
Michele Ballinger articles

Michele Ballinger
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Business Applications


Essential tools to create a better workplace – Microsoft at SHRM 2019
This week, Microsoft will be at the SHRM 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition to share best practices on how to unlock talent success, connect to collaborate, and drive culture change. The event theme, creating better workplaces, aligns with our focus on creating a modern workplace where people thrive.
3 ways to incorporate culture in your talent acquisition strategy
In my previous blog, I highlighted the importance of incorporating culture into your recruiting and hiring processes. I wanted to drill in a bit deeper to provide a step-by-step actionable approach to culture-centric talent acquisition. Step 1: Make a list of the essential elements of your company culture.
Talent at Hannover Messe 2019—Hiring for culture fit: Should you or shouldn’t you?
Last week, as I walked through the trade show exhibit halls at Hannover Messe, I was awespired. Yes, I had to create a new word to capture the moment. I was in awe of not only the sheer size of the conference, but also the excitement in the air generated by the thousands of attendees.
Webinar: Introduction to Dynamics 365 for Talent
The war for talent is more than a trending headline–it’s a reflection of an increasingly competitive landscape where people with the right skillset are in short supply. Savvy business leaders are embracing a talent success mindset, as they know how important employer brand and culture are to attracting A- players that deliver business results.Attending HR Tech? Connect with Microsoft!
This week, Microsoft will be at the world’s leading conference and expo for HR and IT professionals—HR Technology Conference—to share best practices to adopt technology to accelerate culture change. Our event theme—Big Data. Small Data. All Data.—will showcase Microsoft’s complete platform that connects and operationalizes HR data.