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  Year-End Employer Rewards to Employees Can Come in Small...

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  The 'Naked Organization' Gets Nakeder

  Leaders at Big Blue and elsewhere could blush a deep pink if Tom Vines is correct about where performance management, crowdsourcing and social media are heading.

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  A to Z Machine Co.: Optimas Award Winner for...

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  Obamacare Carries On … What's Next?

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  The Hot List 2012: Talent Management Software Providers

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  Meet the 2012 Game Changers

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Tools & Best Practices

• Leading the Way in Training and Development

  In this month's Leading the Way in Training and Development from Workforce Management, you will learn the importance of developing leaders with strategic self-awareness and how to close the gap between identity and reputation.

• Best Practices in Talent Management

  Business leaders see the global skills shortage as a significant business risk because they have seen talent constraints impact the growth and profitability of their organizations over the past 12 months.

• Leading the Way in Rewards and Recognition

  In this month's Leading the Way in Rewards and Recognition from Workforce Management, you will learn about the importance of using workforce recognition to boost your company's brand.

• Best Practices in HR Technology

  Advances in technology continue to strengthen HR departments with incredible power to effectively align HR initiatives to company-wide goals and overall organizational strategies.

• Leading the Way in RPO

  Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) is a viable option for many employers that are seeking to improve recruitment efficiencies, lower recruiting costs, and capitalize on a provider's expertise on the latest technology and social platforms.

• Best Practices in Benefits

  Your organization's benefit offerings – whether medical, financial or voluntary – are not just an attractive perk when acquiring and retaining top talent. Your benefit programs can and should positively impact your company's bottom-line.

• Leading the Way in Talent Management

  As workforce professionals explore strategies for finding and retaining top talent there is much to consider.

• Best Practices in Compensation

  Published surveys consistently rank compensation as one of the top five factors in overall job satisfaction. During tough economic times when budgets are at best tight and at worst being cut, it's increasingly difficult to provide staff with regular merit increases.

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