May 2007 

HR MAGAZINE · May 2007
Vol. 52, No. 5
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
The Tethered Generation . Attached to technology at a young, impressionable age, millennials bring challenges—and their parents—to the workplace.
Kathryn Tyler

TECHNOLOGY
The Best of Times. Software for producing efficient employee schedules performs best when workers’ preferences are considered.
Eric Krell

RETENTION
Leveraging Long Tenure. Long-tenured employees’ leadership can benefit your organization.
Kathryn Tyler

SPECIAL REPORT ON TRAINING
To Make Changes, Manage Them. As change accelerates, it becomes increasingly important to include employees in the overall change management process.
Nancy Hatch Woodward

Quick StudiesEmployers are finding that the money they spend on training interns is a sound investment in the workforce of the future.
Jean Thilmany

HR AGENDA: HR TECHNOLOGY
Exploring Retirement. Technology-based solutions help ease employees’ psychological transition from work to retirement.
Donna M. Owens

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Long-Term Planning. The market for long-term-care coverage is expanding.
Peter Weaver

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)

From the President: Creativity and Innovation: Key Drivers for Success. A rewarding challenge for HR is encouraging management practices that support creativity and innovative thinking. Susan Meisinger
HR Solutions: Taxing Expats, Poaching Talent, E-Newsletters. Lisa Orndorff, Regan Halvorsen and Anne St. Martin
Management Tools: Avoid Pre-Emptive Strikes. Be open and honest when deciphering complaints from an employee and his manager. Paul Falcone
Legal Trends: Jerks at Work. Pains in the neck may reap top results, but at an intolerable cost. Jathan Janove
Future Focus: Seeds of Discontent. Young people’s rising expectations aren’t being fulfilled in the workplace. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Finding Chinese executives proves difficult; pros and cons of acquisitions vs. building from within; executive pay packages continue growing fatter; more.
HR Technology. HR technology is giving HR the means to evaluate the quality of hires.
Court Report. Employers may request more information to verify lawful status; $200,000 age discrimination verdict reinstated; more.
Books in Brief. The Top Performer’s Guide to Change, Transforming Performance Measurement, Talent IQ, 70: The New 50 and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
What's New. Online health care resources; HR outsourcing center; employee leave and absence management software; more.

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