Human Capital Management Blog

What a great conference! The Capital Region Human Resource Association (CRHRA) boasted its greatest turnout to date for its annual one-day conference. Hosting more than 250 attendees made up of the Capital Region’s Human Resource professionals, CRHRA offered a dynamite lineup of speakers and courses aimed at inspiring, educating, and taking the Human Resource profession to new levels of strategic impact.

‘Twas the night before the Christmas Party And neither near nor afar Not a worker was working Except for HR. The posters were hung In the breakroom with care In hopes that the auditors Would never be there.

Recently had a disgruntled HR Director on the phone. Conversation went as follows… Me: “Can you describe to me your open enrollment process?” Her: “It’s all paper, it takes up too much time, it’s a mess, and I hate it every year.” For most people, November and December brings on thoughts of turkey, family, and Holiday cheer. For the rest of us with January renewals just around the corner, tis the season to be pushing paper! For the HR professional looking at ways to streamline their benefits open enrollment in the coming year and reduce the amount of labor and opportunity costs associated, here are 5 tips that have cut open enrollment timelines by 75% and returned nearly a month of productivity to HR departments.

Had a recent opportunity to share in a presentation by the Young Professionals Network of the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce for the University of Albany business group, Albany Business Leaders Emerging (ABLE). In a short breakout session for students considering a career path in Human Resources, there emerged a predominant reason for their collective pursuit of an HR career: