When HR professionals are away from the office for a period of time, it can be difficult to communicate specific information or follow-up activities to different people and groups within the organization. By using the Auto Reply feature in Microsoft Office Outlook, you can automatically send different reply messages to...
Planning & negotiating Planning and negotiation is important to almost every situation, from deciding where to go on holiday to buying a new car. For HR professionals it is essential. Companies tend to be resistant to change, especially if it involves financial outlay for example a new training programme. This...
The Find: Assessing and planning for a firm's long-term talent needs rather than simply filling vacancies will be the role of successful HR departments in the future. The Source: A study from the Adecco Institute based on interviews with more than 5,000 HR professionals, along with an...
Being an Human Resource HR professional nowadays isn't for the faint hearted. Industry leaders are questioning the viability of the profession; many organizations are asking rather pointedly "So what exactly do you do that helps us compete in the marketplace?" Yet, ironically, companies need the HR Professional's expertise more in...
Nearly 84% or two-thirds of human resource professionals do not use structured employee development programs. Instead, they rely on informal and generic training processes in their organizations, according to a survey released yesterday by the Society for Human Resource Management and Catalyst, a research and advisory organization. The survey showed...
HR professionals have arrived at the strategy-creating table. This is good, but it is time for HR as a profession to move past this objective. HR professionals have a unique set of perspectives and knowledge to bring to the strategy creation table, but even more important is what they could...
One of the most important responsibilities for the global HR professional is to continually balance corporate philosophy and policies with the constantly changing legal, regulatory, and competitive landscapes. To meet this challenge, HR must continually refresh its knowledge of global as well as local country developments. While many sources of...
From the executive summary: ‘A Strategic Inflection Point SIP is defined as a changing of the rules of the game resulting in a massive shift in the way business is conducted. As an example, consider the impact the PC and the Internet had on changing the way business is done...
HR professionals today face a growing trend in outsourcing. By outsourcing, this article means the growing use of external providers of HR services or as it is becoming more widely known, HRO. This outsourcing is not to be confused with "off-shoring" where jobs are transferred out of the US, but...
The paper highlights a survey in April 2003, which indicates that nearly half of Human Resource HR professionals believe ethical conduct is not rewarded in business. Troubling figures show that during the last five years, HR professionals feel increasingly more pressure to compromise their organizations' ethics standards; however, they also...
The onus of recruiting right kind of person for the right kind of job lies on the shoulders of Human Resource HR professional. However, it is also equally important to have right kind of HR professional for the accomplishment of vital task of recruiting employees for the company. The HR...
Raising questions or challenging the CEO could be critical to ones success in HR and the future of ones company. This article examines that how can a HR professional successfully challenge a CEO or other executive and convince that person to change his or her mind. It suggests several strategies...
For many HR professionals, sitting and listening to employees’ grievances can eat up a substantial part of the day. So, the prospect of having someone else dedicate all their time to helping employees with their complaints and conflicts can sound incredibly appealing. Enter organizational ombuds—also known as ombudspeople and ombudsmen....
The case study refers that it is not necessary for an employer to provide a stress-free working environment as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Another problem that arises for the HR Professionals are the rising cases of romance at the work place. While the merry...
The biggest compensation problem faced by HR professionals remains salary compression. It developed during the boom years and has lingered on like a bad hangover. Some companies are finding money in the budget to deal with salary compression. Some companies, however, have not been able to solve this problem yet....
To help employees make informed choices about their retirement planning options and, in particular, their 401k funds, HR professionals, and benefit managers must provide them financial education. To be sure, factors other than the sheer number of funds can have a bearing on participation in 401k plans. This article discusses...
This paper talks about a corporate credibility and employee communications survey. HR professionals are typically the primary line of communication between top management and employees. Often, organizational communication is voiced through HR. At a time when organizational ethics are questioned daily, HR professionals need to be aware of how employees...
Today, HR professionals are turning to technology to automate basic processes, leaving more time to take on a strategic role in the business. Company Intranets have become standard fares, providing employees and managers with a portal through which they can access information and perform some of the basic tasks which...
The task of helping to design the 21st-century corporation –one that has the right structures, processes, and culture to win in the current business environment – remains a critical one for HR professionals. HR professionals must be more than partners must; they must be players. Nowadays, HR must act with...
One responsibility of HR Professional is that it can be tough to monitor your tongue while delivering the news of a firing. But because some forms of misspeaking in this tricky context can be so loaded with negative legal consequences, it is especially important to keep your eyes on...
