Archive for February 2012
SocialEars® Creators Interviewed on TotalPicture Radio Podcast
CAPITOLA, Calif. / February 23, 2011 — TotalPicture Radio, a popular online broadcaster of career and leadership development podcasts, has released a new podcast interview with Mark Willaman, founder and CEO of SocialEars® and HRmarketer.com, and Peter Odryna, lead developer of SocialEars®. The online strategy podcast explains the role of social media and listening analytics…
Read MoreBI WORLDWIDE's Recognition PURL Creates a Personalized Experience to Engage Employees
BI WORLDWIDE, a global business improvement company, recently launched the Recognition PURL, a patent-pending employee recognition tool that’s social, global, mobile and personal The Recognition PURL combines manager, social engagement and multi-media tools, such as photos, videos and comments, to celebrate special achievements. “The Recognition PURL is unique because it provides a personalized experience that…
Read MoreCourse Bundles are Here!
IMAC Online Training has released three course bundles that yield savings of 50%. Each bundle has courses that have been approved to receive HRCI credits. Courses are relevant to workplace violence, strike preparation, crisis communications and more.
Read MoreInvestigations Consequences Equal Anxiety
When our mind is saying something our body doesn’t agree with there is always going to be conflict within. It’s the classic literary man versus self and when put in a situation that illustrates this, the result is as good as any battle we would have witnessed in the coliseum. Quite often during an investigation;…
Read MoreThank you to HRmarketer!
I received an excellent email this morning — I had won an iPad from HRmarketer after sending a tweet about their SocialEars service that we have been utilizing for IMAC and AFI and was entered into a draw. While conducting marketing research for services related to our IMAC Labor Dispute and Work Stoppage conference, our…
Read MoreBellis Joins Right Management Northeast
NEW YORK, February 23, 2012 — Bob Bellis has joined Right Management as Regional Vice President for the Northeast. Previously he was with outplacement provider Lee Hecht Harrison. Right Management is the talent and career management expert within ManpowerGroup. “The career management and talent development field has evolved in recent years,” Bellis said. “Companies need…
Read MoreTriple Creek Names 2012 Open Mentoring® Award Winners
Triple Creek, the leader in enterprise mentoring and structured social learning software, today announced the winners of their inaugural Open Mentoring® Awards, which recognize organizations for their innovative, enterprise use of Open Mentoring to spread knowledge among their workforces. Congratulations to State Street, URS, and a major pharmaceutical company for their achievement! “These three companies…
Read MoreNew Article from Impact Achievement Group Reveals Decision-Making Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them
SEATTLE—February 23, 2012—While decision making is critical to effectiveness and success, few people ever receive any training on how to make wise, thoughtful choices. Impact Achievement Group addresses this situation with a new article, “Becoming an Agile Decision Maker and Avoiding Common Decision-Making Traps.” Research has shown that success is highly dependent on the process…
Read MoreWith Life Sciences Industry Facing Major Changes, Hay Group Study Finds Big Pharma Only Taking Small Steps Forward
PHILADELPHIA, PA-February 13, 2012 – Despite major sales force cutbacks in 2011, 50 percent of big pharma companies say they are still overstaffed, compared to just five percent of companies in the life sciences industry as a whole, according to Hay Group’s 2011 Pharmaceutical Sales Force Effectiveness Study. Big pharma organizations surveyed are far more…
Read MoreNew White Paper from BenefitWerks Offers Insight on Choosing Benefits Automation Software
ORANGE PARK, Fla./February 23, 2012—HR professionals understand the benefits of automation software: improved processes, streamlined workflows, greater data integrity, major time and cost savings, and more. Determining which software is best suited to a particular organization, however, is not so clear-cut. BenefitWerks’ new white paper was created to help companies navigate the waters of software…
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