In a recent post about the growing technology pie and how companies keep pace with the constant onslaught of new knowledge and skills required to stay competitive, I mentioned the importance of creating a collaborative work environment so people have a chance to mix together and share knowledge.

With technology changes hitting parking faster and harder at every turn, it’s more and more difficult to determine what software, apps, and other technologies you should adopt right now, what you should target in the next 1-3 years, and what long-range plans you need for an uncertain future.

This may sound familiar: HR finds out that an employee has left the company when Payroll runs a Zero Hours Report and reviews those employees listed who haven’t received a paycheck in the last six months. Or a new hire calls HR to ask a question and the person answering the phone hasn’t a clue who the caller is or his start date. HR then sends an email reminding the company of the standard procedures for on-boarding and off-boarding employees, yet compliance remains inconsistent.