Human Resources: HR.com Leadership eBulletin for the Week of June 16, 2008

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In this edition, Bruce Katcher explains How "Eating" and Organizational Success are Related.

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How "Eating" and Organizational Success are Related
It takes more than meetings to unite a workforce. As Bruce Katcher explains, the way to organizational success may be found in the kitchen.
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PM: An Anchor in a Sea of Change
This morning, a Reuter's article confirmed that the Tata Jaguar and Land Rover acquisition is now complete. When I think of a Jaguar, I still think of a British product even though - since my childhood - the company has been owned by Ford Motor Company and now by Tata Motors
Ltd. To me, this is another reminder of the global nature of today's business environment.
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Leading With "No," "But," or "However"
There are no ifs, ands or buts about it... the way you begin a conversation can change how productive the conversation can be. Marshall Goldsmith unravels how to lead a conversation.
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It won't cost a penny for these thoughts ... enjoy these blog submissions currently featured on HR.com.

> Can We Talk? Real Communication In The Age of Text Messages

So many times your open door policy has resulted in constant interruptions and last minute meetings that eat away at your day. You want your employees to be able to openly communicate with you but you also need to get your work done. What can you do?

> Linking Pay and Performance

What role does pay for performance play in attracting and motivating workers? According to a 2007 Forrester Wave™ report, "performance and compensation is the linchpin of strategic HR."

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This Week's Comic

Excel Tips for Compensation Professionals

Date: June 19, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Over 60% of companies use Excel for compensation yet many software vendors have adopted "escape Excel hell" as their unofficial mantra. Come learn tips, tricks, and techniques that can help you escape many of the hellish challenges of an Excel based process, without actually abandoning excel.
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Improving the Performance Management Process

Date: June 19, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

This webcast will discuss business and operational changes affecting the performance management component of a talent management strategy. Impact of these changes will be highlighted as well as recommendations to help organizations prepare for these changes.
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Change Management – Effectively Managing Organizational Change Initiatives

Date: June 24, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Organizational change can be challenging, but Kenexa's Transform™ Change Management Methodology helps organizations understand stakeholders, develop appropriate communications and prepare an organization to effectively manage change. Whether it is
rolling out a ...
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Preventing "Post-Mortem" Performance Management!

Date: June 26, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

In every organization there are two aspects of a performance management system - the formal and the informal. The formal process usually includes year-end or mid-year performance review documents that summarize performance. Too often the report on performance comes to ...
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The Granularity of Growth - Summary

The Granularity of Growth argues that organizational leaders need to adopt a granular, rather than broad-based, approach to addressing growth. Using the results from a quantitative analysis of nearly 500 large companies, the authors encourage readers to consider their ambition for growth, chart a direction for growth, and ultimately design an architecture to support growth.

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