NERDALERT BLOG
The Coronavirus Might Even Infect The Robots
Everyone is talking about COVID-19, infection rates, and mortality rates. But is anyone thinking about it "infecting" the robots? COVID-19 is an unprecedented situation. It is challenging every policy, playbook, and expectation related to work [...]
When the Cost of Living Gets You Fired
We all understand that certain markets are expensive. We all understand that housing availability and housing costs are skyrocketing in certain places. We all understand that wages often increase in response to the cost of [...]
Fore! Pay Fairness Makes the News
What's fair to one may not be fair to another. It doesn't need to be entirely rational, either. The recent story of golfer Matt Kuchar and his temporary caddie for a tournament in Mexico put [...]
The New Learning Paradigm Isn’t About the Platform, It’s About the Content
I love Josh Bersin's ideas and perspective on HR. Usually. But his recently published article, A New Paradigm For Corporate Training: Learning In The Flow of Work, misses something major in my mind. His New Paradigm [...]
Artificial Intelligence for HR is Like Teenage Sex
Artificial Intelligence is a lot like teenage sex. Everyone talks about it. Nobody really knows how to do it. Everyone thinks everyone else is doing it. So everyone claims they are doing it. The above [...]
A (Very Nerdy) Preview of Total Rewards 2018
As a compensation professional, going to conferences about compensation like the World at Work Total Rewards conference is exciting for me. And as a nerd, I like to try to find ways to analyze [...]