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

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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.

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NAVIGATING THE RECESSION

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

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+ 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

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BLOGS | More

New Recruiting Blog:
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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.
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What Do You Do When You Accidentally Overpay Workers?
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When 'The Sopranos' Force an Employee to Sign a Union Card
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Have a Question for SAP CEO?
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Wearable Learning Via Your Blackberry
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Rising Gas Prices and Employee Total Rewards
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Tussle Over Verification Highlights Hill Return to Immigration Issues
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Safety Harness a Better Metaphor Than Safety Net?
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Making People Your Competitive Advantage—Just Lip Service for Most Companies?
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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.


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