Well here goes my inaugural blog. With my many years of encouraging the delivery of HR services through technology, I picked this area for my blogging concentration. I might take a bend or two in the road, but my focus will be on the delivery of HR and payroll services. To me, leveraging technology to deliver HR services has always meant using technology to help HR teams better communicate with employees.

Recently I was preparing an update on 2009 HR trends (more on that in a coming blog) and in the midst of reviewing HR trends, I was overwhelmed with the fact that the strongest growing part of the workforce is the inactive workforce. Many are now speculating that we are headed to a 10% unemployment rate. With this dynamic in mind we really need to consider that the active employees still on the job need special attention.

Those remaining on the job are doing the work that had been done by others who are now part of the inactive ranks. Excellent delivery of HR services is essential to keeping these folks well-informed and engaged in the organization.

I was struck by a Stanley Bing article in the February 13th Fortune magazine.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/magazines/fortune/stanleybing/bing_column.fortune/index.htm

So what is the connection? It’s a great appeal to stay connected with those employees still doing the work.

Mike Smith