Why Do You Have to Lead?Are some of us really born leaders? Sylvia Henderson says leadership doesn't just happen.
How Smart Companies Make Their Business Work Better: Two Shocking FactsJames Mittler explores the impact employee engagement has on an organization.
Important Topics for HR Strategic PlanningM. Lee Smith Publishers shares how to tighten your HR strategy and improve the legal side of your organization.
Negotiation: What Should A Mediator Know?When you are at the bargaining table and staring at the subject at hand, do you know what to do? Norman R. Page shares some solid tips for every negotiator.
10 Essential Negotiating Skills for HR ManagersJim Camp shares tips on how to work with your hidden negotiating skills.
The Future of Fee Disclosure (and What Small Businesses Need to Know About It)Excessive and undisclosed 401(k) fees currently undermine the ability of about 50 million American workers to save for retirement. Chad Parks has more on possible changes to the disclosure of 401(k) fees.
Select International Achieves Ranking in “Pittsburgh 100” Pittsburgh-based Selection and Assessment Company Ranked for Second Consecutive Year
Ivy Tech Community College Appoints Susan Brooks to Dual RoleU.S. Attorney to Serve as General Counsel and Senior VP of Workforce Development
Giunti Labs collaborates with Cisco and the Serious Games InstituteGiunti Labs, Europe's leading vendor of e-learning and mobile learning content management solutions, is collaborating with Coventry University's newly formed Serious Games Institute (SGI) and Cisco, the leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the internet, to provide demonstration software showing what can be achieved in combining mobile and virtual worlds e-learning.
Los Angeles HR Firm Assists Local Employers with Newly Enforced Undocumented Worker LegislationCPEhr helps small California employers comply with regulations and avoid penalties
Authoria Shares Ingredients of Talent Success at FMI HR Training & Development Conference Talent Management Solutions Help Leading Food Retailers Attract, Retain, and Develop Top Talent
Linda Ulrich has joined Buck Consultants as a Director in its Secaucus, N.J. office. Ulrich joins Buck from MassMutual Financial Group, where she served as Director of Compensation for its U.S. Insurance Group.
Southwest Learning Centers Selects the Learn.com LearnCenter Platform Southwest Learning Centers Selects the Learn.com LearnCenter Platform to Develop and Deploy Online Curricula for Students and Teachers Nationwide
AMF Bowling Centers Strikes Deal with Talent Management Provider, Deploy Solutions In a league of its own, AMF seeks to redefine the bowling experience for customers and increase top line revenue with the help of new workforce tools.
Workers’ Substance Abuse Use Increases September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Talent Technology Listed Among 100 Fastest Growing Companies Software Provider is #10 Among Fastest Growing Companies in British Columbia
Ultimate Software Presents Free WebcastUltimate Software Presents Free Webcast: ``Real-Life Practitioners on Best Talent Management
Practices''
Salveson Stetson Group has expanded its search practice to specialize in the recruitment of HR “Ask CEOs what keeps them up at night, and invariably, the answer is people. They struggle to identify, develop, and retain the right executives,” said Sally Stetson, co-founder and principal of Salveson Stetson Group (www.ssgsearch.com) and practice leader of the firm’s human resource search practice.
Gold award to Quantify Principal Consultant for 50 blood donationsTo recognise his 50th blood donation on 13 September, David Lusty, Principal Consultant with survey research specialists Quantify, has been awarded the National Blood Service Gold award.
City Furniture Deploys the Learn.com LearnCenter PlatformLearn.com®, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, announced today that City Furniture, a retail home furnishings provider, headquartered in Tamarac, Florida, has deployed the LearnCenter® platform to centralize training resources and provide learning and development programs for all associates.
Health Advocate Recognized by Inc. 500 as one of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Private Companies Health Advocate, Inc., the nation’s leading independent advocacy and assistance company, announced that it has been recognized by Inc. 500 Magazine as one of the nation’s fastest growing private companies.
Exploding the Internet: Berlin set for ShockICWE GmbH | Berlin, Germany 5-Sep-2007 - Andrew Keen, author of the book "The Cult of the Amateur ", is the opening speaker at Online Educa Berlin 2007
Global Knowledge Acquires Synergy Professional ServicesAcquisition provides expansion into the growing markets of Middle East and Africa
Information Transfer commissioned by major NHS teaching hospital to develop e-learning Information Transfer has written a course on a key financial subject for Leeds Teaching Hospitals, the NHS' largest Trust.
QA-IQ launches ITIL v3 bridging courses for Foundation and Manager's CertificateQuickly update your certification to latest version QA-IQ
WorkBlast Continues to Innovate with the Release of WorkBlast 2.0WorkBlast.com, the online leader in video resumes, announces the release of WorkBlast 2.0, scheduled for next month. WorkBlast 2.0 will enable job seekers to enhance their traditional text resume by creating audio, video, or rich media resumes. This innovative technology is exclusive to WorkBlast.com.
More instructional design secrets revealedNeil Lasher, of Trainer1, the President of the ASTD Global Network UK, a committee member of the eLearning Network (eLN), the UK's foremost professional association for users and developers of e-learning and a world-renowned instructional design specialist, is facilitating two International two-day Masterclasses on a modern approach to instructional design.
Global Knowledge first to market with Cisco and Microsoft collaboration coursesGlobal Knowledge has launched a series of courses to provide Cisco and Microsoft staff and channel partners with knowledge about each others' products and services as part of the Cisco and Microsoft enhanced customer collaboration program.
AmCheck Opens New Franchise in Las VegasAmCheck is pleased to announce the opening of a new franchise in Las Vegas, NV. AmCheck Las Vegas opens for business on 09-17-2007 and will be lead by experienced payroll industry professionals Jason Stanfield and Deen Gumerson.
SigmaKalon selects rapid e-learning from Atlantic LinkAtlantic Link continues to break into new markets with yet another new customer. SigmaKalon are the latest organisation to choose Atlantic Link's unique rapid e-learning authoring software.
Training management webinar - new date announcedCut your costs, drive your sales and marketing opportunities, offer exciting new online services to your customers... Following the successful webinar on 31st August, Computer Software Group is repeating the training management webinar on 12th September 2007.
Global Knowledge leads the way on ITIL training Global Knowledge and Fox IT have announced a strategic partnership to provide the UK with the best-of-breed IT Service Management and Governance consultancy and learning solutions.
Atlantic Link announces Bersin Case Study on Collaborative Authoring at British TelecomAtlantic Link is pleased to announce the availability of a Case Study titled "Collaborative Authoring at British Telecom: A Rapid e-Learning Solution Decreases Time to Market".
OutStart SellingEdge.com Launches to Improve Sales PerformanceutStart, the leading provider of eKnowledge software solutions, today announced OutStart SellingEdge.com, an on-demand sales and marketing knowledge management solution that helps revenue producing teams sell more by providing them with the just-in-time knowledge required to facilitate and accelerate buying cycles.
MassMutual Names Ian Sheridan and Eric Wietsma Corporate Vice PresidentsMassMutual Financial Group has promoted two key members of its Retirement Services Division's management team
to corporate vice president: Ian Sheridan and Eric Weitsma.
TEDS Recognized as Fully Integrated Talent Management Solution in Bersin & Associates StudyBersin & Associates’ Learning Management Systems 2008 analysis identifies TEDS’ laser focus on business and HR issues.
Red Letter Day for Rideau AsiaRideau Inc. opens offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
SCI Companies Select Humana as Healthcare and Dental Benefits ProviderSCI Companies (SCI), a leading professional employer organization (PEO), has selected Humana as its new healthcare and dental benefits provider effective October 1, 2007.
New Book Shows How People Can Adopt Winning BehavioursPeople doing key jobs can be helped to adopt the winning ways of high performing superstars. It sounds too good to be true, but a new book Winning Companies; Winning People by Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas shows how it can be done.
Innovation Nomination for New Recruitment WebsiteHeadhuntme.co.uk, the online recruitment website, has been nominated in the 'Best Innovation in Online Recruitment' category at this years National Online Recruitmnent Awards.
East Texas Medical Center Athens Automates Staffing and Scheduling with RES-Q® Full-service, 117-bed Hospital is Second ETMC Facility to Implement RES-Q Software to Manage Staffing and Scheduling
Infohrm Announces the Availability of New Workforce Reporting and Analysis ToolsDelivered in an on-demand format, Infohrm Report Designer and Infohrm Query Workspace provide users with increased functionality through intuitive, yet powerful tools for workforce reporting and analysis.
AmeriHealth Mercy Teams with Health Career Professionals, LLC to Staff New Health ProgramAmeriHealth Mercy, the nation's largest family of managed Medicaid plans has retained Franklin, Tennessee based Health Career Professionals, LLC to fill more than 50 open positions for the Indiana CareSelect Program, located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
HealthFitness CEO Supports Move Toward Cultural Shift"A corporate culture of health positively addresses the underlying factors fueling health care costs: high health risks and chronic disease," Lehman said. In practice, it includes elements of corporate identity and is included in corporate mission and goals....
Talent Technology Listed Among 100 Fastest Growing CompaniesSoftware provider is #10 among fastest growing companies in British Columbia.
Hurricane and Severe Weather Toolkit for SMBs from Achilles GroupToolkit includes HR Best Practices and Checklist for Small Business Owners from Achilles Group
illuma to Sponsor Human Capital Institute's "Talent Acquisition for Emerging Growth Companies"The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a global professional association and educator in talent management strategies, and illuma, the leader in the field of Enterprise Recruitment Management for emerging growth companies, announced today that illuma will sponsor HCI's Talent Acquisition for Emerging Growth Companies education and research track,
HealthFitness CEO supports move toward cultural shiftHealthFitness CEO supports move toward cultural shift, and science-based health management programming
Corporate Sales Rising Faster Than Executive PayAccording to ERI Economic Research Institute/CareerJournal.com Study
Glenn Herrold to be Interviewed by Jeff Garton on VoiceAmericaTM's Business Radio NetworkBroadcasting live on Thursday, September 13th at 12pm Pacific (3pm Eastern), Glenn Harrold, the UK's best selling self-help audio author and clinical hypnotherapist, will be interviewed by VoiceAmerica.com host Jeff Garton on his internet talk radio show "Career Contentment Radio" on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.
Employee AmbassadorshipAn ambassador, particularly as it’s applied to employees, is the highest expression of commitment to an entity, to its values, and to its constituent. Find out more... read this transcription.
Employers Dissatisfied With Results of CoachingEmployees say coaching isn't the helping hand they need, according to a recent survey by BlessingWhite.
Bersin & Associates’ Learning Management Systems 2008 analysisBersin & Associates’ Learning Management Systems 2008 analysis identifies TEDS’ laser focus on business and HR issues.
Workscape Reports Record Second Quarter ResultsCompany Continues Expansion to Support Growing Client Base
Navigating the Top Five Retirement Risks Will you have enough money after you retire? Saul Simon has suggestions how to navigate the top five retirement risks.
WORKtips – Ways to Make Your Work-Life Just a Bit EasierBud Wassell shares a simple tip to simplify life at work.
Upcoming Benefits Management Forum and Expo Features Workscape Executive and ClientDaryl Ashley, Senior Vice President and General Manager Outsourced Benefits Administration for Workscape, a leading provider of outsourced benefits, compensation and performance management solutions and Workscape client Patrick Donahue, Vice President, Benefits for Saint Barnabas Health Care System
SCI Companies, has selected Humana as its new healthcare and dental benefits provider SCI Companies, a leading professional employer organization (PEO), has selected Humana as its new healthcare and dental benefits provider effective October 1, 2007.
Meta4 to Demonstrate PeopleNet7 HICM Solution at HR Technology Conference & ExpositionElaine Orler joins human capital management (HCM) consultancy to bring clients unmatched expertise in recruiting, applicant tracking, and talent acquisition management solutions as part of an integrated talent management strategy.
Halogen Releases Version 8.1 of the Halogen Employee Performance and Talent Management SuiteNew enterprise-class offering is flexible enough to meet the needs of all
organizations regardless of size or industry
eBossWatch Launches World's First Jerk-Free Job SiteeBossWatch job site exclusively for certified great workplaces.
Knowledge Infusion Increases Expertise in Talent Acquisition Management Elaine Orler joins human capital management (HCM) consultancy to bring clients unmatched expertise in recruiting, applicant tracking, and talent acquisition management solutions as part of an integrated talent management strategy.
MassMutual Promotes Debra Palermino to Senior Vice President of Human ResourcesMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced the promotion of Debra A.
Palermino to senior vice president of Corporate Human Resources.
Aging Services Provider Ecumen Honored as One of Minnesota's Best Places to WorkThird straight bestowment for Ecumen, named as one of the state's top ten large companies by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Trend Integration Announces Record Summer of Candidate ScreeningCompany Screens over Half-Million Candidates during July and August 2007
Convergys Announces Executive Team UpdatesConvergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services
HireVue Co-Founder Mark Newman Named Chief Executive OfficerHireVue, the leading global provider of on-demand video job interviews and video in corporate hiring processes, has named Mark Newman as CEO. Mark Newman previously was COO of the company.
Only 108 More Days Until Holiday Bonuses Only 108 More Days Until Holiday Bonuses -- With Summer Behind Us, Take These 3 Steps Now To Create Some End Of Year Career-Magic.
The next few months are critical when it comes to burnishing your on the job image says on-line recruiter, WallStJobs.com
Teleseminar: Developing Employee Trust is Key to Long-Term ProfitabilityWhat's the key to high performance, innovation, and profitability? Long-term employee engagement. In fact, businesses with high levels of employee trust in senior management outperform organizations in which distrust is the norm by 42 percent. Learn the secrets about how to develop trust and boost profits during a new teleseminar series from The Reina Trust Building Institute.
MassMutual Promotes Debra Palermino to Senior Vice President of Human ResourcesMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) today announced the promotion of
Debra A. Palermino to senior vice president of Corporate Human Resources. The
announcement was made by Elaine A. Sarsynski, executive vice president and chief administrative
officer of MassMutual and president and chief executive officer of MassMutual International LLC.
JOURNYX ANNOUNCES 2ND ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT ACCOUNTING PHILOSOPHY ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP One Student to Receive $500 USD Toward Tuition and Fees
Website on European perception of work launchedMost committed employees work in Germany
Travel Nursing Jobs and Travel Allied Health Jobs Provider Medical Solutions Ranks No. 625Traveling healthcare staffing company Medical Solutions, Inc. is proud to announce its inclusion in Inc. magazine's first-ever Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country. Medical Solutions, a provider of nationwide travel nursing jobs and travel allied health jobs, is the fifth fastest growing company in Nebraska. Medical Solutions ranked No. 625 overall and No. 10 out of all the healthcare staffing firms making the list.
GMAC Global Relocation Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Corporate Relocation ServicesCoordination of Relocation Services More Critical to Transferees Than the Actual Move
The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs - 600 Word ReviewThe Upside describes and analyzes seven major kinds of strategic risk that threaten the business designs of most companies. The book’s goal is to help managers at all levels adopt the mindset that “strategy is risk management” and to start operating under a sustainable value creating paradigm. Find out more. Read this review.
The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs - 300 Word ReviewThe Upside describes and analyzes seven major kinds of strategic risk that threaten the business designs of most companies. The book’s goal is to help managers at all levels adopt the mindset that “strategy is risk management” and to start operating under a sustainable value creating paradigm. Find out more. Read this review.
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PEOPLE FACE MORE STRESS AS OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR BENEFITS RISE AND RETIREMENT SAVINGS RATES FALL New Ameriprise Financial Study Finds Employees Value Financial Planning as a Benefit
Juice Inc. shows organizations how to communicate for better resultsWe’ve all heard that words matter, but in the bottom-line-obsessed corporate world, that lesson is rarely heeded. Lost in the drive for higher quarterly profits and the need for faster electronic communications, people seem to have lost the skills necessary to talk to one another, and as a result, to understand each other.
Jobing.com Goes International With CanJobs.comLargest U.S. locally-focused employment site crosses the border with Canadian acquisition.
Free Human Resource Outsourcing Seminar Introduces HRO 2.0This free human resources outsourcing webinar is scheduled for September 6 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Central US. The three featured speakers for the event are Ben Trowbridge, CEO of Alsbridge; Barry Weiss, Managing Director and leader of the Alsbridge HRO practice; and Linda Merritt, AT&T HR Director and Chair of the HR Outsourcing Association's Research and Standards Committee.
Employers Can Now Showcase Company Videos on CareerTours.comOnline Recruiting website encourages companies to share their stories and market career opportunities with video.
Death to the Resume in Light of "Update Your Resume" MonthTechnology is molding the resume into a new form. What will the resume look like in 5 years? Will you even need one? Resumes increasingly take a backseat, making room for new online tools such as professional online portfolios and networking groups.
Industry Luminary Tells Wal-Mart's Talent-Management Story at SumTotal Systems' User ConferenceSumTotal's global user conference running from September 18 to 20 in Dallas, Texas, at the Hilton
Anatole.
Now Jobtonic Boosts its Own TalentReferral Recruitment website Jobtonic strengthens its team with experienced Managing Director and internal promotions.
Global Diversity: Winning Customers and Engaging Employees Within World Markets - 600 Word ReviewTo be successful in a world market, corporations need to learn to adapt their services and products to meet local needs and preferences. To this end, a superficial knowledge of the culture and diversity within a country is insufficient. Instead, what is needed is a deeper understanding of differences – both subtle and obvious – that may impact business and workplace expectations. Find out more. Read this review of Global Diversity: Winning Customers and Engaging Employees Within World Markets.
Global Diversity: Winning Customers and Engaging Employees Within World Markets - 300 Word ReviewTo be successful in a world market, corporations need to learn to adapt their services and products to meet local needs and preferences. To this end, a superficial knowledge of the culture and diversity within a country is insufficient. Instead, what is needed is a deeper understanding of differences – both subtle and obvious – that may impact business and workplace expectations. Find out more. Read this review of Global Diversity: Winning Customers and Engaging Employees Within World Markets.
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The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure - 600 Word ReviewThe Strategy Paradox explains that many of the strategies which lead to business success are the same strategies which can lead to business disaster. Most successful businesses result from strong strategic commitments, but if the future turns out differently than predicted, a firm may have committed to the wrong things. Find out more. Read this review.
The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure - 300 Word ReviewThe Strategy Paradox explains that many of the strategies which lead to business success are the same strategies which can lead to business disaster. Most successful businesses result from strong strategic commitments, but if the future turns out differently than predicted, a firm may have committed to the wrong things. Find out more. Read this review.
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The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies: And How to Break Them - 600 Word ReviewThe Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies looks at success in business, through the lens of habit, to provide important insights into how “success courts its own demise.” The book is offered as an answer to the question: “Why do good companies fail?” Find out more. Read this review.
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Ask the Coach - Issue 44: Are Women Finally Equal? Executive Coach, Merry Marcus, discusses gender discrimination and the clash between our perceptions and the raw facts.
Paul Baugher has joined Buck Consultants as a Director in its St. Louis officeBaugher joins Buck from Towers Perrin. His expertise covers the full range of retirement plan issues, including plan design, valuations, forecasting, and accounting standards.
The Infohrm Third Annual Human Capital Analytics Conference Features Keynote Presentations The http://www.infohrm.com {Infohrm Group}, a global leader in full-service workforce reporting, analysis, planning and benchmarking solutions today announced a new addition to the impressive list of keynote speakers attending the Third Annual Human Capital Analytics Conference being held September 25-28 in Washington, DC.
Employee Retention? Not a Problem When Training Your LeadersAttracting and retaining employees is a topic of endless articles, conference sessions, books and Webcasts, as well as the basis – the “raison d'être” – for numerous product launches.