Human Resources: HR.com General eBulletin for the Week of April 14, 2008

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Getting Creative with Specialty Benefits
Long gone are the days when you could keep employees around with promises of a 5% annual raise, a corner office, and a prestigious title. After nearly 15 years of collecting data from a nationwide survey, February's issue of HR Magazine reported "for the first time, work-life balance surpasses compensation as the number one issue that
both candidates - and employees - rank as most important to them."
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Disability, Risk Management and Executive Compensation Plans
An Executive Compensation plan is an agreement that means more than just compensation for the leaders... it also ensures the successful execution of a company's business plan. Charles T. Lanigan of Clark Consulting explains.
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A Better Way to Cut Costs During a Recession
The 'R' word is rearing it's ugly head and making many leaders sigh... that's right Recession. With a recession comes cuts. There is a question plaguing many executives, what is the best way of trimming? Curt Finch has some answers.
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Fear of Funny: A Mediator's Guide to Losing It
How do you mediate effectively and keep your cool? It's all in the funny bone.   Mediate.com shares this light-hearted article by Eva Zimet.
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What Can You Do About Workplace Gossip?
The whispering at the water cooler and constant stories about co-workers signal more than just a gossip problem... there's a productivity problem. M. Lee Smith Publishers shares suggestions on how to close the book on constant tales in the workplace.
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The Importance of Breaking the Ice!
Some believe that playing an ice breaking game before a meeting is simply a waste of valuable time.   Michael Goldman says it's time well spent.
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You've Got the Same Skeptics Who Watch Network News
Overstating the truth leads to a skeptic listener. Dianna Booher explains.
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Being All That We Can See
The gap between what we say we value and how we live can get pretty big.   Jim Clemmer has more.
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White Collar Productivity
Imagine this; all your co-workers walking around the office with a white collar strapped over their heads to block out distractions.
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Four Factors to Resolving Job Dissatisfaction
How many of your employees are satisfied with their jobs? You might be surprised to learn that recent studies have shown that more than
half of U.S. Workers are dissatisfied with their jobs.   Jeff Garton shares more.
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Employee Overboard!
Not worried about the talent shortage? Watching the company's stock price but not employee retention statistics is about as useful as a
ship captain watching for icebergs-behind the boat. Dr. Rosie Steeves explains.
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Taking the Plunge: Are You Ready to Commit to Outsourcing HR?
If you are thinking of committing to outsourcing, ask yourself a few key questions. Joyce Maroney shares more.
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Establishing a Selection Committee for Enterprise App Projects
Choosing an Enterprise System requires a selection committee. Info-Tech shares some tips on how to organize and effective committee.
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Adding "Oomph" to Group Learning: Four Good Facilitation Activities
You may have the best lesson ever planned for a group of HR professionals eager to learn, but if you fail to think of a way to deliver it effectively, your lesson may not be a crowd pleaser. Tom
Siebold shares more.
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Gone in a Flash: Small Devices Represent Big Security Risks for Organizations

They are tiny, smaller than a pack of gum, yet just one can hold a staggering amount of information. They are innocuous, inexpensive, and unlikely to raise red flags except in the securest of settings. And yet they can be surprisingly resilient, surviving accidents such as an unintended trip through a washing machine.

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HR's Role in Protecting the Organization from Identity Theft
Identity theft affects 15 million* American residents each year - and averages 81 hours** to resolve. For an organization with 1,000 employees, this could mean over 4,000 hours of lost work, and probably much more. HR has a great opportunity and responsibility to help employees manage and respond to identity theft without it taking ...More.

Date: April 17, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Looking Ahead: Preparing for FMLA Changes and Challenges
Peter Susser of Littler Mendelson, author of the Family and Medical Leave Handbook, will discuss his views and interpretations of FMLA changes. Recent changes to FMLA and the fact that the DOL is heading into a formal rulemaking process means that companies must closely monitor regulatory changes and ...
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Date: April 17, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Feedback Power: Five Steps to Employee Engagement
This webinar introduces five steps to collecting, analyzing and acting upon employee feedback to effectively increase employee engagement and drive successful Human Resource Strategies.
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Date: April 21, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Learning Trends for Leadership Development
Participants will leave this session with an opportunity to consider several approaches to leadership development which can significantly reduce the time and expense associated with traditional classroom training, while enhancing learning transfer at the same time.
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Date: April 21, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

Taking HR to the Next Level
The organisational demands placed on the majority of HR teams are tremendous. The challenges of developing the organisation's future people strategy and guiding change while managing operational issues combine to make HR one of the most ...
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Date: April 22, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Driving the Business Forward: HR Analytics at WellPoint, Inc.
For many HR functions, establishing a capability for human capital metrics and analysis is an ongoing journey comprised of several discrete stages of measurement maturity. The continuum begins with the
traditional HR function acting primarily as ...
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Date: April 22, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Are you getting your piece of the pie? Are you maximizing your Tax Credits?
Over 2 Billion Dollars of credits offered by Federal and State Agencies go unclaimed each year, is your company missing their piece of the pie!!!...
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Date: April 22, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

The initial unemployment claims response: new requirements at the state level
More and more states are demanding that employers provide complete information up front when responding to unemployment claims. Missing information on the initial claim response can means fines and ...
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Date: April 24, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Leveraging Technology for Effective Employee On-Boarding
Ineffective onboarding of new employees (or employees who come into your workforce via M&A activity) comes at a high cost. Lost
productivity, incomplete provisioning, line manager time and ...
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Date: April 24, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Best Practices for Talent Acquisition and Performance Management
In this Webinar, "Best Practices for Talent Acquisition and Performance Management," Julie White, Ph.D., senior managing partner of Impact Achievement Group, talks about incorporating ...
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Date: April 24, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

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