eBulletin - Week of January 30, 2006

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Dear Valued Members, Q1 2006 is now well underway. Thanks to all of you who took a few minutes to fill out our recent survey on your organization's priorities. We're going to summarize your responses into an article for HR.com, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, there's no doubt that staffing, sourcing and succession are on everyone's mind. Click through the link below on our Feature Survey--or on HR.com's homepage, scroll to the bottom--to participate in our most recent survey "Filling Your Roster". There's a lot happening here at HR.com. Explore and discover the massive amount of information at your fingertips: webcasts, face-to-face events and a library of over 17,000 articles on managing the people side of your business. Register as a Guest Members to get an idea of how valuable a tool we can be. Already a member and thinking of contributing? Don't be shy! Check out the site under About Us/How to Contribute, or contact us at writers@hr.com. Enjoy! Debbie McGrath CEO, HR.com    NEW ARTICLES  Available to view in the next 7 days for Guest members.  Available to view anytime for Premier members. Benefits Substance Abuse Impacts Workplace Bensinger, DuPont & Associates writes that studies have shown that on average, 10% to 12% of the workforce in any given company abuse drugs. Read Jeff Chad's Latest Blog. Compensation The Changing World of Pay Intelligence Salary surveys are out. Salary searches are on the way in due to new technology and more sophisticated methodologies that lead to more specific, more meaningful competitive salary information. Fred Whittlesey, chief compensation officer of Payscale, makes his case. Human Resources Management Management In Real Life: Leadership Just look around and it's easy to see that we have far more managers than leaders in most organizations, writes Kevin Herring. Labor Relations Skills for Transformative Group Facilitation Meetings take place - by the million - every day in our world. Some are satisfying and productive for the people involved. But many are deeply frustrating. Ron Kraybill offers some strategies to make the most of meetings. Legal Americans *Without* Disabilities Act? What about an employee who has physical or mental conditions that don't rise to the level of a disability? Do you owe her an accommodation as well, asks M. Lee Smith? Organizational Development Organizational Alignment: Simple in Theory, Challenging to Make a Successful Leap Auto manufacturers and other U.S. corporations are faced with intense global competition, crippling labor costs, massive pension funds, soaring healthcare expenses and high material costs. Some are leaping into action and making changes to confront these challenges. Are you? From David Hart. Read Sylvia Henderson's Latest Blog. Performance Management Leadership Excellence Drives Business Performance: Two Case Studies of Linkage Research Effective leadership has long been considered a prerequisite for a strong and successful organization. But when is the last time you saw a business case that finds a correlation between the bottom-line success of a department or division whose leaders are perceived more favorably by their employees? From Patrick Kulesa. Read Aileen MacMillan's Latest Blog. Executive Coaching The Words You Use Send a Strong Message The words you use to express yourself say more about you than you think, writes Carole Martin. Read Merry Marcus' Latest Blog. Leadership Thought Leaders: Robert Mittelstaedt Jr. on Will Your Next Mistake be Fatal? Robert Mittelstaedt Jr. is the Dean and professor of the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He recently spoke with HR.com's Leadership analyst Karen Elmhirst about his new book entitled Will Your Next Mistake be Fatal? Read Karen Elmhirst's Latest Blog. HR Measurements and Metrics Why Employee Surveys Fail ... and how to achieve success Around the world, in both mature and emerging markets, organizations invest large amounts of time, energy, and financial resources in conducting employee surveys. Unfortunately, when employee surveys are poorly designed and implemented, and where there is no follow-up action, they can have the opposite effect from that intended; from Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Read Claude Balthazard's Latest Blog. Staffing and Recruitment Reality HR: Predictive Workforce Planning Dr. John Sullivan and Dan Hilbert are considered to be the leading industry experts on the baby boomer retirement phenomena in manufacturing, energy and transportation. The predictive model that we are looking at has over 50,000 unique records in those areas. HR.com's CEO Debbie McGrath recently spoke with Dan Hilbert as part of a four part series. Read Michael Moretti's Latest Blog. Workforce Acquisition Reality HR: Predictive Workforce Planning Dr. John Sullivan and Dan Hilbert are considered to be the leading industry experts on the baby boomer retirement phenomena in manufacturing, energy and transportation. The predictive model that we are looking at has over 50,000 unique records in those areas. Dan Hilbert recently spoke with HR.com's CEO on Predictive Workforce Planning. Read Mark McAuliffe's Latest Blog. HR Outsourcing EU Demands Service Providers Retain Internet and Phone Records The European Union (EU) Parliament, as part of an anti-terrorism and anti-crime initiative, has approved a Directive that requires service providers to retain records of all Internet messages and telephone calls they handle. Similar action is likely in the U.S. From InfoTech Research. Read Keith Strodtman's Latest Blog. HRIS/ERP Internet Applicant Compliance Program Allows Vast Pool of Federal Contractors to Search & Select Applicants In Compliance with Rigorous New Laws Peopleclick, Inc. has announced its Internet Applicant Compliance Program designed to help federal contractors ensure their hiring processes meet The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) Feb. 6, 2006, deadline for the revised definition of an Internet applicant. Training and Development Taking the Next Step - My Experience with Earning an Online Degree A few years ago I realized that in order to take my career to the next level - to gain the knowledge I would need to take it to that level - I would need to earn an advanced degree; from Judy Kenney. Sponsor message brought to you by CareerBuilder.com CareerBuilder.com is the ideal way to recruit qualified applicants for your open positions in any industry. Post your positions and gain access to 20 million candidates monthly. Access our Resume Database with over 11 million resumes (15,000 new resumes added daily). Get the right candidates in the door quickly using CareerBuilder.com. Educational Webcasts: ( Free for everyone ) Driving Utilization of LMS Systems | February 7, 2006 What is the true ROI of an LMS and are you focused on the best applications? What are the "gotchas" in selecting the right LMS and implementing it for greatest ROI? The ROI on Leadership Development | February 8, 2006 Can the impact of leadership development be effectively measured, and if so, how? What are some practical ways in which to evaluate the success of your development efforts on leaders' behavior and relevant business metrics? Global Human Capital Management: Driving Organizational Results | February 8, 2006 Sponsored by: ORACLE Today's organizations are dealing with change at an unprecedented level, whether it be the impact of globalization, tectonic shifts in workforce demographics, or the need to respond to technology innovation and competitor initiatives. What exactly are the major human capital management (HCM) issues having a direct impact on today's organizations? What are the leading HCM practices that companies are using around the world to respond to these challenges? Join IBM Business Consulting Services and Oracle HCM thought leaders in an informative webcast that will answer these important questions. Improving Quality of Hire: Using Performance Management and Applicant Tracking Data to Add Value | February 14, 2006 Sponsored by: SilkRoad technology Pressure to attract and hire top talent will only increase in the future. Data that is routinely being collected by many organizations can be utilized to improve quality of hire. Join today's webcast to find out how. Selecting Talent Acquisition and Talent Management Systems - Best Practices in Finding the Right Vendor for You | February 15, 2006 Sponsored by: Recruitmax Join us as we discuss the in's and out's of the selection process and learn some insider tips for selecting technology. Learn what the vendors are doing and hear some great success stories from HR professionals. Compensation Planning in the Distributed Enterprise | February 15, 2006 Sponsored by: Workstream Workstream and HR.com are pleased to conclude the series on compensation planning with the perspective gained from an interesting enterprise customer, Cendant. ........................................................................................   Next week's Thought Leaders Live Webcast: ( Free for Premier members or pay $150 US each webcast ) What Gen X Women Want at Work | February 6, 2006 Find out why professional women are choosing not to work in the largest numbers since 1997. Understand what this will cost your corporation and what can be done to attract and retain Gen X female talent. ........................................................................................   Next week's Reality HR Live Webcast : ( Free for Premier members or pay $150 US each webcast ) Part 3 - Metrics on Steroids - System-Wide Performance Monitoring | February 1, 2006 The question du jour in staffing is "What is the most important talent metric". At Valero, our answer is as easy as "Green, Yellow, Red!" Mission critical business systems are continuously monitored in a multi-dimensional fashion to ensure optimal performance of critical systems. Macro-level monitoring is used by management to instantaneously assess the effectiveness of the entire systems. Micro-level monitoring is used to rapidly diagnose the root cause of problems and to also continuously improve the performance of each process. ........................................................................................ Sponsor message brought to you by HR.com Employers of Excellence Government Conference 2006 Join thousands of your colleagues at HR.com's Employers of Excellence Government Conference and Expo, March 7-9, 2006 in Washington, DC. Discover the latest in HR technology products, services and solutions and attend educational sessions that focus on highlighting the hottest trends and best practices in HR. Register Now!   Polls and Surveys Feature Poll:   Sourcing Talent. Feature Survey:   Filling Your Roster.   Forums Contribute to the discussion of various HR topics in our Discussion Forum or comment specifically to this topic: Workshop Presenters: Let us know who would make a great workshop presenter. Sponsor message brought to you by HR.com Premier Memberships Effective February 6th, 2006 the OFCCP (Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs) has redefined "Internet Applicant" which is intended to address recordkeeping, among other issues. Your HR department must adhere to a new set of standards regarding information on resumes, whether online or mailed. Premier Members can register to use PeopleFilter's recently completed EEO-Comply(TM) product to manage Internet Applicant compliance at no charge. Why FREE? This is an opportunity for us to say "Thank You" to our Premier Members. To take advantage of this offer, visit PeopleFilter at www.peoplefilter.com/EEO. If you are not yet a Premier Member click here to upgrade now! The content in this eBulletin is available to you FREE, however only Premier Members of HR.com are entitled to all HR.com's content and archived material. If you are not a member and would like to become one, please click here to join today. 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