Human Resources: HR.com General eBulletin for the Week of March 17, 2008

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Employee Health Report Card
A recent study by ComPsych found that many employees know they need healthier habits, but most aren't accountable for their health. ComPsych shares more.
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Beware the Compensation Headlines: Apples and Oranges
I have often said that when one reads an article about executive compensation in any of the leading business publications - the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes - one should assume that the pay amounts cited are incorrect. While they are not always incorrect, such an assumption will be valid the vast majority of the time, and saying
it's wrong makes you right most of the time.
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Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Out of Control Diva
The office diva is overstepping her bounds, making your job difficult. The diva also has quite the temper... what do you do? Joan Lloyd
shares her advice.
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Scents And Sensible Policy: Must You Accommodate An Employee's 'Chemical Sensitivity'?
A rose by any other name - chemical or not - could be more than an annoyance for co-workers who are sensitive. Pat Didomenico shares more.
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Employees Hold the Key to Data Security
We've heard it all before, a company falls victim to the theft of data. As a result, customers' or employees' personal information is accessible and has likely fallen into the wrong hands. In response, many states have imposed notification laws. M. Lee Smith shares more.
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More Companies Include Middle Managers in Succession Plans
Middle Managers are getting more of a say than most may think. . . many organizations are including them when looking ahead. Novations
Group has more.
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Ask the Coach - Issue 57: Increasing Your Impact in Meetings
Executive coach, Sheree Butterfield, suggests an approach to maximizing one's presence and visibility in meetings to achieve the greatest impact.
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Moose on the Table: The Dread Poets Society
How solid is the communication in your workplace? Do you experience plummeting morale or reduced productivity? As Jim Clemmer explains, you must not be addressing the Moose-on-the-table. Clemmer shares the
third chapter from his new book, Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications [at] Work.
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Engaging Employees
According to a Towers Perrin study mentioned on the Human Resources website with 50 financial service organizations, participating
companies for which 70% or more of the staff were engaged experienced an improvement in operating income of 19.1% over a twelve month period.
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Guidelines for Meeting the Growing Demands of I-9
E-Verify is a critical addition to the management of the I-9 form process because it enables employers to verify electronically that the
information the employee has provided is valid. Darlene Baker explains.
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Employees: Do You Have Too Many, Too Few or Just the Right Amount?
Do you have enough employees or do you have too many? How do you know? Charlie Wonderlic says it's not easy.
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Overseas IT Outsourcing Rates Low Among CIOs Surveyed
Eight out of 10 executives polled by Robert Half International say they don't expect the amount of IT outsourcing to increase by 2009.
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Delegate Vendor Selection, But Participate
Count on those who know when choosing a vendor. Info Tech explains.
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Learning in Tight Economic Times
Changing the way a company looks at training could mean better times ahead during an economic downturn. Josh Bersin explains.
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The ROI of RPO: Everything You Need to Know in 60 Minutes
Realizing that good employees are their most valuable resource, more companies are turning to recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) to find and hire a quality workforce. By delegating part or all of the recruiting and hiring function to a qualified outsourcing partner, employers experience a streamlined procedure that improves quality, cost and time to hire, as well as many ...
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Date: March 20, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Competencies that Matter-Building a Foundation for Talent Management
How would you rate your organization's competency model? If you have one, does it 'stick' with your employees? Do they understand what competencies are and how they are relevant to their role? To their
growth and development? Are your managers assessing and measuring your employees with the 'right' competencies? Learn answers to these critical questions and create lasting ... More.

Date: March 20, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

How HR Can Educate the Healthcare Consumer
Healthcare consumerism is here to stay, as medical plan designs keep evolving to place more responsibility on members to consume health services wisely. Whether you have introduced high deductible plans with HSAs, raised deductibles or ...
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Date: March 24, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

The Benefits of Balance: Combating Stress in the Workplace
The stress that employees face in their personal lives is only just a part of their struggle to maintain a healthy work/life balance. When everyday workplace stress is added to the equation, this balance can
seem unattainable, and ...
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Date: March 25, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Creating the Ultimate Candidate Experience: Best Practices from
Industry Experts & FedEx Recruitment
The War for Talent, employment branding, and candidate relationship management aren't just buzzwords; they are vital components in a corporation's successful talent management strategy. How well does your organization stack up? Learn how to create the ...
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Date: March 25, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

More Time for your Business: RPO as a Recruitment Strategy
Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI) is the leading wind engineering consulting services firm in the world. With limited HR
resources and ongoing recruitment needs as diverse as project engineers, scientists, support staff, and even a CFO, RWDI required a recruitment strategy that would ...
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Date: March 25, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

A Proven System for Investing in People: The Toyota Culture
Identifying and hiring quality people is important to all organizations - but it's imperative for Toyota. Michael Hoseus, co-
author of the book, "Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way," and Kevin Klinvex, EVP and Co-founder of Select International, share their knowledge on the ...
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Date: March 27, 2008
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