Human Resources

Human Resources (or HR) covers a wide range of business practices and activities with one common denominator: they all impact employees.

HR practitioners handle such activities as: compensation and benefits administration, change management, training, executive coaching, recruiting, succession planning, performance management, internal communications, employee recognition, legal compliance, and labor relations.  HR professionals are typically either generalists, managing many or all of these areas, or specialists in a specific discipline.

In recent years progressive organizations have placed a heavy emphasis on internal brand to attract and retain talent that brings a competitive advantage.  As employees look for more than just a paycheck and the public places corporate practices under greater scrutiny, HR becomes increasingly more strategic, developing talent strategies, analyzing and adapting corporate culture, and functioning as a trusted advisor to leadership on aligning talent with corporate goals.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Human Resources”

• Effective Human Resources Management

  
  Floenz Blog — Authority: 130
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• FTSE firms failing women bosses

  
  Governance Focus — Authority: 150
  The number of female directors on FTSE 100 boards has stalled at 131 over the past year, a report has said. Furthermore, the number of firms with female executive directors fell from 16 to 15, the Cranfield School of Management report found. There was also a "disappointing" drop in the number of boards with ...
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• Electricians at NTNU

  
  Jobs and Vacancies in Nigeria — Authority: 165
  The Nigerian Turkish Nile University (NTNU) is a private university located In the Nation’s Capital established to impart Knowledge to individuals of international standard who are sensitive, tolerant, inventive, confident and enterprising youth willing to face and help tackle the problems of Nigeria, Africa and the ...
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• How To Impart Effective Training To Improve Skill Set Of People In Your Organization?

  
  MySweetLife.Net — Authority: 155
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  ID-JobINFO — Authority: 132
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• THANKSGIVING WEEK 2009: Sources of hope and meaning

  
  Nesheim Online — Authority: 122
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• Managing An Older Team

  
  SNOBs - Social Network For Opportunistic Businesswomen — Authority: 126
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  Freelancer jobs resources — Authority: 170
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• The Pros and Cons of Using an Employment Agency for Temporary Staff

  
  OfficeArrow All Articles - Full Content — Authority: 431
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• Conquer the Two Week Jitters

  
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  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 678
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  Shanghai Daily: Latest News — Authority: 678
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  Reed Tinsley, CPA — Authority: 124
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• Reduction in UKs gender pay gap

  
  Governance Focus — Authority: 150
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  SAPTechies.com Top Articles — Authority: 158
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