Human Resources: HR.com Leadership eBulletin for the Week of May 26, 2008

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- Abraham Maslow

Consider the Culture of Your Workplace
Corporate culture is the combined web of shared meaning and shared social practices that develop between and among people in an
organization, says Bruce Tulgan. He shares more.
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Employee Motivation and Recognition Series: A Culture of Gratitude - Takers Vs Givers
Real Gratitude is Rooted in True Giving.
If any rewards and recognition program is going to have any real measurable and long-term positive effect it must be based on this concept because this type of giving, which is the root of real gratitude, is the force which drives employees.
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Growing the Leader in Us
Leadership starts inside and works its way out, says Jim Clemmer. He shares more on how to grow the leader.
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HR.com's 2008 Events

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May 28 - Employment Branding: Becoming an Employer of Choice

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Who's your new guru?

In the latest round of guru rankings by the Wall Street Journal, psychologists and CEOs are gaining ground in influencing corporate trends.

This year Gary Hamel tops the list. Two other journalist-writers share the Top 5 spots with him, including Thomas Friedman and Malcolm
Gladwell. Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates made the list and professor of education from Harvard - Howard Gardner - was also cited. Gardner is known for his work on the theory of "multiple intelligences".

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This Week's Comic

"HCM Interventions" - The Practical Use of Science & Data to Manage Game-Changing HCM Events

Date: May 29, 2008
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM ET

This webcast will endeavor to reverse the long-standing organizational practice of allowing potentially game-changing workforce events such as large scale re-alignments and restructurings to be largely governed by instincts and scarce or anecdotal data. Whether associated with an ...
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Using Workforce Analytics to Drive Strategic Employee Performance

Date: June 3, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

There are three levels of employee performance: 1. What happened 2. The intermediate effect (productivity-quality-service) 3. The organizational effect (profitability or mission accomplishment) This informative webcast will teach you how to use workforce performance analysis to strategically associate employee performance with ...
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The State of the Union(ization) and the Employee Free Choice Act

Date: June 10, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 PM ET

Given the state of the debate surrounding the Employee Free Choice Act, the Kenexa Research Institute presents WorkTrends data that furthers our understanding of employees who would like to join a union, if they had the chance. Join this webinar to learn about US and
international union involvement, and actions that can be taken to...
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Workforce Analytics in the Healthcare Industry: Applying Data to Business Decisions at Health Net

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

As Health Net's culture evolves into one that emphasizes fast-paced, nimble decision-making and a market-facing growth orientation, the company has embarked on a workforce analytics initiative that pushes
powerful workforce insights to business leaders inside and outside of HR. Specifically, Health Net utilizes data to enhance...
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- Outplacement in the Workplace

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- Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)

- Employment Branding

How to Sell Yourself: Using Leadership, Likability, and Luck to Succeed - Summary

How to Sell Yourself helps readers decrypt the mystery of how successful speaking works. It empowers them to use leadership,
likability, and luck to succeed in every speaking situation. It is an excellent guide for teaching everyone the components of successful communication, and for explaining how actions could be misinterpreted and potentially harm communication.

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