Nobscot

MAY 29, 2006

'John Hamm, a former CEO and current general partner at VSP Capital, reminds us that successful corporate cultures nurture employees'' natural drive and enthusiasm toward creating a winning company.

Company 40

Company ATS 40

Nobscot

MAY 19, 2006

'When is towel service in the locker room an employee retention tool? When employee feedback tells you it''s something that employees want. Kudos to Lisa Brummel, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Microsoft for spending the last year gathering feedback from employees.

Tools 40

Tools Resources ATS 40

Nobscot

MAY 15, 2006

'According to psychologist and author Stephan Poulter, success or failure in the workplace is closely related to the kind of father you had while growing up. In his new book, Dr. Poulter tells us that time-bomb or explosive fathers raise children who are very intuitive and good at reading people.

ATS 40

ATS 40

Nobscot

MAY 16, 2006

'I''ve never been a big fan of GE Jack Welch inspired "rank and yank" forced ranking and termination of the bottom x percent.This article emailed to me today (thanks HRDan!) looks at why, from an evolutionary standpoint, managed survival of the fittest HR policies that focus on the individual are doomed to failure.

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Policies Examples ATS 40

Speaker: Ann Meyers Piccirillo

HR Compliance is like a giant game of whack-a-mole. Once you think your company is compliant with all policies and procedures documented and in place, there’s a new or amended law, regulation, or final rule that pops up landing you back at ‘start.’ There are shifts, interpretations, and balancing acts to understanding compliance changes. Keeping up is not easy and it’s very time consuming.

Compliance

Nobscot

MAY 24, 2006

'Forbes has a slide show of previous Apprentice candidates and what they are doing now.Remember, Tana and her quest for a Bedazzler? She is now their corporate spokesperson.The much loved Troy from season one still runs the same mortgage company but has landed a deal with a financial firm that has helped him grow exponentially.

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