Brian Sommer
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Indianapolis, IN, United States
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If HR talked to employees….
Based off my keynote at TechHR Singapore, here’s a summary of what happens when employers and HR get ‘surprised’ and why this happens so frequently these days. It turns out there’s an underwhelming amount of listening to employees/jobseekers and too few executives with the time or skill to do it well. Here are some key points and to-dos. → Read More
The IFS acquisition of Ultimo
IFS has acquired ULTIMO in an EAM move of note. Here's why it matters. → Read More
The ‘middle market’ and Zoho/ZohoOne
I covered ERP vendor, Zoho, their platform and the ZohoOne suite in detail late last year (links below). The company continues to grow (significantly) and their customers seem to be loving them, too. One part of the narrative in recent years involves their move into the mid-market. Here are some thoughts on that. → Read More
Three quick book reviews (or what I want Santa to bring me)
Supply chain watchers have been advising us to shop early this holiday season as many things we want are in short supply. If you’d like to get ahead of the curve, here are three business books worth considering as great gifts this holiday season. “The Employee-Centric Manager” by Dr. Jack Wiley What I really liked: This book is very timely as businesses are undergoing the Mass Resignation right… → Read More
Monday Morning Moan - resilience might not be something to brag about
Resilience ain't everything it's made out to be... → Read More
'Twas the night before Christmas
(Pixabay) Dear Santa, Now, before you make your list and check it twice, our corporate attorney says you should review my statement first to see if I was as naughty as those darn industry analysts make me out to be. So, here goes: On balance, I tried to be better this year. I didn’t do all the layoffs I had planned thanks to the government funding in the CARES Act. I don’t know how I did it, but… → Read More
HR Tech 2020 - Murky signs of what’s next in HR, with a hint of clarity
The annual HR Tech conference is a place to get sorted on the newest innovations and thinking in this crowded, evolving space. This year's virtual version made the desired clarity harder to divine, but here are some themes and vendors to note → Read More
If they sold enterprise software on television
It was either the late night spicy burrito or falling asleep while the television was still on but I could have sworn I saw an infomercial pitching enterprise software. Worse, I could have sworn it was colleague Jon Reed and I selling that stuff! Here’s my recollection of what that interminable, obnoxious ad contained: Brian: … → Read More
The 2019 enterprise software un-predictions
Had your fill of buzzword-saturated tech predictions? We’ve got your holiday tonic right here. Feast on our annual enterprise software un-predictions. → Read More
Brian's The Month in Brief
Brian Sommer's month in review from show he attended to content that he reads. Plenty for HR and finance people to think about. → Read More
Infor thru the stages- what’s the next phase?
Infor is in the middle of migrating its customers to modern systems. How is that going and what are the challnges ahead? We analyze and discuss. → Read More
Remaking ADP - a review of progress and direction
Payroll services provider ADP continues its evolution into an HR/HCM software firm with new products, benchmarks, platform, apps and more. → Read More
HR Tech vendors disappoint on the topics that matter to buyers
While the hype re: AI and other advanced technologies was everywhere at the recent HR Tech Conference, product realities and vendor messaging were off. → Read More
Fixing the recruiting process
Recruiter bias cause qualified applicants to drop out of recruiting funnels. Technology aside recruiters are an integral part of the problem. → Read More
If you fix just one process in HR, make it recruiting – Part 1 the dumb ATS
Bad ATS excludes qualified jobseekers and is leading to massive waste in the recruitment funnel. Here are examples of bad ATS. → Read More
Brian Sommer's The Month in Brief
Once a month, Brian Sommer clears his desk, empties voicemail and collates the many interactions he has with vendors, trade and business publications. → Read More
It’s 2018 so why isn’t my ERP vendor multi-tenant?
We may be at a point in the software space where application vendors that haven’t produced a multi-tenant suite may never do it. It matters and here's why. → Read More
The month in brief - reading material, briefings, roadshows
The Spring events season is over for 2018. Here is a roundup of some highlights from July 2018 along with selected reading notes from major journals. → Read More
The month in review
Brian Sommer provides his month in review including topics as diverse as financials, ASC 606, HR analytics, recruitment and much more. → Read More
A changed Ceridian returns to the public markets
Ceridian came back to public markets Friday after more than a decade away, but the HR/payroll vendor is much changed today. Brian Sommer has the backstory → Read More