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Week of September 18, 2006
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Is Your Stress Management Program Stressful in Itself?
Some simple advice-and pass-along strategies-for reducing stress in the workplace, from G. Gaynor McTigue.
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Compensation
Can Base Pay Reward Performance?
Base pay is the largest single element of human resource cost. Getting the most out of expenditures on base pay is or should be a priority, write Patricia K. Zingheim and Jay R. Schuster.
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Human Resources Management
Management In Real Life: Real Business People
Here we go again. Another diatribe about how the human resource department can become like other, more successful, overhead functions. 'Kind of drives you crazy, doesn't it? asks Kevin Herring.
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Labor Relations
Generational Differences Can Make for a Confusing Workplace
Generational differences are nothing new. The older generation typically thinks young folks are slackers and the young people consider the older generation old fogies afraid to take chances, writes Jean Walker, OI Partners.
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Legal
When Discretion is the Better Part of Valor
The decision to fire an employee should be made only after you have reviewed all possible claims that he may file and you're comfortable that your decision is supported by the available information; from M. Lee Smith.
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Organizational Development
The Cultural Anthropology of Work
When you are getting behavior you don't want in your organization, it may not be personalities or "styles" at fault, writes Joan Lloyd.
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Performance Management
Improve Employee Retention and Engagement: Treating Workers With Respect & Dealing With Poor Performance
Employers seeking to retain good workers and improve employees' engagement in their jobs and companies may want to try two common-sense human resource policies, according to surveys by Sirota Survey Intelligence and the authors of The Enthusiastic Employee.
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Executive Coaching
Leadership Development: A Whole Lot of Hooey
Kenny Moore has worked with business executives for more than 20 years, and only a few have proved to be exceptional. Likewise, most of the "High Potentials" he's seen do little more than what's considered politically correct.
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Leadership
Towards A Financial Outcome-based Leadership Model
This White Paper shows that current leadership assessment approaches have not kept pace with modern theories of the firm and modern financial approaches; from the Perth Leadership Institute.
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HR Measurements and Metrics
Thought Leader: Dr. Jac Fitz-enz on "Workforce Intelligence"
For over 30 years he has been writing about HR metrics, doing keynotes at most of the major conferences and has several books on alignment and ROI. He recently spoke with HR.com's CEO, Debbie McGrath on how his work changes business.
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Staffing and Recruitment
Restless IT Workers Looking for New Challenges
CompTIA survey finds nearly 60 percent of tech workers looking for new jobs.
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Workforce Acquisition
New Employment Equality Regulations Require Careful Data Management
Vurv advises UK organizations October 2006 legislation impacts recruitment advertising and candidate selection.
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HR Outsourcing
Little ERP in Big China: Options for Manufacturers
Manufacturers establishing branch operations in China are faced with a variety of different Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) options; from Info-Tech Research Group.
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HRIS/ERP
Managing The Hazards Of Electronic Notifications
Electronic communication needs to replicate the type of evidentiary value to ensure the employee got the policy and reasonably knew he/she was bound by it; from HRN Managment Group.
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Training and Development
Are You Ready to Declare Your "Emancipation Procrastination?"
When under the gun or with deadlines looming, sometimes the best thing to do is PANIC. Discover the Stress Doc, Mark Gorkin's acronym for "Emancipation Procrastination."
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Join us October 24 - 27, 2006 at the magnificent Red Rock Resort Spa & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program includes a world class lineup of 12 keynote speakers, individualized custom tracks with workshops and roundtable presentations from leading HR Executives.
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Key Pillars of a Diversity Sourcing Strategy | September 21, 2006
Most thought leaders would agree that diversity is a pillar of corporate strength. Corporations that are supported by a diverse employee base find themselves at the top of their industry ... year after year.
Absence Management: Using Technology to Track and Control the Cost of Absenteeism | September 26, 2006
Employee absenteeism has a significant impact on the bottom line of most companies, yet few managers really understand the magnitude of the problem. Reducing absenteeism can help your company lower labor and benefit expenses, improve productivity, reduce compliance risk, and decrease disruption to your business.
Just Enough Project Management - Project Management for HR Professionals | October 4, 2006
Would you like to successfully manage multiple HR projects on time and on budget? If so, this webcast is a must-see. Join us as we talk with project management expert John Rahiya, as he provides directly applicable, extremely relevant and non-technical information - just enough information to help you and your team succeed in managing your human resources projects better, faster and cheaper.
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Conversational Leadership - An Essential Strategy for Cultivating Collective Intelligence and Innovation | September 25, 2006
What is conversational leadership and why is it so important? Come hear from David Isaacs, co-founder of the World Cafe, what it means to be a conversational leader. and how asking questions about things that matter can lead to new insights, opportunities and engagement. Join us as we review the World Cafe dialogue process as a way of shaping an organization's future.
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