Dave Ulrich, professor of business at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, coined the term “HR Business Partner” around the time that he wrote his 1997 book, The Human Resources Champions. His intention …
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TREMS Wins Success
Remember when TREMS (Talent Recruitment and Engagement Management System) was implemented so long ago? Recently, the team was nominated and awarded the CUPA-HR Successful Practices Award! This award is presented to a team that demonstrates …
The Fallacy of the Impossible
Curing cancer, ceasing war, and winning the Powerball. How can we make these things happen tomorrow? Yes, I said tomorrow! Those of you reading this article may be thinking that’s an aggressive or even impossible …
Message from the Director
Dear Colleagues: February is an exciting month for our office, as the first “HR@UW Learning Cohort” launches later this month. After much planning led by Sarah Carroll in collaboration with a Visioning Team including several …
What Does Our Productivity Have to Do with Collaboration?
The cowboy mentality is part of our cultural inheritance in the United States. We are taught from a young age to be independent, and are rewarded when we are the smartest and highest performing person …
Reception of the Inaugural HR@UW 2016 Conference
UW-Madison’s first HR@UW Conference for HR and Payroll professionals on campus took place on Monday, December 5, 2016 at Union South, drawing over 250 members of the university’s HR and Payroll community as well as …
Recruiting Is Not Just for Recruiters
What do Human Resource, Payroll, Benefits, Department Administrators, Faculty, Directors, and many other positions have in common? At some point in our careers we all participate in the recruitment and hiring new employees. This may …
Message from the Director
HR and Payroll Colleagues: This is a heady time for the HR-CoP Office, as many of the areas on which we have been working this past year are coming together in more visible ways. The …
UW-Madison Implements New Recruitment Tool
For the last year, the Talent Recruitment and Engagement team has been working on implementing a Talent Recruitment Engagement Management System (TREMS). It officially went live on October 10, 2016, but not without countless hours …
Message from the Director
Dear HR Colleagues: We are thrilled to be able to offer our first HR@UW Conference on December 5th! As highlighted elsewhere, this inaugural effort features speakers with great expertise to share with us, both from …