but where do you even begin to look?

It's always reassuring when a new study confirms what we already know and love about the Kronos solutions we service. As a trusted Kronos partner, it's no surprise to us when Kronos gets recognized as a workforce management market leader and innovator—and the recent 2018 Next Generation HCM Technology Report by IT and business service analysts at NelsonHall provides great context for why Kronos qualifies for those distinctions. Derived from a market wide comparison, results of NelsonHall’s Evaluation & Assessment Tool (NEAT) help leaders from businesses of all sizes vet technology vendors for the proven performance they need.

Some of the most important experiences in life take place outside of a profession and help shape one's worldview. One of our own experiences like this recently sprang back into focus through a surprising feature on Facebook's Returning the Favor TV show—a series that recognizes those who pay it forward and gives back to help keep their work going.