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Analytics Anonymous: The 7 Steps to Talent Intelligence Transformation
Posted on September 25, 2025 3 Comments
Let’s talk about the real reason your hiring strategy isn’t working.
It’s because you have no idea what’s actually happening in your funnel, and worse, you’ve built an entire process on data you don’t even trust (or in many cases, even capture). That’s where talent intelligence comes in.
Workday Buys Paradox: An Inevitable Acquisition That’s Long Overdue
Posted on August 22, 2025 2 Comments
Let’s not pretend the acquisition of Paradox by Workday was just another “vision-aligned” synergy play. This wasn’t Workday adding bells and whistles. This was Workday plugging glaring holes in its talent stack, the kind you can’t close with roadmap updates or incremental UI tweaks. Let’s connect the dogs.
Employer of Record: Solution or Shell Game?
Posted on August 6, 2025 Leave a Comment
Today, global hiring isn’t just for Fortune 500s. It’s for every seed-stage startup that needs to prove they can build a distributed team without knowing the first thing about, say, employment law in Poland.
Enter the new EOR platforms: sleek, SaaS-y, VC-funded, full of promise and able to sell services at a software multiple.
Winston Goes to Walldorf: SAP Acquires SmartRecruiters’ AI and Ambition
Posted on August 1, 2025 3 Comments
In this market, you don’t pay enterprise prices for recruiting software unless you’re either (a) really desperate or (b) finally ready to take recruiting seriously.
SAP, from the looks of things, is both. Which is why their acquisition of SmartRecruiters makes perfect sense.
The State of HR Industry Analysts 2025
Posted on July 25, 2025 7 Comments
The future of work is not just about people. It’s not just about skills. It’s not even about AI. It’s about staying ahead of the narrative. Because in a world of endless transformation, one thing stays constant:
There will always be another trend. And there will always be another analyst to monetize the hell out of it.