Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=5vUJaHZd3BGGycvXX0sBXw Sun, 27 May 2012 21:19:29 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-soft-skills-112309/ Many businesspeople don't like the term "soft skills." It seems too touchy-feely and fuzzy to have a hard and measurable business impact, and they worry that this phra... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-soft-skills-112309/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:25:05 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-workforce-planning-111609/ If your bead on the future is looking blurry these days, you're not alone. The global recession has thrown off a lot of organizations' expectations and predictions. So, it&#... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-workforce-planning-111609/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:16:37 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-evolution-diversity-110909/ We love it when our interviews and our hard data support each other, and that's just what happened in our recent major study on diversity. If you haven't read it, I recomme... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-evolution-diversity-110909/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:25:18 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-retain-talent-later-102609/ There's a change in the wind. Most employers believe the poor economy has been key to employee retention over the last year or so. But now they're gearing up for a time whe... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-retain-talent-later-102609/ Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:49:34 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-corporate-giving-101909/ Most corporate leaders say they believe in the social and business value of employee volunteer programs (EVPs), but it'd be nice if there were some good evidence. After all, we... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-corporate-giving-101909/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:17:42 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-era-diversity-101209/  The year 2009 has been a watershed year for diversity issues in the U.S.  From the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January to the Supreme Court decision in Ricc... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-era-diversity-101209/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:17:06 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-manda-bounces-back-100709/ Picture a graph of worldwide merger and acquisition activity since the 2000s began. The graph has a sharp slope up and to the right - until 2008, that is. Then, the economic collap... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-manda-bounces-back-100709/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:22:47 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-job-shadowing-ignored-092909/ Maybe it's the name. "Job shadowing" has a slightly ominous, film noir ring to it, as if Sam Spade is lurking in the corners of the workplace, digging for secrets and... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-job-shadowing-ignored-092909/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-uncovering-secrets-productivity-092109/  If you could use some hopeful business news these days, then we've got just what the doctor ordered: an injection of higher confidence in future labor productivity.Why is ... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-uncovering-secrets-productivity-092109/ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-leadership-competencies-trying-times-091409/ The context for leadership is dramatically different from what it was even five years ago. Customers are harder to get and to keep, profit margins tend to be slimmer, and lots of e... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-leadership-competencies-trying-times-091409/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:47:22 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-health-promotion-program-090809/ Good ol' Ben Franklin said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," but Ben never had to run his folksy wisdom through the buzz saw of a national healthcar... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-health-promotion-program-090809/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:48:12 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/digital-shadows-trendwatcher-083109/ Don’t look now, but you’re casting a digital shadow, one that looms larger with each passing hour. Every e-mail, voice mail, text message, digital photo, search engine q... http://www.hrworld.com/features/digital-shadows-trendwatcher-083109/ Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:33:28 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/webcast/successful-virtual-classroom/ Watch this FREE on-demand webinar to hear from Cynthia Clay, leading expert in innovative strategies for classrooms and e-learning, and Peter Ryce from the Adobe Connect team, as they walk-you-through... http://www.hrworld.com/webcast/successful-virtual-classroom/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:54:19 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-fighting-flu-082409/ We’re still in the inferno phase of what’s been an especially hot summer in most parts of the country, but with back-to-school ads dominating the insert section of the ... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-fighting-flu-082409/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:51:32 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/webcast/train-your-global-workforce/ Watch this FREE on-demand webinar to learn how to deliver effective training programs to your remote or worldwide workforce.Fill out the easy form to WATCH NOW>>You will learn step-by-step how t... http://www.hrworld.com/webcast/train-your-global-workforce/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:21:46 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-web2dot0-learning-081709/ There's some bitter irony in that it seems many training and development professionals have taken so long to come up the Web 2.0 learning curve. Even as other experts look beyo... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-web2dot0-learning-081709/ Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:42:30 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/new-managers/ Being a new manager is a lot like learning how to swim. You can watch others, study a chart about it or even read a book on it. But ultimately, you learn by doing.That's not to... http://www.hrworld.com/features/new-managers/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:25:21 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/webinar/successful-virtual-classroom/ Watch this FREE on-demand webinar to hear from Cynthia Clay, leading expert in innovative strategies for classrooms and e-learning, and Peter Ryce from the Adobe Connect team, as they walk-you-through... http://www.hrworld.com/webinar/successful-virtual-classroom/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:36:01 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/5-concepts-nextgen-hr-software-080309/ It's time to rethink how we gauge our applicant tracking and recruiting software.  In the past, companies have touted a system that can 'blast' to thousands of candidates and find a n... http://www.hrworld.com/features/5-concepts-nextgen-hr-software-080309/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:34:25 +0000 http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-drug-screening-080309/ The issue of employee drug testing doesn't garner much attention - with the possible exception of incidences in which the employees in question are professional athletes. It&#3... http://www.hrworld.com/features/trendwatcher-drug-screening-080309/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:03:50 +0000