"We must think globally, while acting locally to embrace clients, family, community and the environment. This will allow business to reach new heights, increasing value within the workplace of tomorrow."
Jarrod McGrath CEO & Founder, Smart WFM
The Australian 'Engaging Staff Isn’t Box Ticking'
Engaging your people and acting on their feedback is expected.Our CEO, Jarrod McGrath speaks about how you can use surveys to drive employee engagement, increase productivity, improve culture and attract and retain customers. Article first Published in The Australian, June 22-23, 2019. Read the complete article.
Good workers don't blame tools, so don't blame software for wage theft
As some of Australia’s largest employers reel from the underpayment scandal that has run riot in recent weeks, some have been quick to blame the software they decided to purchase. Read the complete article.
Smart WFM launches Service On Demand to help organisations manage workforce during pandemic and beyond
"We’re essentially offering the type of advisory and consultation services traditionally only used by huge companies with enormous budgets, but now as and when businesses need it and in line with the ever-changing environment. For example, organisations can now gain insights by simply adding their business data to our platform and instantly generating financial models that include ROI, cashflow and net present value (NPV) reflecting the changing workforce. Read the press release here.
The robots are coming: Here’s why you should embrace it, not fight it.
"Businesses don’t understand digital workforce management and how their employees and customers can benefit, and least of all the role new technology such as AI can play." Read the complete interview
“The one thing that the HR world is coming to terms with is that they have to deal with data.” - Rob Scott Our very own Rob Scott, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Smart WFM, joins the Limitless B.I Podcast to explore the consumerisation of business intelligence solutions and how Human Resource departments across the globe need [...]Read more
Productivity is one of the most widely used measurements to determine the economic contribution of a country, an industry, a business, or an individual person. It’s a simple and easily understood barometer for progress – if a baker can bake an extra loaf of bread an hour, they are more productive and can likely command a higher [...]Read more
As Smart WFM passes its fifth year of operations, Jarrod McGrath talks about the milestones the company has achieved since its inception. Over the years, Smart WFM has tirelessly promoted the importance of people, building global knowledge around digital transformation, and becoming one of the world's largest independent UKG [...]Read more
Asia's largest HR Tech event is getting ready to roll on September 21-23. This year’s online event promises to be packed with refreshing and highly relevant content. There are great speakers such as Josh Bersin, Lars Schmidt, and Jon Ingham, as well as fantastic opportunities to learn from Google, Hubspot, DBS bank, Smart WFM and [...]Read more
Did you ever think you would see the return of E.T ? - Well this time it's coming to an HR system near you. E.T or Empathetic Technology is positioned to create a closer relationship between your employee and the technology by using behavioural indicators, such as pupil dilation. Check out this thought provoking (3.40) video by [...]Read more
Back in 2015 I blogged how WFM (Workforce Management) was becoming the new HR (I took some flak from my HR colleagues at the time, but we’ve since kissed and made up!). The blog highlighted how HR was stifling itself and misdirecting its energy by trying to continually prove its value, all while operations management was getting [...]Read more
Smart WFM is a global human capital management (HCM) consultancy specialising in digital transformation. The company’s service offerings include advisory, implementation and support. Smart WFM also offer Service On Demand and the Apitome Software Suite designed to support the HCM customer journey. Smart WFM’s framework is defined in “The Digital Workforce”, a book written by Smart WFM founder and CEO, Jarrod McGrath
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