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   www.workforce.com August 24 - 30, 2008 Vol. 9  Issue 34    
 

IN THE NEWS | More


Quick Takes...

 

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

» The Boom in Business Coaching
Companies are investing in coaching in an effort to develop a new generation of leaders to replace retiring baby boomers. The ones that use it most effectively develop specific performance goals, financial measurements or other tools to determine what they want the end result of their coaching program to be.

More:

+ Coaching Certifications Abound

+ Executives Headed Overseas Benefit From Expat Coaching

+ Chapter and Verse on Coaching

EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK

» This Year’s Graduates Face Tough Job Market
Despite the gloomy statistics, the hiring picture isn’t all bad. Health care and sales are hot areas, but engineering and IT may well be the brightest spots.

More:

+ 10 Rules for Hiring Unpaid Interns

+ Deloitte Reaches Across Generations

IN THE CONTENT CHANNELS

COMP, BENEFITS & REWARDS

HR MANAGEMENT

FEATURE: Employers Beef Up Efforts to Increase Worker Participation in Wellness Programs

FEATURE: Melding Managed Care and Health Care Consumerism

FEATURE: 12 Questions to Measure Employee Engagement

FEATURE: 10 Ways to Take the ‘Success’ Out of Succession Planning

LEGAL INSIGHT

RECRUITING & STAFFING

FEATURE: The Most Common HIPAA Privacy Mistakes Employers Make

FEATURE: Avoiding Age Discrimination Claims in Hiring

FEATURE: The Hiring Process: A Primer of Legal Do’s and Don’ts

FEATURE: Avoiding Truth-in-Hiring Lawsuits

SOFTWARE & TECHNOLOGY

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

FEATURE: Not Easily Spooked

FEATURE: Job Candidate Assessment Tests Go Virtual

FEATURE: Snake Oil or Science?

FEATURE: Picking the Right Assessment Tools

BLOGS | More

Management Lessons From the U.S. Olympic Basketball Teams
- from the Business of Management blog

Why Moms Think Your Employment Brand Is Weak
- from the Fistful of Talent blog

Every Bad Boss Needs a Simple User's Manual
- from featured blog: the HR Capitalist

Do You Have a 'Culture Committee'?
- from the Human Capitalist blog

Does Your Company Allow You to Access Facebook From Work?
- from featured blog: New Learning Playbook

Can Your Employees Make a Difference? What Does Your Incentive Plan Say?
- from featured blog: Compensation Force

Olympic Gold: Defeating the World by Embracing It
- from the Workforce Washington blog

High Gas Prices—a Tipping Point for U.S. Worker Productivity?
- from the Global Work Watch blog

Tailor-Made Careers
- from the Books@Work blog


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

COMMENTARY:
Are You a Change Agent?
Author and consultant Dave Ulrich offers three principles HR can employ to deliver the change that organizations need in today’s ever-shifting business climate.


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

Cube Whispering
- posted in the General Forum
A member writes: "Any creative and effective ideas to combat employees gathering in cubes to whisper?"

+ Join the discussion.

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