Top and Bottom Line Financial Benefits of Employee Engagement
Over the last several years we have been conducting research into the reasons people stay or leave organizations. We focused on the ability of organizations to attract and maintain employee engagement as this substantially affects both top and bottom line financial and operational performance. The results are skewed towards younger workers in their 20s and 30s. […]
Major Changes Coming to the Employer of Record Model in Europe
New directive threatens the use of self-employed contractor models in Europe
If you are using an outsourced AOR/EOR model or similar platform to employ people through a third-party provider-be advised the European Parliament published new directives which, if implemented (and it seems likely) will significantly change your company’s ability to hire employees through this model.
Many staffing companies, […]
The Importance of Training to Corporate Financial Performance

Birchtree Performance HR helps companies and private equity (PE) firms increase financial performance through employee training. The objective of training varies based on the organization’s strategic objectives. For example, PE firms tend to have a narrower focus than corporations, a shorter return on investment horizon, and a more […]
Unprepared to go global? It’s going to hurt!
Join the January-February cohort for the Global Market Entry Training Program. Here’s what participants say about the program:
“The Global Strategy Module is highly recommended as a refresher into the fundamentals of global expansion or for those looking to start engaging in an international opportunity. The content was engaging, […]
HRCI Appoints Dr. Janet L. Walsh to its Board of Directors
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (September 27, 2022) – HRCI®, the premier HR credentialing and learning organization for the human resources profession, today shared that it has appointed experienced global business leader Dr. Janet L. Walsh to its board of directors.
“We are thrilled to welcome Janet to our Board of Directors. She brings a deep knowledge of human resources […]
Congratulations to NYIT Class in Multinational Business Management!
Congratulations to NYIT Class in Multinational Business Management!
Students in the class followed the Global Leadership Program outline to create a US market entry strategy for Cascade’s Aqua Gratis product (https://lnkd.in/eZW3pMvU). They did a terrific job in the class and made their final presentation to Carolyn Hogg, Managing Director, and Robert Parry-Jones, Executive Consultant.
Ten students […]
Thank you Shelie Gustafson, for speaking to our class at Columbia
Thank you Shelie Gustafson, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Jacobs for taking the time and making the effort to talk to our class on Leading Cross Cultural Global Organizations. Jacobs is a Fortune 250 multidisciplinary engineering firm (https://www.jacobs.com/) delivering impactful global solutions from intelligence […]
Giovanni Giordano Speaks to Columbia Students
Thank you, Giovanni Giordano, for coming to Columbia University from London to talk to our Masters class on
Leading Cross Cultural Global Organizations. Giovanni spoke compellingly about his experiences as a global
CHRO and HR leader for BAT, Ferrero, and Procter and Gamble. Leading in a global environment, he said,
requires the same focus on the company’s strategic objectives […]



