Ludwik Bogdański

Conflicting goals are a hidden management cost: cross-functional friction, duplicated work, and delayed decisions. This article explains how a goal management system brings order to priorities, accountability, and the cadence of progress reviews, so the strategy is executed, not just communicated.

In many companies, onboarding “works” only on paper while in reality it ends up as emails, spreadsheets, and people’s goodwill. This article shows how to treat 0–180 onboarding as an operational process: a clear standard, defined roles (HR/manager/IT/buddy), task execution, and simple measurement. If you can’t see status, owners, and overdue items in one place, the problem usually surfaces only once it starts creating real cost. At scale, SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding helps by providing owner-assigned tasks, due dates, reminders, escalation paths, and an audit trail of completion.

An empty desk is a real operational and financial cost. The article shows how to shorten CV screening and time-to-fill using automation in SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting (skills matching, pre-screening questions, ranking) - in a model where decisions remain with people, and the screening logic is transparent and compliant with GDPR and the EU AI Act.

Replacing distributed data with a single Core HR accounting system ensures transparency of costs and organizational structure. Such a technological foundation avoids decision paralysis and prepares the company for the effective use of analytics and AI.