eBulletin - Week of February 6, 2006

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Dear Valued Members, So, you look around the office and things are changing: employees are younger, benefits are lower, the economic environment isn't stable, the global economy is at your door no matter where you work. Do you know what it all means? Find out! HR.com's Educational Webcasts are Free and Relevant to you; and you don't even have to leave your desk! 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 Member 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 Let 'em Eat Aspirin With health care costs rising faster than nearly any other business expense line item - up 59 percent between 2000 and 2004 - many employers are wielding the ax to health benefits; from Mark I. Schickman and M. Lee Smith. Read Jeff Chad's Latest Blog. Compensation Executive Compensation: Thought Starters PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Scott Olsen's comments on the proposed revisions to the exec compensation disclosures. Human Resources Management Thinking about "Resistance to Change" Over the years, a handy term has been borrowed from psychotherapy for use in organizational literature and conversation: resistance to change. Patty McManus explains how being able to label you "xyz", shifts blame to you, and the organization doesn't have to change anything about the way they're operating. Labor Relations Military Leave Quiz: True Or False New USERRA Regulations: What Do You Know About Military Leave? From HRN Management Group. Legal Legal Q&A: Relationships at Work Should an employer try to keep personal relationships out of the workplace, and if so, how should it be done? From M. Lee Smith. Organizational Development Cliff's Notes ® of Organizational Theory (Part 2) Continuing with the summary of prevalent and long-standing business and human development models, the following are models that define "the individual" as compared to the group or organization. Part 2 of 2 from Sylvia Henderson. Read Sylvia Henderson's Latest Blog. Performance Management The Climate for Success What leadership alchemy does it take to engage people to dig deeper and reach further quarter after quarter? When employees feel good about coming to work, they perform better, write Thomas Wojick and Joshua Freedman. Read Aileen MacMillan's Latest Blog. Executive Coaching Ask the Coach - Issue 4: Acquisition ... Fight or Flight? Executive Coach Merry Marcus provides advice about how to position yourself when your company is acquired to cultivate the widest range of career options. Read Merry Marcus' Latest Blog. Leadership Thought Leaders: Karen Sobel Lojeski on "When Distance Matters - Managing Virtual Teams in Global Organizations." Karen Sobel Lojeski is the Chief Executive Officer of Virtual Distance International. She recently spoke with Richard DiGeorgio on the topic "When Distance Matters - Managing Virtual Teams in Global Organizations." Read Karen Elmhirst's Latest Blog. HR Measurements and Metrics At Odds with the C-Suite There is one significant area of divergence between the views of the C-level executives and lower-level executives whom we surveyed, and it revolves around money, says Veritude. Read Claude Balthazard's Latest Blog. Staffing and Recruitment Tackling Retention Today With a talent shortage looming on the horizon, it makes sense for managers to implement employee retention plans now so they can keep their top performers in the future, writes Tim Rutledge. Read Michael Moretti's Latest Blog. Workforce Acquisition Four Questions You Should Never Ask There are obvious questions any recruiter knows not to ask in an interview but, Charlie Wonderlic writes, most recruiters don't realize that many of the questions they do ask are ineffective or garner no valuable information or worse, they can incur legal action. Read Mark McAuliffe's Latest Blog. HR Outsourcing More Job Opportunities for Chinese Returnees In 2005, there has been a growing trend among multinational firms in China to employ Western-educated Chinese returnees to fill shortages of skilled labor; from Pacific Bridge. Read Keith Strodtman's Latest Blog. HRIS/ERP Automation the Focus of SarbOx's Second Year With initial documentation and first audits out of the way, much of the heavy lifting is over for SarbOx. In year two, focus efforts on maintaining a compliant environment by automating internal controls and reporting. From InfoTech Research Group. Training and Development Personal Integrity: A Self-Diagnostic Individuals with integrity create an organization with integrity. To see how you're shaping up, Don Phin has some questions for you. Sponsor message brought to you by Balanced Scorecard Join us March 28-30, 2006 to discuss new human capital strategies. Dr. David P. Norton & Dr. David O. Ulrich will be leading the conference along with case studies from leading corporations. For more information, click here. Educational Webcasts: ( Free for everyone ) 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. 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 ) How to Manage Smart, Talented, Rich and Powerful People | February 13, 2006 How does one best lead leaders? You may be called upon to lead other executives, highly educated experts, investors, board members or government officials. These 'elite' contributors are critical to your success and present some unique challenges in terms of leadership. Come hear how best to navigate leading leaders in this interview with expert, Jeswald Salcuse. ........................................................................................   Next week's Reality HR Live Webcast : ( Free for Premier members or pay $150 US each webcast ) Part 4 - Talent Star Wars! - When the War for Talent is waged on the Internet, Corporations will Succeed or Fail over Talent Acquisition Technology | February 14, 2006 Amazing technologies exist in the talent acquisition and talent management markets today. Businesses who leverage and optimize technology will dominate their industries. Gaining user-adoption for new technologies alone is challenging. Choosing the right technologies can be daunting. ........................................................................................ Sponsor message brought to you by Flagg Management, Inc. 2nd Annual - 2006 Benefits New York Show & Conference, March 13, 2006, Roosevelt Hotel, next to Grand Central Station. 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