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NEW YORK, August 5, 2009… Many companies make today’s difficult human capital decisions without the data and analytics that can best position their business for tomorrow – a mistake avoidable by using Strategic Workforce Planning (... More...

Columbia, MD (April 10, 2009) – Avilar is proud to introduce a new series of live, web-based workshops focused on helping organizational leaders solve critical talent management challenges using a competency-based approach. From succession plan... More...

An employee-centered workplace is one in which all individuals, programs, processes, and systems are focused on helping employees become fully successful. Individuals who feel valued will provide excellent products and service, which will result in t... More...

Has work lost its luster in your organization? Do your employees avoid your office, reply tersely to your emails, or speak to you with a hint of sarcasm and annoyance? Have your top performers developed the tendency to take off early, show up late, o... More...

By Laura Simcox, SPHR, Solution Manager – Human Resources, Perceptive Software With the current economic downturn, human resources (HR) departments are looking for ways to eliminate inefficiency and introduce new cost saving measures. From... More...

Human resources is a relatively new field of study compared with others in business such as Operations, Sales, Finance or Marketing. Since modern business administration studies started, Taylor focused on Operations and productivity. Sales is said... More...

Explanation of virus WHAT IS A VIRUS? 1) Virus is a little program whos activity can destruct/destroy some files and a computer system. If this program does not open, it's inactive and could not or will not destroy anything. WHAT IS A VIR... More...

It sometimes seems that the sheer volume of immediate and pressing details organizations must deal with everyday make it difficult to focus on the fundamentals of running a successful business. For HR professionals and senior management, getting back... More...

In August, 2005, Fast Company magazine published a scathing article entitled "Why We Hate HR. The author, Keith Hammonds, presented four arguments:1. HR people are not the sharpest tacks in the box. The best and the brightest don't go into HR;2. H... More...

Senior management gets mediocre marks from Human Resource professionals for communicating with employees, according to a survey by Novations Group, a global consulting and training firm based in Boston. Nearly half of the 2,000 HR executives surveye... More...

Wondering how to maximize your magazine's online presence? HR.com's CEO Debbie McGrath has put together an informative powerpoint presentation which outlines what you can do to take full advantage of this broad market. Click here to find out more. More...

In climbing the corporate ladder, one of the most powerful allies to have on your side is your Human Resources department. They have their finger on the pulse of the inner wiring of the organization, and if there is any staffer who can alert you to u... More...

A reporter recently asked me in an interview about the proper role of HR in assisting in reviews of board directors. I told her that the proper roles included: - Don’t even volunteer to do this, because there is no credibility and you are ta... More...

"Embrace change" is a useless platitude mouthed by managers or motivational speakers who have not thought through its full implications - or they are masochists who enjoy suffering. Changes that bring new opportunities or propel us forward ... More...

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 Enthusias... More...

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? This past week I heard about how HR needs to show how managin... More...

Not long ago I was in a life and death struggle with a US Air ticketing kiosk in Orlando. I gave up and, in an ornery mood, explained my problem to the nearby ticket agent. He smiled and said, "Dr. Weiss, let me show you why those machines will ne... More...

How would you feel about a company vision that looks something like this? "Our vision is to become a firm that pays the very lowest wages possible, charges the highest prices the market will bear, and divides the spoils between stockholders and senio... More...

How HR can Get a Seat at the Table "Getting a seat at the table" is the new catch-phrase circulating in human resource circles. It means, simply, getting the attention and respect of those at the top of the corporate food chain and becoming a viab... More...

Amy started as an HR Generalist 8 years ago in a small consulting firm. She reported directly to the Vice President of Human Resources. Amy is a very easygoing and friendly person with a great sense of humor. She quickly gained the respect and confid... More...

Here is my favorite HR foible of the past month. Bear in mind that I have to cull these down from scores that people mention to me in my coaching programs. A consultant reached conceptual agreement with a general manager-the buyer for the project-... More...

What are organizational leaders to do when their change initiatives are met with open resistance? What if employee cynicism and bitterness have reached the point where some people openly cross their arms, dig in their heels, and basically procl... More...

I recently flew to San Francisco and back on United Airlines. From Providence, that involves four planes through Chicago s O Hare Airport. Here is a brief report: 1. On the first leg, though I held a first class ticket as always, United rolled up ... More...

"What? Give them a choice? You must be crazy!" That was a corporate staff´s reaction to my recommendation for solving their problem. The corporate staff had met with me and asked what had gone wrong. They had installed a new software prog... More...

As a self-styled (as well as self-invented and trademarked) "Psychohumorist" TM my personal and professional challenge is to blend being both a "wise man" and a "wise guy." I suspect I have a constitutional if not congenital need to embrace psy... More...

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STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING ENABLES SMARTER HR DECISIONS

Avilar Introduces Competency Management WebShops: Live, Web-Based Training Sessions

Ten Ways to Create an Employee-centered Workplace

The Manager’s Guide to Reclaiming and Retaining Disengaged Employees

Take Control of the Human Resource Paper Trail, by Laura Simcox, SPHR

Putting Human into Human Resources

Explation of virus. must read

Doing it Right: Getting Back to HR Basics

Re-Thinking Human Resources

Top Management Gets Mediocre Marks For Communicating

Maximizing Your Magazine's Online Presence

Ten Moves Guaranteed to Alienate HR

What’s an HR Person to Do?

Navigating Change and Adversity

Improve Employee Retention and Engagement: Treating Workers With Respect & Dealing With Poor Performance

Management In Real Life: Real Business People

The World of Internal Best Practices

Management In Real Life: Visions

Valuing Intangibles

The Dilemma for Human Resource Professionals

Why Goats Won't Fly

Overcoming Resistance To Change

It´s All About Trust

Management in Real Life: Involvement

On Becoming a Wise System: The Dynamics of Individual Imagination and Organizational Innovation

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