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HR.com's General eBulletin for the Week of December 20, 2010

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We want to take this time to wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season. Thanks for making HR.com a part of your every day work life. We really appreciate it! Enjoy this edition of our General ebulletin. We will bring you our traditional "Best of Edition" for the New Year as we look back at all the great content you submitted to us. We couldn't have done it without your help. We hope you will continue to share your knowledge and expertise with us.

In this edition, company culture, case management, recruiting, care giver issues, complexity, the silver tsunami, and much more.

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What Type of Company Culture Do You Have?
In my last post, I talked about recent research from Towers Watson on the important role company culture plays in a company achieving its strategic objectives.
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Case Management Nurses in Demand
Here's good news for nurses. Nurses who specialize in case management are in demand, according to Annessa Fort, health care branch manager for the Pacific Northwest. The recession had very little effect on the occupational health field.
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Recruiting and Selection Risk Management

The right people are your most important asset. Successful CEOs have always understood that the recruiting selection process must be systematized and linked to revenues and profits.
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Excellence in Recruiting and Selection through Six Sigma (Part 2)
Six Sigma is driven along a powerful road map called DMAIC-Defines, Measures, Analyzes, Improves, and Controls.
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Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm on...Courageous Conversations
My last blog post highlighted the big problem of a culture of fear within many teams and organizations. In the middle of preparing today's post, I'm doing some fall clean up in my garden while listening to a radio panel discussion on the subject.
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Is Your Business Prepared for the Silver Tsunami?

Employees,  or even owners, may suddenly need a lot of time to look after an aging parent. Small businesses are ill-prepared for the growing effect that eldercare issues will have on their workforces.
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Caregiver Stress Accounts for 27% Increase in Health Insurance for Employers

The impact of Elder Care issues on corporate America will continue to grow as our elderly population increases.
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Do You Hate Your Employees? Do Your Employees Hate You?

Employees are our biggest asset and investment, so shouldn't we expect to get the greatest ROI from their service?
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More Medicine for Your Complexity Complex
It seems like I touched a nerve with my two recent blogs on complexity. The feedback I've received from clients and business associates reinforces my belief that managing complexity represents one of today's most compelling leadership issues.
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> No Boundries - Summary

Lisa Disselkamp's No Boundaries outlines how leaders can use workforce management technology (WMT) to more effectively run their organizations; achieve financial goals and maximize profits; and enhance operations, quality, and compliance.
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Best Practices for Engaging and Retaining Your Company's Greatest Asset: The High Performers
This webcast will reveal the key findings from HR Solutions' study examining the relationship between Employee Engagement and ...

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Date: December 21, 2010
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


Building a WOW! Recognition Culture

Building a WOW! Recognition Culture is a fast-paced, fun, and informative seminar that equips HR professionals and business leaders with an understanding of how to engage employees through effective recognition.

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Date: January 6, 2011
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Achieving Maximum Employee Engagement: an integrated approach to performance reviews and recognition
Are employee performance reviews a time drain in your organization? Is recognition for achievement an afterthought? Or, do employees have a clear understanding and desire to contribute and...

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Date: January 13, 2011
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


Intranet Portal Benefits for HR Professionals
Find out the best practices for leveraging the advantages of an enterprise intranet for your organization from the standpoint of an HR professional. How to build better communications among staff and give employees convenient communication tools? How to monitor the level of corporate culture, promote corporate patriotism and...

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Date: January 19, 2011
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET


High-Touch HR via a High-Tech Personalized Portal - Better Services, Lower Costs at ChristianaCare
ChristianaCare, a major Delaware-based healthcare organization, didn’t want to sacrifice a high-touch HR service delivery model for its employees. But for HR to operate 24/7, while containing costs, they figured they had to sacrifice something … or did they? Join Christopher Cowan, Director of HR Service Delivery for ChristianaCare to learn how his organization successfully established a “high-touch though high-tech” portal that enables employees to get their own answers to HR questions in 2-clicks or less.

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Date: January 27, 2011
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET


Courageous Leadership: Using Courage for Cultural Transformation
This webinar will focus on actions HR and training professionals can take to inspire more courageous behavior among those they work with or lead. As discussed during the webinar, courageous workers show more initiative, step up to leadership roles more readily, embrace change more willingly, and...

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Date: February 22, 2011
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