Insights
Why does group HR-system integration fail? The real challenges of multi-entity HR
Three patterns in which group and multi-entity HR-system integration fails and the conditions for success — balancing standardization and autonomy, an integration-readiness checklist, and the technical requirements for multi-entity HR.
Adobe: Inventor of Kickbox and Check-In
"One of the 50 most innovative companies (Fast Company 2017 & Forbes 2016). One of the top 2 most admired software companies in the world (Fortune 2017). Listed among the 100 best companies to work for 17 years in a row (Fortune 2017). One of the 100 best global brands (Interbrand 2017)."
2018.05.16
Reducing Working Hours: Mutual Understanding and Compromise Are Needed
The "reduction of working hours" being phased in from this July is the biggest topic for Korean companies. With work-life balance now a current of the era, the policy is welcome for shedding the country's reputation for overwork and giving workers an evening of their own — but for the companies that have to apply it right away, the burden is far from small.
2018.04.01
Empathy and Communication Beyond Technology: A New Trend in Silicon Valley
What Slack's current CEO Stewart Butterfield and his co-founders originally wanted to build was a game. But the video game called "Game Neverending" disappeared without ever being released.
2018.03.13
A Company Where Happy Employees Sell Happiness: Zappos
Zappos was the first company to sell shoes online and a powerhouse in the retail business, but in its early days it was not particularly well known. After Amazon decided to acquire it for a staggering $1.2 billion in 2009, Zappos's management approach began drawing significant attention.
2018.01.15
Does Performance Management Actually Improve Performance?
Recent trends in performance management — does anyone actually like performance management? It is perhaps natural that those who must take responsibility for performance respond that they feel stressed by performance management. But there is one complaint about performance management that deserves a closer look.
2017.07.01
Corporate Culture: How Should It Be Diagnosed?
Why corporate culture? "At my company, every day is overtime. Hobbies are out of the question." "At my company, no matter how wrong the manager's opinion seems, I can't disagree. I'm the lower-status one — what choice do I have but to follow?"
2015.04.01
