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   www.workforce.com May 4 - 10, 2008 Vol. 9  Issue 19    

IN THE NEWS | More

Quick Takes...

 

CORPORATE CULTURE

» Motivation, Mockery and the Power Business Ballad
As far back as 1915, businesses used corporate songs as team-building and motivational tools. Today, the tradition continues, sometimes spontaneous and on the cheap, but sometimes in team-building events supported by musician-motivators who—for fees of up to $100,000—will coach workers to write and perform songs extolling everything from a product launch to a company’s core principles. In the age of YouTube and MP3 trading, however, there’s always the possibility that what seemed like harmless fun at last month’s management retreat will become tomorrow’s Internet ignominy.

More:

+ Blue-Chips Goofs

+ Sound the Retreat

+ Training and the ROI of Fun

+ Guru Nation

NAVIGATING THE RECESSION

» These Businesses Welcome the Recession
For career counselors, supermarket owners and discount retailers, the bad times could be good.

More:

+ Recession: Handle With Care

+ Battling Recession Jitters

+ Getting Rid of Those Empty Cubes

+ Dear Workforce: How Do I Decide on Layoffs?

+ Dear Workforce: How Do We Identify Positions to Eliminate?

+ Dear Workforce: How Do I Tell Employees About Upcoming Layoffs?

+ Dear Workforce: How Do We Inspire Employees Despite a Downsizing?

IN THE CONTENT CHANNELS

COMP, BENEFITS & REWARDS

HR MANAGEMENT

FEATURE: Hospitals Taking Safety Cues From Manufacturers

BOOK BLOG: CEO Pay and the ‘Corpocracy’

FEATURE: The Toughest HR Job in America

FEATURE: Whither the ‘HP Way’?

LEGAL INSIGHT

RECRUITING & STAFFING

FEATURE: Facebook Faux Pas

FEATURE: Ensuring Safety in a Dangerous Industry

FEATURE: Lawyers Warn Facebook a Risky Tool for Background Checks

FEATURE: Firms Re-Evaluate Reliability of Vendor Management System Suppliers

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

FEATURE: Social Revolution: A Wired Workforce Community

ARTICLE: Staffing Association Issues Vendor Management Guidelines

FEATURE: Back to School: Exec Programs See Resurgence

FEATURE: Grading Executive Education

EXCLUSIVE WEBCAST

Deciphering the Puzzle of Employee Engagement

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BLOGS | More

New Recruiting Blog:
Fistful of Talent

Workforce Management’s newest featured blog, Fistful of Talent, presents all sides of the talent equation. Fistful of Talent offers opinions from recruiters, HR, consultants and corporate types on all things talent. Kris Dunn, author of the HR Capitalist blog, has assembled an all-star posse of posters who contribute to Fistful of Talent, including Paul Hebert of Incentive Intelligence, Tom Tolan of Sanford Rose, Michael Wolfe of SourceMedical, Jennifer McClure of Centennial, Jessica Lee of APCO, Beth Kobermann of Honeywell, Kelly Dingee of AIRS and Maren Hogan of HCI.
Fistful of Talent Asks—What's the Name of Your Recruiting Alter Ego?
- from the Fistful of Talent blog

What Do You Do When You Accidentally Overpay Workers?
- from the Business of Management blog

When 'The Sopranos' Force an Employee to Sign a Union Card
- from featured blog: the HR Capitalist

Have a Question for SAP CEO?
- from the Human Capitalist blog

Wearable Learning Via Your Blackberry
- from featured blog: New Learning Playbook

Rising Gas Prices and Employee Total Rewards
- from featured blog: Compensation Force

Tussle Over Verification Highlights Hill Return to Immigration Issues
- from Workforce Washington blog

Safety Harness a Better Metaphor Than Safety Net?
- from the Global Work Watch blog

Making People Your Competitive Advantage—Just Lip Service for Most Companies?
- from the Books@Work blog


WORK VIEWS | More
Opinions, commentary and analysis on workforce management.

COMMENTARY: The HR Capitalist
Six Good Things That Happen to HR Pros During Recession
It’s my contention that the failure of HR professionals at Bear Stearns to move beyond the traditional business partner role to become true business leaders was a primary cause for the firm’s failure.


COMMUNITY CENTER FORUMS | More
Connect with other HR professionals. Ask questions and exchange ideas—peer support is an excellent resource.

Going-Away Lunch for Employee I Can’t Stand
- posted in the General Forum
A member writes: "I have an employee who’s been with us for a few years and is leaving at the end of the month. We usually have a going-away lunch for long-term employees who are leaving the company and I usually say ‘a few words.’ What do you say when you have nothing good to say?"

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