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Learn how to take charge of your personal environment, so that you can be your most productive self in those situations where concentration, intensity, and focus are essential. Read more

Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, some of the event websites are unavaliable. Human Resources IQ would still love to hear from you - whether you have an inquiry, or you'd like to register, please contact us via email publisher@humanresourcesiq.com or call us directly [Katherine Mehr is at her desk waiting for your call +1 646 200 7940] Read more

As more women are reaching positions of authority and influence, they are having a profound impact on how organizations are led and on what leadership qualities are valued. Read more

Learn how internal training organizations are forging collaborative relationships with institutions of higher education to prepare learners for today's workforce. Read more

To make big improvements in productivity and customer service, people in an organization must collaborate across corporate hierarchies, functions, companies, and geographies. Discover how social networking technologies offer new ways to overcome these boundaries. Read more

The human resources department is often tagged as an “evil” in the organization by the employees and a “soft area” by the management. Despite such tags, the HR function has evolved and broadened in scope and functionality and has assumed varied roles such as the “people’s people,” “change agent,” and “strategic business partner,” to name a few. These new approaches to HR have opened new horizons for the HR function and have given HR professionals the opportunity to establish better credibility both at the strategic and functional level. Read more

In our last article we defined the key performance measures that this hospital HR department used to guide its improvement activities. One of the major problems identified by the scorecard was the time it took to fill job openings for nurses. We therefore undertook a Lean Process Improvement project to eliminate the non-value-added steps in the recruiting / hiring process. Read more

HRIQ speaks with HR Director for Hilton Kuwait. "If you are not already there, then focus on getting yourself a seat at that table where strategies and business goals are formulated and worked upon. This involves a self evolution and changing the perception of internal customer from viewing HR as a traditionally administrative function to a commercially driven strategic business partner. Some helpful things to consider that will get you and help you stay there..." Read more

In the recruiting business, we face many challenges related to sourcing top talent. Among them are chasing elusive candidates, assessing culture fit and dealing with disengaged hiring managers. There is, however, a more concerning issue lurking within the walls of many large corporations -- the surprising absence of clearly defined strategies that drive process execution. Read more

It is difficult to plan for the future when we have no idea what the future may bring. After all, haven’t we all seen unanticipated changes in recent years – restructuring, downsizing, even total business failures? We are concerned and worried about this economic uncertainty. So many feel this way that it appears we may be experiencing a new epidemic – Futurephobia - a widespread fear of what the future may bring. Read more