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HR.com Benefits eBulletin for the Week of December 27, 2010


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We hope you are enjoying your holidays with family and friends. In keeping with our own traditions, this “Best of” edition of our Benefits ebulletin contains a look back at some of the informational and educational content submitted to us from the year 2010.

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> Modular Work Time


Anxiety: What is it and what to do about it
"There is nothing to fear but fear itself.”  Franklin D. Roosevelt said this in his first inaugural address in 1933, speaking of The Depression and the country’s prospect of turning the U.S. economy around.
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Seven Highly Effective Habits of Trust-Expanding Organizations
In this time of organizational restructuring, rapid operational-technological change and economic uncertainty rebuilding trust is definitely a challenging and not uncommon task.
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Do PowerPoint Skills qualify for the FLSA artistic exemption?
The individual in question created high-level PowerPoint presentations used in complex Sales situations. This employee was paid a salary of $ 95,000 per year.  The employer argued this was a highly skilled employee doing creative work for the company.
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Seven Keys to Greater Change - Best Practices for Employer Health Programs
According to a NBGH/Towers Watson Survey on Purchasing Value in Health Care, 83% of employers either have made significant changes or expect to revamp their healthcare strategies in the next two years, up from 59% in 2009.
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> Tips for Caregivers in the Workplace


Imagine for a moment that you are a department manager in your company, and at this moment Bob, one of your best workers, arrives late, yet again. Ever since his mom had a stroke and he has had to take care of her.
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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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Increasing Critical Thinking in the Workplace: The Raw Material of 21st Century Success
How to Identify and Develop Employees Who Think Effectively and Efficiently. This session outlines how to systematically build critical thinking skills in an organization through selection, leadership development, high potential, and succession programs. Emphasis is placed on how to ...

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Date: January 20, 2011
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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




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> Standing in the Fire – Summary

In Standing in the Fire, Larry Dressler compares leading a combustible meeting with fighting a brush fire. When not tended to properly, a fire can cause suffering, proliferation, and destruction.
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