Articles by Bill Leonard
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SHRM Survey Shows HR Has Active Role in Social Media Policies
Social media was clearly among the hottest business topics of 2011, and the results of a survey released on Jan. 12, 2012, by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shows that human resource professionals have an important role in helping employers deal with this red-hot issue. Approximately 40 percent of randomly selected…
January 25, 2012
| in Workplace
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SHRM Poll: Large U.S. Employers Most Likely to Hire
A poll released by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) on Nov. 22, 2011, provides indications that employers are looking to hire full-time staff again. Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of HR professionals in the U.S. who responded to the poll reported that their organizations were hiring full-time permanent employees. The…
December 8, 2011
| in Workforce
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Businesses Face an Engagement Crisis
As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in decades, low employee engagement has hit epidemic proportions, according to Kevin Kruse, president and founder of Krū Research and co-author of the book We: How to Increase Performance and Profits Through Full Engagement (John Wiley &…
November 17, 2011
| in Workplace
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SHRM Poll: Hiring Picks Up for College Grads
A new Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll released on July 14, 2011, appears to have some good news for college students and graduates who are looking to enter the job market. The poll of nearly 350 HR professionals throughout the United States revealed that the number of employers hiring undergraduates in 2011…
September 21, 2011
| in Workforce
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Obama’s Jobs Bill Features Several HR-Related Provisions
When the Obama administration rolled out the much-anticipated American Jobs Act (S. 1549) on Sept. 12, 2011, the $447 billion proposal presented the classic good news/bad news scenario to HR professionals and their organizations. While the legislation focuses on overall job creation, the president’s proposal includes several provisions that would affect…
September 20, 2011
| in Public Policy
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SHRM Survey: Few Employers Use Social Networks to Screen Candidates
Although recent survey findings by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) indicated that a majority (56 percent) of employers are tapping Internet social networking sites to search for potential job candidates, results released by SHRM from the second phase of the survey show that a much smaller number of businesses…
September 1, 2011
| in Trends
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Social Media’s Effect on Hiring Remains a Question Mark
While social media outlets appear to be changing the way employers identify and recruit job applicants, the impact and long-range implications of social media on staffing functions remain unclear. According to the 10th Annual Sources of Hire Study released by CareerXroads on March 17, 2011, more than 88 percent of employers…
July 26, 2011
| in Workforce
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Hiring Veterans Is More than Just a Job
The job market is improving, if the level of interest in recruiting and hiring U.S. military veterans is any indication. According to several sources, the level of interest among U.S. employers in hiring veterans has grown during the first few months of 2010. “There definitely was a drop-off…
November 9, 2010
| in Workforce
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Michael Beer: HR Key to High Commitment, Performance
SAN DIEGO—If building and sustaining a high commitment, high performance (HCHP) organization were easy, everyone would be doing it. It is those who have the will and the vision to ask the hard questions and confront the tough challenges who are creating successful organizations and getting a level…
September 13, 2010
| in Workforce
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Rethink Management-Employee Relationship
SAN DIEGO—Business leaders who truly inspire, enthuse and induce fundamental changes in the businesses they operate come along once or twice a generation. Vineet Nayar, chief executive officer of HCL Technologies Ltd., appears to be just that kind of leader. Nayar spoke here during the June 29, 2010 general session…
September 13, 2010
| in Workforce
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Forbes: HR’s Vital Role in Economic Recovery
SAN DIEGO—Steve Forbes believes the role HR must play in the economic recovery is vital. Forbes has long been known as an economic prognosticator and, in his vision, HR will be at the epicenter of the change needed to turn the global economy around. During his keynote speech…
September 8, 2010
| in Trends
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House of Representatives Launches Diversity Initiative
Spring, 2010 Finally, Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have found something they can agree on—working to improve the diversity of congressional office staffs. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced on April 12, 2010, the launch of a diversity initiative that will focus on…
June 18, 2010
| in Workplace
