Error: No such template "/CustomCode/storyMod/editLink"!

eBulletin - Strategy Update - Week of September 18, 2006

$authorProfileLink
Date: $artDate

$story_actions

Are you getting the most out of your HR content?

Update your profile here.
To see what you are currently subscribed to, click here.
You must be logged in to view these articles. (Login here)

Week of September 18, 2006

This week's topic:

Benchmarking
Real HR
PEOs
Need a Little inspiration?
Check out our fun box with words of wisdom and inspiration. crm.hr.com/footprint

Featured Human Resource Management Blog:

This week's blog is created by Kenneth Lemberg, he is a member at HR.com. We invite all members that are interested to contribute by contacting writers@hr.com.

Tales of the Corporate Downtrodden #1

In the mid 1980's, I served as a Management Information Specialist in the Consumer Lending Department of a major regional bank. Right before I started, it was announced that the bank I joined would be acquired by an even larger regional bank.

To contribute content, send your case study or research to writers@hr.com

All articles are now available to all logged in members of HR.com for FREE. New articles added daily.

HRM:
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.

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.

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.

View all articles for:

Employee Referral Program Design, Development, and Implementation
Date: August 1, 2006

Mark McAuliffe thinks it is important to put a process road map together, primarily to ensures that you get to your final destination, which in this case today, is an effective and efficient Employee Referral Program

View all Whitepapers

The Leadership Pipeline: How To Build the Leadership-Powered Company - summary
Author: Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, & James Noel

Desperate attempts to recruit "stars" is an indication that most internal training, mentoring, and other leadership development initiatives have failed to keep corporate leadership pipelines full and flowing.

Ram Charan is speaking at HR.com Employers of Excellence National Conference 2006 in Las Vegas on October 24th - 27th. For more info, click here.

View all Book Reviews

"Read Any Good Research Lately?"
This webcast will tackle two issues: (1) does HR research have any relevance? and (2) are there any recent research findings that we should know about? Is there any competitive advantage to be gained by paying attention to HR research? Invited researchers tackle these questions and more in this webcast.
Read More
September 28, 2006 at 1:00 PM ET

Just Enough Project Management - Project Management for HR Professionals
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.
Read More
October 4, 2006 at 1:00 PM ET

Featured Poll:
When you hear 'Green' what do you think of?

Featured Survey:
Balancing Work and Life
Please take a moment to fill out our latest survey.

Contribute to these ongoing discussions:

View these other areas of interest today:

Benefits
Compensation
Human Resources Management
Staffing and Recruitment
Workforce Acquisition
HR Outsourcing
HRIS/ERP
Legal
Training and Development
Leadership
Executive Coaching
Organizational Development
Performance Management
HR Metrics and Measurement
Labor Relations

Update your Profile Now
You must be logged in to access this feature.

HR.com, 124 Wellington Street East, Aurora, Ontario, Canada, L4G 1J1

View HR.com's privacy policy and terms of service.