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Week of January 22, 2007

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New Beginnings, New Resolutions
Part II
As we start to look at changes and new beginnings, George Wassell believes it can be helpful to recognize that this topic comes with some varied emotional responses.

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Compensation

How to Reward Employees – Without Raises or Promotions
Today, many employees, particularly those in commission-based or sales-related positions, may feel stuck in their jobs, especially when the opportunity for promotion is limited or not available. Veritude has advice for unique ways to reward employees.

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Human Resources Management

The Hamster Revolution
Has e-mail got you spinning like a hamster on a wheel? Join the crowd. As Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress explain, e-mail overload is epidemic in the U.S. workplace.

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Labor Relations
Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Workplace Conflict
When daily disagreements in the workplace need HR input, it is a daunting task, advises Joan Lloyd.

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Legal
Interview Effectively and Avoid Liability
When a rejected applicant might misconstrue seemingly harmless conversation during an interview... what do you do? M. Lee Publishers has the answer.

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Organizational Development
7 Keys to Creating a Customer Focused Culture
Jeff Mowat has how to walking-the-talk of your mission statement.

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Performance Management
Making Changes at Work: How To Create Lasting Change & Achieve Greater Success At Work
Changing your behavior takes work, explains M.J. Ryan.

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Executive Coaching
Ask the Coach - Dissatisfaction Among New Hires?
Discover how companies can use onboard coaching to create a "win/win" scenario for both new hires and the organization. Don't miss Executive Coach, Merry Marcus', insights on onboard coaching.

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Leadership
Thought Leader: Richard Roi, "Do Leadership and Culture Really Impact
the Bottom Line"
Richard Roi shares his lessons in leadership and with HR.com's Karen Elmhirst. Roi has more than 17 years of international consulting experience specializing in leadership development, strategic change
implementation and building organizational capabilities.

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HR Measurements and Metrics
Research Identifies Key Factors Impacting Success and Failure
Executives seeking to reduce costs and improve back office operations may find that what they think is the 'silver bullet' may be off target, the Hackett Group investigates.

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Staffing and Recruitment
Tips to stay on the legal side of hiring non-U.S. talent
For more than a decade, the U.S. computer industry has tapped non-native talent for hardware and software engineering jobs, finds RSM McGladrey.

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Workforce Acquisition
Understand Recruitment Cycles to Give Your Job Search an Edge
When it comes to connecting with the right job opportunity, timing isn't everything, but it's certainly something.

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HR Outsourcing
Executive Summary: Outsourcing Human Resources
Outsourcing HR is still a relatively new frontier in business practices - it's been less than 10 years since its debut - and it's still growing rapidly in the U.S. Most analysts predict that the growth will continue at least through 2008. Many companies currently outsourcing HR say that they intend to continue and expand outsourcing in the coming three years to include leave management, training and development, payroll, recruitment, health and wellness program administration, and global
mobility.

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HRIS/ERP
The Data Center of the Future: Consolidate for Distributed Service
Delivery
Mobile and remote workers are changing enterprise needs. As a result, the future data center will be less about traditional centralization of data center assets and more about the management of decentralized service delivery, says Info-Tech.

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Training and Development
C-H-O-I-C-E-S, empowerment and the origin of apparent stupidity.
Sometimes, giving your customers a choice is just not on. Not always for their sake, but for your sake.

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Employee Performance Management: 10 Steps to Building a Business Case
We recently surveyed a global sample of more than 20,000 HR professionals, and found a common problem — tremendous need for online performance management, thwarted by a lack of resources. Are you facing a similar situation? Join us to learn how to build a business case for an online Employee Performance Management solution that will take minimal effort from your organization while delivering maximum.

Date: January 30, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenters: John Carmean and Bill Docherty

Lou Adler presents: Are You Playing the Hiring Game to Win?
Hiring the best is getting harder. And it won't get easier if you just change tactics. In this webinar, Lou Adler will go over the new rules
for hiring top talent.

Date: January 24, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Lou Adler, The Adler Group

How to Protect Your Organization from USERRA Lawsuits
How to Protect Your Organization from USERRA Lawsuits The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) covers employer obligations to employees returning to civilian work after
military service. The act also prohibits discrimination against veterans, present members, and applicants of the uniformed services. USERRA's reach is broad—with more than 25 million people covered under
USERRA and two court decisions even holding management and supervisors
personally liable for violations.

Date: January 25, 2007
Time: 11:30 - 12:30 PM ET
Presenter: Paul Bittner, Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA

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Purpose: What Every Organization Needs for Enduring Success
In trying to distinguish successful enterprises from legendary ones, Nikos Mourkogiannis found that companies that stand for something are the ones that have lasting competitive advantage. Come hear about the
four kinds of purpose, companies that exemplify each kind, and how you can discover Purpose in your own leadership style and in your organization’s approach to business.

Date: January 29, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenters: Karen Elmhirst And
Nikos Mourkogiannis

The Allure of Toxic Leaders: Why We Follow Destructive Bosses and
Corrupt Politicians -- and How We Can Survive Them
Not all companies have a Purpose, but enduringly successful ones do. What matters most for long-lasting achievement are the ideas that drive people's inspiration.

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~ Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)


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