Welcome to today’s edition of the HR Tech Daily Roundup, where we bring you the most important news, trends, and innovations in the world of human resources technology. As HR tech continues to evolve, staying informed is essential for professionals striving to optimize their workforce strategies and drive meaningful change. In this roundup, we highlight key updates, cutting-edge solutions, and expert insights that are shaping the future of HR. Let’s take a look at today’s top news!
Skillfully Launches Suite for Skills-Based Learning
Skillfully, a leading innovator in skills-based hiring, announced the general availability of its product suite for higher education and workforce development organizations designed to help integrate skills-based learning into their programming. The announcement was made at the ASU+GSV Summit, where Skillfully was named to the prestigious GSV Cup 50, which recognizes the 50 most innovative early-stage companies reshaping digital education and workforce development across the globe. With the rise of skills-based hiring, employers are prioritizing what candidates can do over traditional degrees or resumes. Yet, educators and workforce development organizations face increasing pressure and limited resources to better prepare students and jobseekers for this shift. Skillfully’s new offering bridges that gap — enabling universities and workforce organizations to equip students and jobseekers with the durable, real-world skills employers seek.
Lean Solutions Launches AI-Powered TalentQ for Recruitment
Lean Solutions Group (LSG), a leading technology-enabled provider of strategic support services across the transportation, logistics, and retail industries, announced the release of TalentQ, an AI-powered recruitment and talent placement solution. TalentQ is the latest in the StudioQ suite of AI-powered solutions designed to streamline workforce operations and optimize productivity. These advancements reinforce LSG’s commitment to leveraging cutting-edge technology to maximize efficiency, enhance business outcomes, and position its clients for continued success.
McLean & Company’s People-First Performance Management
As burnout rises and employee expectations shift, traditional performance management systems are struggling to keep pace, and organizations are having to rethink how they evaluate and support their employees. To address this disconnect, McLean & Company, a leading HR research and advisory firm, has released Redefine Performance Management, a research-backed blueprint designed to help HR leaders develop a tailored approach to performance management that supports their organization’s unique context and goals in a way that is both strategic and human-centric. Anchored by a practical, three-step framework, the research empowers organizations to foster healthy performance conversations centered on growth and development, build psychological safety, and align employee development with broader business perspectives.
TalentLMS Reveals “Quiet Cracking” Crisis in U.S. Workplaces
TalentLMS, a leading employee training platform, released a study of 1,000 U.S. employees that uncovers a silent crisis in the workplace that’s going largely undetected — a phenomenon its researchers have coined “Quiet Cracking.” Over half of employees surveyed (54%) experience some level of Quiet Cracking, and one in five report experiencing it frequently or constantly. Unlike burnout or quiet quitting, Quiet Cracking doesn’t manifest in obvious ways — making it even more dangerous for business leaders to ignore. The report highlights the steep costs of ignoring early signs of disengagement, which could lead to reduced performance and increased turnover risk.
Interactive EQ Launches AI-Based IEQ Talent Platform
Interactive EQ, an interactive talent assessment platform that combines AI and interactive videos to measure emotional quotient (EQ), launched its SaaS IEQ product for software as a service (SaaS) businesses. This new intangible skills decoder helps people managers maximize operational efficiency and productivity when hiring and developing talent. SaaS IEQ was developed for people manager and HR teams to measure talent soft skills (EQ), increase talent efficiency, improve quality of hire, reduce turnover and thereby improving employee retention. This platform also helps talent evaluators add more depth to the hiring process, evaluate existing talent for areas of improvement, and identify potential leaders best suited for promotion. Interactive EQ was created and developed by former Tekion executive and automotive industry leader Napo Rumteen. With more than 30 years in retail and SaaS sales, management, operations, and learning & development — including playing an instrumental role in helping Tekion achieve more than $4 billion in valuation in the SaaS space — After experiencing recurring gaps in interviewing, hiring decisions, and people development across all industries, Rumteen had a light bulb moment that compelled him to create Interactive EQ.
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