Applaud Blog | Ivan Harding

Ivan Harding

Ivan Harding is the Chief Executive Officer at Applaud. He is also a member of the company's board of directors. Ivan has worked in the HR Technology sector for over 20 years, starting life in IBM before moving onto the Oracle Development team, where he reached Director level. Prior to co-founding Applaud in 2008, Ivan worked with a number of large, global companies, helping them get the most out of their HR Technology investment. Ivan holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Mathematics from the University of Southampton, UK

Recent Posts

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The HR Perception Gap: A Problem You Might Not Even Know You Have

Published April 2, 2025 / by Ivan Harding

12 minute read

5 things I've learned from deploying a generative AI Assistant for HR

5 things I've learned from deploying a generative AI Assistant for HR

Published June 20, 2024 / by Ivan Harding

28 minute read

Why are you wasting time writing HR content no one reads?

Published May 30, 2024 / by Ivan Harding

17 minute read

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How can HR reduce costs without losing efficiency?

Published August 29, 2023 / by Ivan Harding

17 minute read

Why your employees no longer love Workday and what you can do about it

Published March 31, 2023 / by Ivan Harding

15 minute read

5 unmissable HR Tech conferences in 2025

Published April 6, 2022 / by Ivan Harding

7 minute read

15 HR Statistics from 2022 to enhance employee experience in 2023

Published March 10, 2022 / by Ivan Harding

16 minute read

5 Features You Need To See In Your Next-gen Employee Portal

Published October 27, 2020 / by Ivan Harding

13 minute read

The evolution of the Employee Portal

Published October 26, 2020 / by Ivan Harding

11 minute read

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1000+ pre-built connectors at your fingertips

Published October 23, 2020 / by Ivan Harding

2 minute read