Elissa Tucker

Elissa Tucker is Principal Research Lead, Human Capital Management, at APQC.

6 ways to make redundant HR tasks a thing of the past

As business-critical demands on HR’s time grow, the drive to remove repetitive and redundant work, also known as "nonvalue-added work," is taking on new urgency.

Why new hire retention should be on everyone’s dashboard in 2025

Poor new hire retention can impact an organization in many different ways, but HR has a lot of tools at its fingertips to help.

Boost training efficiency and close skills gaps with internal HR benchmarking

If you're not benchmarking within your own four walls, you may be missing opportunities to find improvements that lead to breakthrough performance for key HR processes.

3 cost-per-hire conversations HR needs to have with leaders

HR can play a critical role in helping C-suite leaders understand cost-per-hire and its long-term business impacts, this expert writes.

3 strategies to protect your employee learning budget for 2025

Knowing how to measure your employee learning spend and how to defend your budget to business leaders are critical to your organization's business success.

What’s the ‘right’ number of HR employees?

If your HR staff productivity isn’t where you want it to be, there are at least five investment areas to focus on, this expert writes.

How to avoid overlooking your best leadership candidates

It is critical to think strategically and intentionally about internal promotions to boost productivity, engagement and retention.

5 ways to strengthen your onboarding and boost ‘time-to-productivity’

An efficient, effective onboarding process is critical for helping employees understand company culture and for driving productivity.

Don’t forget internal talent in workforce planning and recruiting

Internal hiring can be a powerful and effective tool in HR’s workforce planning toolkit, but it needs to be supported with the right infrastructure and resources.

When reskilling for new technology is right, and how to do it effectively

Reskilling can drive employee satisfaction, engagement and retention, and develop critical employee skills—but it's not always the best move,