Betwixt and Between - The Twixters Part 4Achieving independence and how marriage fits in (or doesn't!) from George 'Bud' Wassell.
Executive Parents Risk Coworker Resentment for Taking Leave to Raise KidsMost want to keep working at reduced load, according to survey by executive jobs web site, TheLadders.com.
Leadership Training Resources GuideThis guide will help you maximize the effectiveness of your leadership training efforts and is designed to help you build great leaders at all levels in your organization. A free download of this valuable guide is available to our Premier, Corporate and Student members.
CEO Partner Series: CreativityHow often is it stifled? How much does that cost us? James Mittler offers us some insight in his latest edition of the CEO Partner Series.
New US Supreme Court Term, Chief and Workplace CasesThe first case the court will hear when it convenes the first Monday in October will determine when a work day begins and ends. In the center seat, as Lyle Denniston reports, will likely be a new chief justice with a history of being reluctant to create new rights for employees.
A Three Tiered Leadership Training: Air Products Case StudyHR.com's Training analyst, Josh Bersin, writes that leveraging cultural competence in today's markets can mean the difference between success and failure when executing business strategies; from HR.com Research.
Branding Know- HowIt is amazing how many managers are insulated from an honest assessment of how their know-how is helping or hindering their performance, writes Alastair Rylatt.
Internal Mobility: An Untapped GoldmineA high-level workforce is not something you just recruit, but something you nurture by finding new ways to help existing employees develop their talents and grow into better positions, writes Kathy Barton of Peopleclick.
Health Benefit Cost Growth Will Slow in 2006 as Employers Continue TrimmingEmployers predict average increase of 6.4%, Mercer study suggests.
Betwixt & Between - Is College Enough? Part 3Our first child is going off to college next week and it's equivalent to buying a house!! And to make it worse, if she follows in my footsteps, college won't be enough, writes George 'Bud' Wassell.
Improving the Bottom Line and Company CultureFor the second year in a row, drive-through restaurant giant Checkers has won an American Business Award - a Stevie - for HR excellence. How does senior vice president of human resources Steve Cohen do it? From HR at the Frontline, Veritude´s Workforce Insights.
Monday Monday'Nough said.
BenefitsSometimes one chooses the wrong ROI...
On the RoadWhen getting there is half the fun...
CHD Meridian Healthcare Opens Three On-Site Health Resource Centere For UnumProvidentI-trax, Inc. (Amex: DMX), a leader in integrated health and productivity management, announced today that CHD Meridian Healthcare, an I-trax company, has opened three facilities for UnumProvident, the world´s leading provider of disability insurance.
Strategic Alliance with EBI Strengthens iCIMS' Client ServicesiCIMS widens its product offering to include full suite of background screening services
NASACT, The Hackett Group, and Accenture Team to Provide State Governments with Finance, HR/Payroll BenchmarksNew Program Offers Opportunity to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness in Key Operational Area
New Survey Results Reveal Ways to Ease Rising Consumer Healthcare Costs; ''Curing a Sick System'' Survey Finds That Consumers Benefit From Controlled Labor and Workforce IssuesAccording to industry data, while the U.S. spends more money per capita on medical care than any other industrialized nation in the world, quality of care is declining while healthcare costs are rising.
HR.com Secures Rick Belluzzo as Closing Keynote for HR.com's Employers of Excellence Conference 2005HR.com, the largest research and Web destination for HR Executives, today announced the securing of Rick Belluzzo as the closing keynote speaker at their annual conference - HR.com's Employers of Excellence Conference 2005 - being held September 25-27 in Phoenix, AZ.
NAS Recruitment Communications Promotes ExecutiveNAS Recruitment Communications today announced that Cindy Kimber has been promoted to the position of Vice President, West Central Region, effective July 15, 2005.
Reality HR: Jon Younger, National City on Theory of Human Resource ConcentrationJon Younger recently spoke with HR.com's Performance Management analyst, Aileen MacMillan, on making extraordinary progress with fewer resources.
JMW Consultants on Building High-Performance TeamsEver-increasing rates of change and competition press companies to continually explore new ground and do more with less. There is no shortage of guidance on how to lead the pack, and you would be hard-pressed to find a CEO who doesn´t want to have a high-performing team and culture. From Harvey Dubin, Vice President, JMW Consultants Inc.
Balancing Technology, Management, and LeadershipThe argument for focusing on people rather than processes has great merit, but it can't come at the expense of the process, writes Jim Clemmer.
CIOs Say SarbOx Compliance Yields AdvantageImplementing SarbOx best practices may give you a run for your money in the short term, but will help improve business processes in the future; from the InfoTech Research Group.
Outsourcing Industry Undergoing Major ChangesAccording to a new Everest Research Institute findings, buyer demand for greater value, flexibility and manageability from business process outsourcing and IT outsourcing is driving iIndustry-wide change.
Segmenting Full-Time and Temp Workers to Boost BusinessResearch shows that balancing your workforce with "core" and "peripheral" employees can result in bigger profit margins than following conventional human resource management practices; from Veritude.
Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Pretty SillyA female coworker, who worked behind me, seemed very nice when I first met her, but since then, she is kind of a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde personality.
Crisis management: Weathering the stormUse the following guidelines to help your employees cope with a catastrophe and resume their positions in your workforce: from the Louisiana Employment Law Letter, M Lee Smith.
Global Employer Branding Study Launches in 11 CountriesBernard Hodes Global Network Study First To Assess Worldwide Perceptions
Director Compensation TrendsDirector pay resumed its upward climb last year and became more important in recruiting, given the shrinking pool of available independent directors; from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Most Common Candidate Sources: A Survey and Its ResultsHR.com conducted a survey focused on effective use of candidate sources as they relate to the staffing function. In this survey we asked respondents to rank their own organizations´ effectiveness in their use of various sources. Results are contained in this paper.
Corporate Social Responsibility: A Continuing PriorityAccording to a survey by Robert Half International, more than three-quarters (76 percent) of chief financial officers polled said social responsibility programs that support charitable giving are important to their organizations. Â
If they Understand, They Will DoOur greatest challenge as leaders is not understanding the practice of leadership; it is practicing our understanding of leadership, writes Marshall Goldsmith.
Thought Leaders: Grant Beckett, Webhire VP of Product Management on Talent Management MetricsAs VP of Product Management at Webhire, Grant Beckett drives the company´s product strategy and detailed product requirements to deliver talent management solutions to help customers find, hire, and retain the right employees. He recently spoke with Claude Balthazard, HR.com's Chief of Research and Senior Analyst in HR Measurement & Metrics, on Talent Management Metrics.
Thought Leaders: Tamara Erickson on Retiring Retirement as We Know ItTamara Erickson is the co-author of It´s Time to Retire Retirement. She recently spoke with Karen Elmhirst on the changing demographics and provided recommendations to organizations on how to successfully recruit and retain an increasingly diverse workforce.
Job offer or identity-theft scamIt seems that scam artists have found yet another way to pilfer.
Halogen Software Receives "Strong Positive" Rating from GartnerHighest rating solidifies Halogen´s position as leading provider of EPM Software
Leadership Direction, Communication and Follow-Through Identified as Key Drivers Behind Employee Engagement, Says viaPeople ResearchviaPeople, Inc., a leading human asset management software and consulting services company, announced today the availability of a new workforce analytics solution for improving employee engagement throughout the enterprise.
Marlabs Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 ProgramNamed One of New Jersey´s Fastest Growing Technology Companies
iCIMS Named One of New Jersey's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte & Touche LLP's Technology Fast 50 ProgramAttributes Back to the Basics company philosophy and strong customer loyalty to its 1142 Percent Revenue Growth
Ceridian Enhances Its Retirement Planning Education Service With New, First-Of-Its-Kind Interactive EAP/Work-Life ToolCeridian (www.myceridian.com), a leader in managed human resource outsourcing solutions that maximize the value of people, announced today that it has added a new, first-of-its-kind interactive online retirement planning tool to its work-life and employee assistance program (EAP) Web site, LifeWorks Online.
WetFeet Recruitment Survey: Surging Student Confidence Drives Intense Employer Competition for Top CGraduates from top undergrad and MBA programs are back in the driver's seat, according to WetFeet's Student Recruitment Report 2005.
Resume Mirror Releases New Resume Extraction TechnologyResume Mirror, Inc. continues to improve the up front recruiting process but automating resume data extraction, improving candidate experiences and communications. New capabilities are focussed on India and out-sourcing organizations who are tapping into the vast talent pool located there.
Angela Rosario Joins HR.com to Bring HR Resources to Employers in Greater Tampa Bay AreaAngela Rosario has joined the HR.com team as the Regional Director of Client Engagement for the greater Tampa Bay area.
A True Measure of HR's Effectiveness Is Its Ability To Respond To Organization Needs Promptly, AskGuru Is the Tool To Provide Unsurpassed Levels of ResponsivenessIncreasingly there is a pressure being placed on Human Resources (HR) to find smart, innovative ways to deliver cost effective services to their organization.
SumTotal Systems Shares in New Contract Supporting US Army's Distributed Learning, Education and Training Products Program$483M contract will make SumTotal products and services available to the DLETP for driving training solutions for Army troops worldwide
Monster Names Steve Pemberton as Vice President, Diversity and InclusionDiversity and Recruitment Expert Returns to Monster's Management Team
Wells Fargo Successfully Deploys Largest Implementation of Workstream CompensationLeading Financial Services Company Standardizes and Streamlines Compensation Planning Process for More Than 125,000 Employees
You Don't Have to be Objective When HiringThe Seventh Circuit Court says interviewers aren't required to ask the exact same questions of all job applicants. Employers may be subjective without being discriminatory; from M Lee Smith.
Athena Adds Over Forty Video Briefings To Growing Libraryhttp://athenaonline.com [AthenaOnline.com] today announced the availability of forty-three new SmartByte videos, with contributing faculty including Drs. Delorese Ambrose, Bowen White, M.D., Jeff Thompson, Rick Brinkman, and Alan Robinson.
Moving on Up: TheLadders.com Doubles its Online Job Search DestinationsGrowing Demand Leads to New Job Seeker Channels: OpsLadder, TechnologyLadder, HRLadder and LawLadder
Kenexa Expands Market Presence in North AmericaKenexa Announces Canadian Operations in Toronto and Vancouver
McCann Worldgroup's NAS Promotes Stepien and Miller to Co-ChairmenAfter several years of planning for the transition to a new leadership team, NAS Recruitment Communications today announced the promotion of John Stepien and Jim Miller to the position of Co-Chairman.
TeamBuilders Announces New Pursuit Course at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.TeamBuilders, a performance development company based in Palm Harbor, Fla. and the Boston area, announced today it will build a special training course at Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Delta Medical Consulting Releases The Essential Reference For Recruiters And Healthcare Adminstration - The Quarterly Physician Recruiting StandardDelta Medical Consulting has released the most updated version of the Physician Recruiting Standard.
Fleetware Announces Partnership with Broadlook TechnologiesFleetware, Inc., a provider of innovative recruiting, human resources and staffing solutions for small and medium-sized companies, and Broadlook Technologies, a specialist in the automation of marketing, prospecting and sales processes, announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership.
BI Celebrates 25 Years Of Successful Communication And Motivation* BI Director of Performance Improvement Mike Davies uses case studies of BI clients Peugeot Motor Company, smart and Hewlett-Packard Ltd to demonstrate how communications can be used to engage an audience and, ultimately, drive sales
* Emma Bainbridge, BI Head of Event Management, explains why incentive travel is a powerful motivator when trying to engage top performers
* Join BI for a glass of champagne to celebrate its 25th anniversary - visit stand 106, at 4pm on Tuesday 20th September
Disconnect Between Payers and Consumers Fuels High Health Care Costs, Group Says Health Care Expenditures Could Top $6 Trillion Annually by 2020A growing disconnect between those who pay for health care and those who use it is fueling rapidly rising health care costs in the United States, according to a new report from the Employment Policy Foundation (EPF), a Washington, D.C.-based research group.
HDI Announces New President and Chief Operating Officer, Peggy LibbeyHDI, the world's largest membership association for IT service and support professionals and the premier certification body for the industry, has appointed long-time HDI executive Peggy Libbey to the position of president and chief operating officer.
Herman Trend Alert: Social Networking: The Next Frontier of RecruitingGAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO LEAD THE EMPLOYEE RETENTION EFFORT
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Improving Customer Service and Support: New Book Reveals How to "Unleash The Power Of The Customer"Getting and keeping profitable customers for life is critical in this hyper-competitive world. Smart companies value their customers. Yet the overall level of customer service and support is appalling. What can a company do to improve?
Call For Nominations/Registrations Tampa Tribune Employers Of Excellence ProgramWhat makes a great employer?
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Ingersoll-Rand to Acquire Astrum GmbH, a Leading Developer of Personnel Scheduling and Management Software and ServicesIngersoll-Rand Company Limited (NYSE:IR), a leading diversified industrial firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Astrum Gesellschaft fur angewandte Informatik mbH, a company based in Erlangen, Germany, that develops and provides personnel scheduling and work-time management software and services.
Ceridian Adds Streaming Video Tips to Its EAP and Work-Life Online ServicesCeridian (www.myceridian.com), a leader in human resource management solutions that maximize the value of people, today announced that employees of organizations providing Ceridian EAP, work-life and Health & Productivity Management services as part of their employee benefit package can now access online streaming video tips on how to cope with a number of issues.
Kazinow.com Launches Official Web Site, Providing Interactive Job Board for Africa RegionAfter a successful six-month trial of the beta version of Kazinow.com (www.kazinow.com), an interactive job site focused on the Africa region and its worldwide population, the company is pleased to announce that it has now launched its completed job Web site.
Ultralink's New Dependent Eligibility Audit Service Generates Significant And Immediate Return On Investment Recent Audit Project Saves UltraLink Client $17+ Million in Excessive Benefit PremiumsAugust 9, 2005 - http://www.ultralink.com [UltraLink], a leading employee benefits consulting and administration firm, today announced its http://www.ultralink.com/services/cn/depeligibilityaudit.asp [Dependent Eligibility Audit] service to help companies better manage benefit costs for both employer and employees.
Baby Boomers on the Brink of RetirementClark Consulting´s Executive Retirement Report Examines Where Boomer Execs Invest
Aquire hires Vice President of Global Partners, adding a wealth of international knowledge to an already talented teamMr. Andrew Kirk Simmons is fluent in five languages and brings more than 18-years of international sales and marketing experience to the company.
Atlas Van Lines awarded eighth straight Quest for Quality awardAtlas Van Lines has been named a Quest for Quality award winner by Logistics Management and Reed Research Group for the eighth consecutive year.
NEW AD CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON UNUMPROVIDENT'S BENEFIT SOLUTIONS ROLEUnumProvident (NYSE: UNM) rolls out a new advertising campaign this month that, for the first time in many years, does not feature its premier product - disability income protection.
Creating Pride: What Great Managers Do To Improve IntentionCreating a high retention workplace has more to do with good managers than anything else, writes Greg Smith.
Illusion of InclusionMyca Pope describes the assumption that proactive efforts to recruit and hire highly talented women and people of color automatically result in their inclusion.
Upstart WorkGiant.com Starts A Labor Day Revolt!WorkGiant challenges today's top employment sites by introducing a Performance Based Recruiting
TM business model, and a Pay Per Hire fee structure.
SharedHR names Jason Jones Director of Business DevelopmentHRMS provider SharedHR (www.sharedhr.com), a supplier of Web-based tools for HR professionals, hires Director of Business Development.
Sage Software Celebrates "Sage Day" in Recognition of New Company Name, Strides Made in Furthering Global PresencePreviously known as Best Software, the company adopts a common name and branding among its software products for small and mid-sized businesses.
Helping Employees and their Families in the Immediate Aftermath of Hurricane KatrinaEmployee Assistance Programs Play Critical Role in Times of Crisis
More and More with Less and LessWith appropriate expectation management, change can be quite a wonderful thing, writes Nathan Greeno.
More and More with Less and LessThe reality is nothing ever stays the same. With appropriate expectation management, change can be quite a wonderful thing, writes Nathan Greeno.
Goal Setting: Panacea or Plague?Setting significant goals is an imposed process for most individuals, but is goal setting good for the individual? asks Nathan Greeno.
"Self-Help, Inc."New book "Self-Help, Inc.", by NYU'S Micki McGee, say Americans are overworked and are working on themselves to stay employable.
Tata Interactive Systems and Knowledge Management Solutions, Inc. Create PartnershipLeading providers of learning technology and services establish agreement to provide the next generation in human capital management solutions.
Help Others Reach Their PotentialIt can be very frustrating to see the people with whom you work or live not attempting to reach their full potential, writes Don Phin.
Workplace Rules: A Common-Sense TestRevisit this four-part test that can help you determine whether your workplace practices make strategic sense: from Don Phin.
HRO helps make the world "flat."Analyst Update-HR Outsourcing/Workforce ManagementMarc Miller, HR.com´s former Analyst covering HRO and Workforce Management, conducted his August 2005 analyst update as part of HR.com´s online learning webcast series.
Hudson Employment Index Plummets Amid Job Security and Personal Finance ConcernsLowered Worker Confidence Reflects Higher Energy Prices and Summer Lull
Employee Benefits Most Generous in Government, Education, and Nonprofit SectorsThe government, education, and nonprofit sectors outshine other industries in terms of overall benefits provided to employees, including health care coverage and retirement benefits, according to a new study from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Merge Moving to Toronto's Growing Technology Communications HubMerge Inc., the web services, portal and content management solutions company, announced today that it has moved its offices to Toronto's growing Technology Communications hub in Liberty Village.
Baby Boomers on the Brink of RetirementClark Consulting´s Executive Retirement Report Examines Where Boomer Execs Invest
MedSeek Partners with Private Health News to Offer Hospitals Value-Added E-marketing Tools to Enhance Patient Acquisition & RetentionMedSeek, a leading e-healthcare company, announced today, a partnership with Private Health News (PHN) to offer a turnkey private label, e-marketing solution for hospitals across the country.
Cyberonics Grows by More than Fifty Percent with the Help of The RightThingThe Right Thing Inc., an end-to-end provider of employment process outsourcing, today announced the successful completion of its agreement with Cyberonics (NASDQ: CYBX) to hire a fully qualified team for its recently FDA-approved VNS Therapy System for treatment resistant depression.
Aberdeen Report Finds Majority of Retailers Still Rely on Paper-Based Scheduling and Time and Attendance ProcessesFindings Validate Need for CyberShift´s Web-based Workforce Management Solution
Numbers Suggest Job Security Improving for US Workers, but Work-Life Balance is More Difficult to AchieveNew employee opinion study by ISR carries strong message for corporate management: Don't put profits before staff.
Who owns the product: contractors or you?Rather than hiring a full-time employee to take care of a less-than-full-time project, you outsource. And it seems intuitive that if you pay that outside source for his work, you own the finished product, right? Maybe ... but maybe not; from Rachel Blue, M Lee Smith.
All Work And No Play This Labor Day?DDI´s Global Survey Says Ambitious Leaders Have Themselves to Blame for Work Life Imbalance.
Service-Oriented ERP Best Choice for Mid-MarketService-Oriented Architecture is changing the way software vendors create and package their offerings; from InfoTech Research Group.
Outplacement Redefined...The New Imperative of Talent TransitionDoes your organization view outplacement as an unnecessary cost? If so, it is time to re-arm yourself for the talent war by redefining your talent transition process before your competitors win the war for top talent.
Employee Benefits Most Generous in Government, Education, and Nonprofit SectorsThe government, education, and nonprofit sectors outshine other industries in terms of overall benefits provided to employees, including health care coverage and retirement benefits, according to a new study from Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
Mercer Srengthens Human Capital Business Team in IndiaMercer Human Resource Consulting today announced that Ms. Hema Ravichandar, an independent consultant, Â will be associated with Mercer´s Human Capital business in a strategic consulting capacity with effect from 29 August, 2005.
Getting Your HR Technology Projects Funded: IHRIM August Webinar Shows How to Build a Winning Business CaseConstructing a sound, comprehensive business case is key to communicating the value of HR technology projects to senior managers. This IHRIM August webinar demonstrates that by clarifying and quantifying the issues involved in the project, your chances of getting the project funded are greatly improved.