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- Benefits
HIPAA Compliance ... It's BACK!
Just when you thought you had cleared all of the compliance hurdles related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), another set of requirements comes along. This time, it's your electronic data that needs to be secured; from Corporate Synergies.
Read Jeff Chad's Latest Blog.
- Compensation
The Myth of the Average Worker Pay Ratio
Are CEOs overpaid? Many people think so. Fred Whittlesey offers his take on the compensation situation.
- Human Resources Management
Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Setting Some Groundrules
Joan Lloyd often works with teams, and Groundrules help the leaders stay on course. So, it occurred to her that it would make sense to have some Groundrules for guiding her personal behavior in her career. She'd like to share them with you.
Read Debbie McGrath's Latest Blog.
- Labor Relations
Management in Real Life: Conversations
Conversations drive most key internal business practices, but as Kevin Herring points out, these conversations have not always been helpful.
- Legal
Notice the Leave, and Leave with Notice: FMLA Recent Developments
Recent case law serves to define, limit, enhance, and sometimes confuse what you thought was standard procedure, writes Wendy H. Sicola.
- Organizational Development
Is Workplace Happiness a Business Decision?
Authentic Happiness Coach, JoAnna Brandi, says these 8 tips will increase "Business Resilience."
Read Sylvia Henderson's Latest Blog.
- Performance Management
Reality HR: Richard Boyatzis, on Competencies and Values
Richard Boyatzis, Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology at Case Western Reserve University recently spoke with HR.com's Performance Management analyst, Aileen MacMillan on how competencies explain how we perform, and how this should impact Human Capital Management practices.
Read Aileen MacMillan's Latest Blog.
- Executive Coaching
Ask the Coach - Issue 10: How to Leverage Quality Time with the CEO?
Next time you have an opportunity to spend time with the CEO, be sure you are leveraging this time to your advantage. Executive Coach Merry Marcus offers coaching to help you make the most of this valuable opportunity.
Read Merry Marcus' Latest Blog.
- Leadership
Thought Leader: Meg Wheatley on "Finding our Way in an Uncertain Time"
Margaret (Meg) Wheatley is an internationally acclaimed speaker and writer, and she is also Founder and President Emeritus of The Berkana Institute. She recently spoke with HR.com's Leadership analyst, Karen Elmhirst about a simpler way to organize human endeavor.
Read Karen Elmhirst's Latest Blog.
- HR Measurements and Metrics
Workplace Stress Study
Accenture HR reports on findings of a telephone survey among a nationally projectable sample of 493 adults in the United States.
Read Claude Balthazard's Latest Blog.
- Staffing and Recruitment
Russell Stover Finds the Sweet Spot for Back-to-Basics HR
The slogan "Only the finest" applies to the candy company's employees, not just its chocolates. The proof is in the promotions with 10 percent of Russell Stover employees promoted in just one year. HR senior vice president Robinn Weber elaborates in Veritude's Workforce Insights.
Read Michael Moretti's Latest Blog.
- Workforce Acquisition
HR Executives Believe Employee Referrals Are Key to Recruiting Top Talent; Where are the Referral Bonus Programs?
A recent Spherion' Emerging Workforce Study, conducted by Harris Interactive, found 58% of topUS HR executives say referrals are the best way to recruit top talent; a separate survey of employed U.S. adults found 65 % of workers say their company doesn't offer any incentives or bonuses to encourage them to do so.
Read Mark McAuliffe's Latest Blog.
- HR Outsourcing
HRO And Relocation--Strategic in Value
As companies become more comfortable with Human Resources Outsourcing, the question now is not just 'what's next', but 'how much', writes Carmelita Brown.
Read Zachary Meyer's Latest Blog.
- HRIS/ERP
Getting Real about Technology
The party is over. It's time to end the high-tech hype and misguided consumption. Bob Seidensticker, author of future Hype, thinks high-tech hype and consumption is costing us plenty.
- Training and Development
Employee Development: Motivate Employee Participation in Professional Development Opportunities and Improve Performance
An individual has to want to develop himself before any employee training and development program can be successful, writes Gayle Lantz.
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Educational Webcasts: ( Free for everyone )
Strategic Decision Making for Leaders | May 10, 2006
How skilled are your leaders at making strategy decisions? What types of development opportunities do you offer to help your leaders and aspiring leaders grow their ability? Join us for a discussion in which we look at some of the options available for increasing competence in an area that is critical to the success of your organization.
The Future of Defined Benefit Pension Plans | May 16, 2006
This webcast will explore where we are today with defined benefit pension plans, the funding and other issues, and discuss recommendations that should be made on both the regulatory front as well as through plan design.
Filling in the Gaps - the How To's of Using an Online Performance Management System | May 24, 2006
Grounded in performance management best practices, use of an online system will differ from your paper based process. How does the use of an online system change the performance management process? What are the new capabilities?
Measuring the Quality of Employment Relationships | May 25, 2006
Years ago, it was satisfaction; now it's all about engagement. Along the way, some have looked at employee loyalty, commitment, energy, and more. Are these things all the same? What should we be measuring about the employee experience?
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Next week's Thought Leaders Live Webcast: ( Free for Premier members or pay $150 US each webcast )
How to Deal with Silos, Politics and Turf Wars that Can Turn Colleagues into Competitors | May 15, 2006 Patrick Lencioni's newest book deals with an age old problem that besets all organizations. We will discuss many aspects of this issue and how one goes about dealing with the issues in a constructive way.
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Next week's Reality HR Live Webcast : ( Free for Premier members or pay $150 US each webcast )
Employee Profile Plus (EP+) and Crisis Management | May 16, 2006
The U.S. Department of State is the recipient of two 2005 Presidential Quality Awards, one for Employee Profile Plus (EP+) - an innovative skills inventory and the second for Strategic Management of Human Capital. During this webcast, David Dlouhy and John Long will discuss the steps taken that led to the successful implementation of Employee Profile Plus (EP+).
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