“Diversity Charters” have begun to spring up in Europe, founded on the principle that Diversity Management is a key performance indicator for companies. With the global workplace and customer markets becoming more diverse every day, firms should embrace the synergy provided by the coupling of diversity and employment branding.

Can social media and customer service relate to ‘Employer of Choice’ decisions? A recruiter's goal is to demonstrate and convince the candidate their company is an ‘Employer of Choice’ to applicants seeking positions. Nowadays, Recruiters need to work hand-in-hand with marketing and they must ensure job applicants see a positive side of the business and the result is the business is an employer of choice.

There are millions out of work and the nation holds nearly double-digit unemployment rates. How could one say we have a workforce/skill shortage? In two words: Baby-Boomers! The impending retirement of the largest demographic within our workforce are projected to retire creating major skill and workforce shortages now and over the next twenty years.

The Motley Fool is known for innovation in continuous learning. Sam Cicotello is the Dean of Motley Fool University. Cicotello sits with HRIQ to discuss the unique approaches taken to constantly expand the minds of emerging leaders and keep the flow of ideas fresh. She will also share how this is value-added by creating a remarkably low turnover rate.

Art Dobrucki, CPCU, Director Learning Strategy & Performance, University of Farmers at Farmers Insurance Group joins HRIQ-TV to discuss incorporating technology and social networks into your corporate learning strategy.

Every one wants to be popular, to be known, to be remembered, to be wanted, to be liked, to be known by a personal brand--the values represented by his/her special traits. In this article, I will examine a set of "four Ps" to establishing your brand in the context of my own achievements in my career.

These are interesting times when it comes to engaging employees. We are seeing more and more companies pulling all kinds of levers to drive cost out of their operations while simultaneously pursuing strategies designed to produce growth. How in the world do we contract and expand at the same time?

Ask any management expert how to run an organization well and you’ll get many answers --- probably not identical. Drucker had only one answer: “Make the right people decisions.”

Most of us in HR are not statisticians. Using the probability approach does involve some understanding of statistics and how to use the programs that are available. However, taking the time to understand probability both as a mind-set and as a set of techniques is a major game changer for HR.

In part II of this podcast miniseries, Dr. Cohen will discuss Drucker's methodology for looking at workforce productivity. He will also discuss the role of the manager and the knowledge worker in this new learning environment, including measuring the worker's progress, ensuring task completion and the distribution of responsibility between knowledge workers and managers.