HR MAGAZINE · June 2007 Vol. 52, No. 6 Table of Contents
COVER STORY Clocking Out. Is working when and where you want the wave of the future? Frank Jossi
PROFILE HR at the Summit. Agilent Technologies’ HR chief Jean Halloran has applied the tactics of mountain climbing to accomplishing her professional goals. Bill Roberts
CAREER DEVELOPMENT New Competencies for HR. Researchers have identified six core competencies for top HR professionals. Do you have what it takes? Robert J. Grossman
COMPENSATION Weighing Pay Incentives. Effective employee incentive plans require careful thought and precise execution. Joanne Sammer
TECHNOLOGY Keeping E-mail in Check. Effectively managing your company’s e-mail starts with knowing what risks it creates in the workplace—and then doing something about them. Rita Zeidner
STRATEGIC HR Fitting the Pieces Together. Sprint Nextel’s two-year-old merger continues to be a challenging but fulfilling journey. Ann Pomeroy
EMPLOYMENT LAW Setting the Records Straight. Take state laws into account when ordering personnel records and responding to employees’ requests to see them. Diane Cadrain
BENEFITS Attacking Asthma’s Costs. Many employers are becoming convinced that by helping employees who have asthma breathe easier, everybody comes out ahead. Pamela Babcock
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Smoother Separations. How your company treats departing employees can have a positive effect on your business. Nancy Hatch Woodward
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT Show All Employees a Wider World. Your employees should be trained to deal knowledgeably with their counterparts in other countries where you do business. Martha Frase
HR AGENDA: CAREER DEVELOPMENT Statistically Speaking. HR executives can turn economic indicators into strategic business insights, adding value to their companies. Joanne Sammer
HR AGENDA: GLOBAL HR Protecting Employees in Harm’s Way. Does your company need safety and security protections for international workers? Here’s how to choose a security provider. Ann Pomeroy
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)
From
the President: Latest Competency Study Defines New HR Roles. The 2007 HR Competency Study lays out the very model of the modern HR professional. Susan Meisinger HR
Solutions: Interviewing, Management Training, Strikes.Amy Maingault, John Sweeney, Naomi Cossack Management
Tools: Superstars Need Managers. Focus more time on top performers and you will get more
out of them. Bruce Tulgan Legal
Trends: E Is for Evidence The addition of federal e-discovery rules provides employers and plaintiffs with new compass points as they head toward litigation. Jonathan A. Segal Future
Focus: Coping with Tight Labor Globalization of the labor market could alter employers’ responses
to worker shortages. Jennifer Schramm Executive
Briefing. CEO pay for performance; uncovering employees’ value; chief marketing officers’ role; more. From Readers. HR qualifications; biometric technology. HR
Technology. Planning and forethought can make the conversion to a new human resource information system less painful. Court
Report. Dillard’s is sued over clerk’s discriminatory conduct; Fendi must pay more than $1 million for firing immigrant; more. Books
in Brief.Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring; Make Your Contacts Count; The Online Learning Idea Book; Motivation, Ability and Confidence Building in People; and HR and the New Hispanic Workforce. What's
New. Change leadership services; expatriate communication tool; internship training program DVD; more.
