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HR.com General eBulletin for the Week of June 7, 2010

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Is teamwork lacking in your office? We have six must read tips to help your team gel better. Do you know what your  ROI is for training and development programs? Find out exactly how to calculate it. Don't forget to download Virgin HealthMiles latest whitepaper on encouraging employees to develop personal responsibility to improve their health. 

What are you doing June 23rd? Why not attend the FREE VIEW virtual event on Payroll Systems? If that topic isn't for you be sure to check out upcoming VIEW virtual events and our webcasts. You never know what you might learn or who you might meet!

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Virtual HR Conferences


We invite you to attend one or more of the great conferences lined up for 2010. Watch live webcasts, earn credits, and browse virtual trade show booths. Registration is free for members.

Payroll Options and Solutions
- June 23, 2010.
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Workforce Management - Why You Should Adopt It
- June 30, 2010.
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Web 2.0 and the Staffing Process
- July 14, 2010.
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Wikis:

Do you have knowledge to share?  Ever wanted to start your own wiki? HR.com invites you to check out our wikis and contribute your expertise.

Here's this week's featured Wiki:


- The 360-degree Assessment


Insurance Alone Doesn’t Make for a Healthier America
This white paper examines how employers are taking a more proactive approach in encouraging personal responsibility on the part of employees to improve their health. It highlights the benefits of the Pay-for-Prevention approach, spotlights real-life organizations who are seeing tangible results, and how to fund it at a net-zero impact to your budget.
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Unilever wants Seniors to Invest Bonus back in Company
Unilever, the global consumer goods giant, has frozen the base salaries for executive directors and senior management members for the second consecutive year even as it formalises a new plan that will allow managers to invest a chunk of their bonus in company’s stock.
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When Incentives Go Wrong
Two of the world’s most recognized brands, American Airlines and and Hewlett-Packard, got incentives wrong. Find out what they did (and could have done) to get them right.
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Is E-mail Use in the Workplace Acceptable?
There has been debate on the use of social media in the workplace along with privacy concerns. But what about e-mail? Generally, anything an employee does on a company-owned computer can be monitored by the employer. But a recent court decision may change that.
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There are Five Ways to Monitor Employee Performance

There are five ways to monitor employee performance. How many is your organization using and what could you benefit from trying more than one?
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Six Quick Tips for Teamwork

Think about your team—what are the types of people on your team? Have you ever wondered why some teams are so quick to work together and others are not? The ultimate understanding is the chemistry.
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Five Reasons To Stop Ignoring (and Start Studying) Your Star Performers

We find star performers in every industry, in all different types of job roles. Their peers know who they are, as do their managers. Statistically speaking, star performers are in the top 1-3 percent of the workforce population in a particular job role. What happens when we take these employees for granted? And what opportunities are missed by not rewarding their talents appropriately?
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Be Sure to Say “Thanks” or You’ll Be Saying “Good-bye”

The Recognition Council, a strategic industry group within the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), issued some very interesting research which demonstrates the need to realign talent with your changed business strategies through strategic recognition and to make that recognition personal and meaningful for each individual. 
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How to Calculate the ROI for Training and Development Programs
Most organizations operate under the assumption that investments in training and development programs payoff by improving employee performance and employee retention, yet a number of employee training decisions are made using intuition or industry “best practices” without consideration for measurement of program outcomes nor their alignment with business strategy.
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> Social Media at Work - Summary

Social media is here to stay, and its benefits and applications will only continue to grow in number. At some point, social media will not be a competitive advantage; it will be a “table stake”—a cost necessary to attract and retain workers in the 21st century. Social Media at Work provides a comprehensive guide for forward-thinking executives looking to leverage the power of social media and foster collaboration, build more effective and agile organizations, and sustain competitiveness.
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Managing Total Rewards During the Economic Upswing
Join us on June 8, 2010 to learn the results of a new, nationwide study into total rewards trends for 2010 and beyond, and the impact of the new health care legislation. The results offer insight into how the ...
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Date: June 8, 2010
Time: 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET


Reduce Stress, Metabolic Syndrome and Heath Costs: A New e-Learning Intervention
Annual health care costs in the US now exceed $2.3 trillion, or $7681 per person. Preventing disease has become a critical business issue as employers struggle with health costs. One critical cost-savings target is ...
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Date: June 10, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


Move Beyond Efficient to Effective Recruiting: Focus on Quality-of-Hire
and the Influence of Talent

Measuring and demonstrating the value of Talent/HR initiatives should be considered standard practice; however, this is not often the case. As more leadership teams are evaluating the cost of these practices, HR needs to ...
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Date: June 15, 2010
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET


Health & Welfare and the Economy
What's happening with benefits? Join this webcast to hear the results from Workscape's 3rd Annual Benefit's Survey. As healthcare plan costs continue to increase, this year's survey examined four areas: costs ...
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Date: June 15, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


Maximizing Your Lump Sum Relocation Program
Is your organization considering adding tiered, lump sum or direct reimbursement options to its relocation program? Is your organization getting the most value from its current relocation program? During ...
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Date: June 22, 2010
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET


Best Practices: Closing Skill Gaps with Blended Learning
In a marketplace increasingly characterized by shortages in key skills and available talent, ensuring that your workforce has the right knowledge and talent to meet your business objectives is ...
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Date: June 22, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Unified Talent Management, Advancing your Strategy
Talent management is no longer an optional component of an HR strategy. Rather, it is a real business imperative with significant implications. In fact, recent Bersin & Associates research correlates corporate ...
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Date: June 22, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Managing the Mobile Workforce: Proven strategies for implementing a successful flex work environment
The responsibility of launching and maintaining a workforce mobility program inevitably falls on Human Resources. While it may seem simple enough, those who have already instituted some form of a flex work ...
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Date: June 24, 2010
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET


Keys to Strategic Talent Management
Talent Management empowers employees to thrive and helps you retain your top performers. But to realize the full potential of Talent Management (TM), you must do more than just measure employee performance. Find out ...
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Date: June 24, 2010
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET


Using Predictive Models and Simulation to Identify Opportunities for Minimizing Employee Health-Care
Although many businesses are establishing health and wellness programs for their employees, they are not necessarily able to forecast the true costs of health risks and chronic diseases, or the benefits of ...
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Date: June 24, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


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>  A Wake Up Call

It’s no surprise that employee engagement levels have dropped dramatically over the last year. What is alarming is that while engagement has dropped 9% amongst workers overall, top performing employees have expressed a 25% drop in engagement. It’s time to wake up and take action!


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