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Week of September 11, 2006
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Benefits
America and Retirement - Advantages of Saving Through a 401(k) Account
This summer has proven to be a hot time for hiring - data from the ADP National Employment Report, a count of private employment in the United States, has shown hiring strength across all industries during the last few months, Kim O'Hare, ADP Retirement Services.
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Leadership
Thought Leader: William J. White on HR's Role in Helping Individuals Navigate a Successful Career
William J. White is currently Professor at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. His newest book From Day One: CEO Advice to Launch an Extraordinary Career, served as the basis for this interview with HR.com's Karen Elmhirst.
Featured Blog: Carol Dweck is Definitely On to Something!
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HR Measurements and Metrics
Management In Real Life: Benchmarking
Companies benchmark themselves against other organizations either to create some basis for cutting staff and becoming more efficient, or to make themselves more like businesses that consistently perform better. In either case, the premise is that someone else knows better, writes Kevin Herring.
Featured Blog: At the Intersection of HR and Marketing
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Human Resources Management
Ability and Tenacity
My work in accommodating those with physical disabilities began in the 1990s, writes Yvonne LaRose.
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Organizational Development
Listen Up Employers; Employees Know What They Want
The findings of the "Working in America: What Employees Want" survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R) and sponsored by Kronos(R) Incorporated, found that in today's knowledge economy many organizations still do not recognize the link between their workforce and business performance.
Featured Blog: IM NT UR BZNS WRTG STL
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Compensation
China: Rising Wages and Labor Shortages in Southern China are Forcing Foreign Companies to Move Factories to Other Regions
Guangdong Province in Southern China is home to millions of foreign company factories that manufacture cheap goods such as clothing, toys, and shoes. Recently, however, factories in this region have been experiencing labor shortages; from Pacific Bridge.
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Performance Management
Middle Managers Most Resilient in Workplace
Middle managers are the most resilient group in the workplace, according to a study of more than 2,000 employees by PsyMax Solutions, a human capital assessment firm.
Featured Blog: Creating Performance Driven Organizations: A Conversation
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Executive Coaching
Ask the Coach - Issue 19: Employee Survey: Strategic Presentation?
The responsibility to respond to employee surveys can often weigh heavy on HR's shoulders. Executive Coach Merry Marcus offers coaching for leveraging valuable employee feedback into action.
Featured Blog: Check Out the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations
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Staffing and Recruitment
What are the Moments that Define a Generation?
When it comes to generational differences, there are critical points in the growing up years of an entire generation that impact how they view life, their own roles and potential, their values and those people and things that are role models for how they make choices throughout their lives, writes Jean Walker, OI Partners.
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Workforce Acquisition
I Den Tee F.Y.I - The Individuals, The Organization, The Need
Creating your identity includes the company's global indentity, the divisional identity, the departmental and functional workgroup identity, focus group identity and also your identity, as an individual performing a function within the greater organization, writes Lehan Stemmet.
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HR Outsourcing
Things to Think of When Choosing a PEO for Your Company
A PEO (Professional Employer Organization) can bring many solutions to a company. PEOs are the all-in-one outsourced vendor consolidation option that many small businesses are choosing to create and manage human resources and attractive benefits packages today, explains Layne Davlin.
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HRIS/ERP
Avoid the Single Peer Benchmark Flypaper
A simple benchmark like "budget as a percent of revenue" may look attractive but like flypaper, getting stuck on numbers can be deadly. Use a range of internal and external measures and avoid being stuck on a single "magic number"; from The Info-Tech Research Group.
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Training and Development
I'm tired of the Word Game!
Often in organizational learning settings I've heard people errantly say "Our organization has the capability but not the capacity to do xyz." Let's get real, writes Nathan Greeno.
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Labor Relations
What I Learned on Summer Vacation
Kids have just returned to school; with that, there's the question, "How was your summer vacation?" Carol Ross shares her story with the class.
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Legal
Practical pitfalls of the FMLA
On the surface, the FMLA provides employees with the power to achieve that balance. Lurking just beneath the surface, however, are a myriad of practical pitfalls that employers are likely to face with regard to the Act. M. Lee Smith Publishers focus on a few of those potential pitfalls.
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What's Working In Leadership Development? | September 13, 2006
We do a lot of things to develop our leaders. What, in fact, makes a difference in the quantity and quality of our leaders? What opportunities exist for you to improve your organization's effectiveness at developing your current and future leaders? Join us to find out what the latest research from Hay Group is saying and what highly successful companies are doing to prepare their leaders for the current and future challenges.
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.
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.
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The Talent Management Organization | September 18, 2006
John Chaisson, the dynamic and thoughtful founder of the Prophet Group, will discuss the progress organizations are making in implementing systematic talent management processes.
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