Human Resources: eBulletin Week of January 29, 2007

Week of January 29, 2007

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Benefits

New Beginnings, New Resolutions Part III
Having a specific plan of action is imperative when it comes to accomplishing any change as George Wassell explains.

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Compensation

A New Total-Rewards Model: The Gathering Pay and Reward Storm
High-Performance organization or not is the choice leaders are now making, explains Jay Schuster and Pat Zingheim.

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Human Resources Management

The CEO Partner Series: Changes
It just struck me how fast things have changed and led me to think about
how that affects our lives as managers.

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Labor Relations

Can Mediators Be Forced To Kiss and Tell?
An attorney's lack of accountability in tort for malpractice that takes place during a mediation will ultimately make clients wary of allowing their attorneys to use mediation.

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Legal

You and Your Deposition
Tips on how to deal with your deposition from M. Lee Smith Publishers.

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Organizational Development

You Can Go Out to Play After You Finish Your Vegetables
Contact center jobs can be repetitious, tedious and due to the threat of outsourcing, quite stressful.

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Performance Management

You Are Your Own Worst Enemy: Taming the Inner Critic
What is the inner critic? It is the automatic, negative voice in your head that tells you how much of a failure you are, how nobody likes you, how worthless you are, and so on.

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Executive Coaching

Ask the Coach - Issue 28: Advice for Stepping Into the Next Level?
Success in a higher-level position requires more than learning the functional aspects of the new job. Don’t miss Executive Coach,
Merry Marcus', insights on stepping up to the next level.

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Leadership

Management Lessons from a Car Wash Guy
If you're serious about strengthening customer loyalty, consider this management lesson.

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HR Measurements and Metrics

Reward and Recognition Pathways and Pitfalls
Don't use money to try and shape behavior or boost performance, advises Jim Clemmer.

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Staffing and Recruitment

Flexible Work Arrangements Help Retain Good People
Balancing work and family has received a lot of attention over the years.

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Workforce Acquisition

Making the Contingent Workforce Strategic
When the topic of contingent workers comes up, many discussions focus immediately on the details such as co-employment risks and how to apply the IRS and Department of Labor worker classification checklists.
IQNavigator suggests ways to make contingent workers more strategic.

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HR Outsourcing

The Outsourcing Checklist: How to Choose the Right Service Provider
Outsourcing finance and accounting functions is never an easy decision for the CFO, says FAO. Two sides need to commit to the deal, knowing that it is either a win-win or lose-lose situation.

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HRIS/ERP

Why Chargeback Systems Go Bad
Chargeback systems fail. The reasons that these systems fail are rooted in issues such as organizational alignment – issues that cannot be fixed quickly or easily. Follow Info-Tech's approach to help introduce a
healthy charge back system that adds value to the enterprise.

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Training and Development

Executive Summary: Training and Development
U.S. employees are receiving more annual hours of training, according to the American Society for Training and Development's (ASTD) 2005 State of the Industry report, which found an increase in average hours of formal learning per employee from 2004 to 2005.

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Payroll Tax Compliance: Outsourcing as a tool for strategic risk reduction
In fiscal 2005, the IRS issued over $22 Billion in penalties for payroll tax non-compliance. With penalties increasing and the regulatory landscape ever-changing, payroll tax compliance has become a major concern for executives. To help them keep complaint and manage the risks of non-compliance, many executives are outsourcing their payroll tax filing processes. We’ll examine the risks of payroll non-compliance, evaluate the three most common methods of filing payroll taxes, and discuss how you can use outsourcing as a strategic tool to dramatically reduce your payroll tax filing compliance risk.

Date: February 6, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Carna Blau And Jerri Langer

Developing an E-Learning Strategy
Researching, comparing and selecting from among the many different e-learning delivery platforms and online content options can be an overwhelming assignment—unless you have a proven, objective methodology for coming to a decision. In this session you’ll learn how to build a business case, identify technology and business requirements, work with and evaluate technology vendors, and measure the success of your e-learning program.

Date: February 7, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Will Hipwell

Strategic Onboarding
While today’s onboarding technology simply automates the necessary processes to get new employees to the position’s baseline performance, strategic onboarding focuses on long-term performance and growth across an entire career. Failure to properly assimilate a productive employee during the crucial first 30 days has proven to be one of hardest hits to a company’s bottom line.

Date: February 8 2007
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 PM ET
Presenters: Kevin Rutherford and Paul Miles

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A Leader’s Legacy – A Conversation with Jim Kouzes on What Really Matters
As the co-author of the #1 best-selling leadership system, The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes has some ideas about what it takes to be a great leader. Join us for an informative hour in which we discuss a variety of today’s most critical and difficult leadership issues.

Date: February 5, 2007
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Presenters: Karen Elmhirst And Jim Kouzes

The Solution-Centric Organization – Summary
Solution-Centric Organization explores how companies can become solution-centric and more competitive in the global economy. Find out more.

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