April 2007 

HR MAGAZINE · April 2007
Vol. 52, No. 4
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Peak Performances. Tough choices and determination help women ascend to the top of the HR game.
Ann Pomeroy

STRATEGIC HR
IBM’s HR Takes a Risk. What’s the value of HR at IBM? A $100 million restructuring initiative that, if it pays off, could be priceless for HR.
Robert J. Grossman

PROFILE
From Steel Yards to HR Stewardship. HR thought leader John Murabito’s views of the profession’s future reflect his wide experience.
Eric Krell

SPECIAL REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING
Stocking Your Talent Pool. Relationship databases allow employers to stay connected with high-potential candidates and give companies an edge in the talent wars.
Martha J. Frase

Customers as Employees. To meet your staffing needs, learn how to tap a valuable source of candidates—your customers.
Jennifer Taylor Arnold

Committing to Part-Timers. Training, benefits and acceptance help part-timers become full players on a credit union’s roster.
Lin Grensing-Pophal

HR AGENDA: AWARDS & INCENTIVES
The Price of Admission. In the competition for talent, signing bonuses can be a two-edged sword.
Drew Robb

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Let’s Get Flexible. For certain tight labor markets, HR professionals are introducing flexible options to their compensation packages.
Karen M. Kroll

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS (Members Only)

From the President: Flexible Schedules Make Powerful ‘Perks’. Alternative work arrangements for employees can make a huge contribution to an organization’s success. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Finding and keeping talent; women in HR Desda Moss; Adrienne Fox
HR Solutions: Insubordination, Adoption Leave, Confidentiality. Amy Maingault, Margaret Fiester and Ruhal Dooley
Management Tools: Hyper-Speed Managers. Focused communication techniques capture the attention of busy executives. Ellen Nichols
Legal Trends: We Are Family. Family responsibility discrimination litigation should stir employers to reconsider the traditional notion of the ‘ideal’ employee. Monique Gougisha and Amanda Stout
Future Focus: Vanishing Expectations. Forecasts of greater workplace flexibility and broader benefits haven’t panned out, suggesting deeper planning complexities for HR. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Companies help employees abroad in emergencies; work/life balance is important to men too; many CFOs leave because of poor ‘fit’; more.
From Readers. Contemplation days; higher education; more.
HR Technology. Biometric systems for time and attendance are helping companies lower costs, reduce errors and prevent fraud.
Court Report. Credentials absent from job descriptions could be considered; medical updates served as FMLA notice; more.
Books in Brief. The Essentials of Project Management; more.
What's New. Disease management programs; recruiting brochure; electronic employment forms; more.

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