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SHRM at a Crossroads

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1. Letters on “SHRM at a Crossroads”
Readers respond to Workforce Management’s feature story on SHRM

2. From the Editor: Why We’re Writing About SHRM
“SHRM at a Crossroads” represents many months of work by the staff of Workforce Management. Most of the reporting, writing and research has been done by Washington-based Mark Schoeff Jr., a reporter who has worked in Washington for a long time, knows SHRM and sees it in action on Capitol Hill. He worked hard to make sure the story told all sides, and when you read the package, I think you’ll see that’s the case.

3. SHRM’s Reserves: Typical or Towering?
Depending on how you look at its financial reserves, the Society for Human Resource Management is either a fortress of fiscal strength or just a typical, well-run nonprofit.

4. SHRM Halts Expansion of E-Verify
Just as Congress was entering the final stages of wrestling with government funding bills in november, the Society for Human Resource Management was holding its leadership conference in Washington.

5. WorldatWork Invades SHRM’s Space in Washington
With the advent of Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in 2007, more attention is being paid to employment leave policies and to pay—from enormous amounts that company executives make to the seeming stagnation of a typical worker’s check

6. HRPS Publication Takes Strategic Focus

HRPS Publication Takes Strategic Focus

While the society for Human Resource Management’s rebranding efforts highlight that HR is its middle name, the Human Resource Planning Society has decided to remove an HR reference from the title of its flagship publication.
By Mark Schoeff Jr.

hile the Society for Human Resource Management’s rebranding efforts highlight that HR is its middle name, the Human Resource Planning Society has decided to remove an HR reference from the title of its flagship publication.

Starting in March, the quarterly journal formerly known as Human Resource Planning will be called People & Strategy.

The change reflects a growing emphasis on the strategic dimensions of the profession. Executive editor Ed Gubman says that articles in the magazine will appeal to the HRPS membership, which tends to be from the top ranks of a company.

"Our society is made up of more senior people," Gubman says. "They’re making business decisions for their organizations."

The magazine has been evolving toward a wider perspective, according to Gubman. Its articles will be broad in scope, helping readers to understand "how they can better deploy people to achieve business results," he says. "We’re hitting big issues as opposed to HR processes."

The March issue will feature pieces on leadership and talent management as well as a section that touches on HR challenges in Asia. In June, the magazine will produce a special edition focusing on CEO issues like leadership, ethics, values, development and compensation.

Previous special editions explored innovation and sustainability. The magazine also has recently tackled HR’s role in organizational change that fosters business growth.

Remaking the publication also involves increasing its reach. Currently, it is sent to the approximately 3,000 HRPS members and about 600 universities and libraries. The goal is to boost circulation to 7,000 by 2011.

Workforce Management, February 4, 2008, p. 25 -- Subscribe Now!

Mark Schoeff is a Workforce Management staff writer based in Washington. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.

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