HR.com General eBulletin for the Week of March 3, 2008

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In this edition of the HR.com General ebulletin, enjoy insightful articles from many HR sources.  Sharyn Mosca shares The Irony of Achieving a Work/Life Balance, while Joan Lloyd shares her advice on Seasoned Veterans.

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"Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them."

   ~ Marilyn Ferguson        

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The Irony of Achieving a Work/Life Balance

"Be mindful of the need to balance home and career" suggests Sharyn Mosca.  In this article Sharyn delves into the latest research,
offering a compelling and surprising case for achieving more balance and leadership success.
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The Trusted Clinician at the Workplace

As employers continue to struggle with rising health care costs, many are considering bringing primary care services into the workplace. Sharon Glave Frazee, PhD and Raymond Fabius, MD explain.
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Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Seasoned Veterans

What happens when the junior person of the office takes a leap to the top?  How do you deal with it when you are the seasoned veteran?  Joan Lloyd shares her advice.
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Mediation Practice 101: How To Be Successful
Do you know what to do when you are starting the mediation process? William J. O'Connor shares his advice.
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Three Tough Disciplinary Issues

Repeat disciplinary issues can be difficult for any organization.  M. Lee Smith Publishers shares this article by Stuart R. Buttrick that
helps workplaces address the more difficult issues.
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Music Fosters Innovation and Strengthens Teams

If you want to strengthen your teams and foster innovation, you may want to change your tune.  Andy Sharpe explains.
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Ask the Coach - Issue 56:  Tackling Negative Feedback

Addressing feedback is critical to your success.  Executive Coach, Merry Marcus offers coaching on how to tackle criticism and overcome a
hostile management style.
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Moose on the Table: Call of the Riled

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
second chapter from his new book,  Moose on the Table: A Novel Approach to Communications [at] Work.
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Is a Progressive Discipline Policy Right For Your Organization?
Employee misconduct or poor performance must be addressed. This process begins when an employee is hired and involves clearly setting performance expectations. Consider that in some cases, the same behavior can be acceptable in one work environment and unacceptable in another.
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Seven Calculated Choices to Make Your Career Leap Like a Geyser
Finding the right route to achieve more success can be difficult... and you can find yourself between a rock and a hard place.  Karla
Brandau shares her advice on how to drill through the rock of inertia.
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Test Right - The Legal Issues Regarding Employment Testing

Legal issues regarding testing apply to all "selection procedures" defined by the US Government's Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.
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Video Collaboration Vital for the Virtual Workforce
Teams are becoming increasingly virtual making the usage of technologies that improve the effectiveness of remote collaboration an
opportunity for competitive advantage.  Info-Tech shares more.
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Japanese Courts Cracking Down on "Free Overtime" System
A recent court decision in Japan regarding excessive overtime is expected to place increased pressure on firms in Japan to change their policies toward "free" o-t. Pacific Bridge shares more.
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Navigating the New PgMPsm Credential
J. Leroy Ward shares some tips for successfully navigating Program Management credentials.
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HR.com's  2008  Events

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Join industry experts for a daylong online conference on Recruitment, Staffing, and Workforce Planning.  Bring your tough questions and your unique challenges - you're sure to find some answers.
 
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Look Who's Coming to Dinner... or maybe a late continental breakfast

I am no fan of government intervention (and not much of a fan of government in general) but this is very interesting and should make for some great executive pay drama on C-Span. Like the cast of "Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner" the list of "witnesses" is an all-star cast. (Boy, doesn't "witnesses" make it sound like a criminal trial?)

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Automating Code of Conduct Certification for Efficiency and Risk
Management

Organizations continually struggle with effective and efficient methodologies to annually distribute, validate receipt and certify understanding of their Codes of Conduct as well as collect exceptions
to their Codes. In this webinar, we'll examine Southern California Edison's "paperless" Code of Conduct certification process, along with ...
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Date: March 6, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET


It's the ROI, Stupid: Making the Argument for Career and Succession
Planning

As a well-informed HR professional, you get it: career and succession planning are indispensable weapons in the battle for talent. An organization can't just "make it up as we go along" anymore; a carefully thought-out strategy is necessary. So why is it sometimes so difficult to articulate this to upper management? How can you make the
execs "get it" too?
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Date: March 11, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Preventing Workplace Violence
Preventing Violence in the Workplace focuses on developing a comprehensive plan to minimize the risks and show due diligence in creating a safe work environment by learning how to identify early warning signals, create a communication strategy to empower employees...
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Date: March 13, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Best of Breed HR Solutions make a Comeback featuring Paul Hamerman of
Forrester Research, Inc.

Workscape invites you to join us for this Web conference featuring Paul Hamerman of Forrester Research, Inc. Based on his recent research report, HR/HCM Applications 2008: Best-Of-Breed Solutions Make A Comeback, January 07, 2008, this Web conference will...
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Date: March 13, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

Sarbanes-Oxley: Implications for Human Capital Management
Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 has ushered in sweeping changes to corporate governance, putting compliance issues at the forefront for
U.S. public companies. Organizations have had to develop new strategies to meet the new rules and regulations related to the act. These...
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Date: March 18, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Strategic Workforce Planning in 2008: Career Progression Analysis
Workforce planning consists of aligning an organization's financial and strategic planning processes with human capital, ensuring the right people are in the right place at the right time. However, with
increasing competition for talent, organizations face continued challenges in sourcing new supplies of labor to ...
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Date: March 18, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

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The Secret Language of Leadership:  How Leaders Inspire Action Through  Narrative - Summary

The Secret Language of Leadership shows leaders how they can hold people's attention, stimulate desire, and support messages with reason by learning the principles of leadership communication. 

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