Your wonderful (and terrible) HR life, learning management reports, virtual teams, and HR for spies — all in the June issue of Workforce! Subscribe Now!
Features
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It’sthe Best of Jobs, It’s the Worst of Jobs. It’s Life in HR.
A Day in the Life of HR: Your stories, andtwo tales of HR that fits — and shapes — company culture. |
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YourWonderful, Terrible HR Life
You’ve handled it all, from crazedcomputers to fashion counseling for transvestites.
By Janet Wiscombe |
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Mediationand Mindfulness at Sounds True
At this recording company, HR balances alofty mission with a worldly bottom line.
By Shari Caudron |
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Secretsand Strategy at Kroll
When your investigation firm’s work readslike a spy novel, you can’t do HR by the book.
By Patrick J. Kiger |
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WhatLearning Management Reports Do For You
Systems that track progress and ROI canmake even a skeptical CEO see training’s value.
By Todd Raphael |
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ManagingVirtual Teams
Technology and people skills createeffective teams that might never actually “meet.”
By Charlene Marmer Solomon |
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EmployeeReferral Saves Time, Saves Money, Delivers Quality
It doesn’t take big bonuses to getemployees to refer high-quality job candidates. Here’s what doeswork.
By Carroll Lachnit |
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Special Advertising Section
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LeaderSummit Series:
HR Tech Trends
Industry leaders discuss technologies thatbring the cutting edge to HR and training. |
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Departments
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Between theLines
HR and the bell of mindfulness. |
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Mailbox
What makes workers happy? |
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TheBuzz
A controversial child-care study’s message for HR •Retreat from business casual •Raw Data: Electronic incentivebackfires •Well Done: Hiring social outcasts |
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On theContrary
In Sin City, Shari Caudron decries gaucheextravagance while finishing off a $300 meal. Contradiction can be a goodthing, she says. |
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What Works
A kindergarten teaches Tom Terez why somuch of management focuses on control, instead of on curiosity andcreativity. |
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Interview
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao talks about how herdepartment will approach ergonomics, the tech challenge, and otherworkplace issues of the 21st century. |
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DearWorkforce:
HR expertise on swing-shift child care,performance appraisals that wow workers, paperless attendance and thebenefits of employee empowerment. |
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LegalInsight
The Supreme Court weighs in on mandatoryarbitration •Sorting out a claim of bias •The continuing duty to accommodateunder the ADA. |
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Small,Medium, Large
Well-designed incentive, recognition, and rewardprograms make business of all sizes more successful. Here’s the evidence,from a small contractor supply house, to the largest steel producer in theU.S. |
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Think Twice
You won’t believe it at first, but ToddRaphael thinks you and your business will cheer if Congress raises theminimum wage. |
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