Archive for April 2009
SHRM notebook: A chance to learn
Today’s post is from Joe Caruso, publisher of SmartBrief’s health care group, who is attending the Society for Human Resource Management’s Staffing Management Conference this week in Las Vegas. The second day of SHRM’s recruitment conference was up to the challenge posed by its venue, the world’s largest Hilton. The agenda included 32 detailed sessions [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
As usual, we found more good links than we could fit in the SmartBrief on Workforce. Check these out: What made you think offshoring didn’t apply to you? How can I be fired when I just quit? 6 networking mistakes to avoid When the boss doesn’t think you’re all that funny Image credit, iStock
SHRM notebook: Opening day
Today’s post is from Joe Caruso, publisher of SmartBrief’s health care group, who is attending the Society for Human Resource Management’s Staffing Management Conference this week in Las Vegas. About 600 people have gathered at the SHRM Staffing Management Conference to learn about the critical skill sets that will lead to success today and in [...]
From Milken: How Title IX is shaping leadership
Today’s post is from Liz Ruskin, contributing editor for SmartBrief on Leadership. When will women shatter the glass ceiling trapping them in middle management? “We think the big breakthrough for women is going to be when the Title IX generation gets to an age when they’re starting to become leaders,” said Robert Damon, North American [...]
Today’s bonus tracks
We’re still working on your SmartBrief on Workforce. Check out these links while you wait. Or maybe after you take a little nap. You have Karen Dillon’s permission: “The myth of the tireless leader is just that–a myth. The ugly truth about sleeplessness is that it’s linked to obesity, diabetes, depression and, yes, increased mortality. [...]
Do you know where your workers are?
Today’s post is by SmartBrief on Leadership contributing editor Liz Ruskin, who is attending the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles this week. Here’s a controversial idea: Former FTD chief Michael Soenen said a company he was once involved with enabled GPS tracking in Blackberrys and, without saying much about it, distributed them among [...]
Keeping up with changes in labor law: A look at JDSupra
Staying abreast of employment law is one of the most important — and often most stressful — aspects of managing people. This year has been particularly tumultuous, with managers wondering what changes to COBRA, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and anti-discrimination laws mean for them. One possible resource I came across recently: JDSupra. While [...]
SHRM notebook: Wooing passive candidates
This post is from Joe Caruso, publisher of SmartBrief’s health care group, who is attending the Society for Human Resource Management’s Staffing Management Conference this week in Las Vegas. Stephen A Lowisz‘s workshop on passive candidate recruitment drew a large enough crowd that SHRM had to turn people away at the door at the pre-conference [...]
