Special Message from our
July Wire Sponsor
Are You Training and Retaining Your Young Government Leaders?
Send your Gen X and Gen Y leaders to the Next Generation of Government Summit created by Young Government Leaders (the leading association for young government professionals) and GovLoop (the Knowledge Network for Government). This year’s training will be held July 28th and 29th at JW Marriott in Washington, DC. Full details at nextgengovt.com.
IHRIM Board of Directors Call for Nominations Now Open
The IHRIM Leadership Effectiveness Committee is seeking candidates who have leadership experience with industry knowledge and an ability to act strategically. If you are interested in submitting a nomination for the 2012 IHRIM Board of Directors, please complete the 2012 Call for Nominations Form. All nomination forms are due to Lynne Mealy (lmealy@ihrim.org) by end of day, Friday, July 22.
Thank you to
Adam Clark, PMP, Hewlett Packard and Annette Leazer, PMP, Leazer Business
Consulting for presenting IHRIM’s June 8 Webinar, Hewlett Packard’s HR Self
Service Experience
Quick polling question result from
this webinar: When asked, “How extensively is Manager and Employee Self
Service used in your organization”, 33% of attendees responded “Limited
use”, 33% responded “Moderate use of both Employee and Manager Self
Service”, 24% responded “Moderate us of Employee Self Service only and 9%
responded “Extensive use of Employee and Manager Self Service”.
Remember, if you aren’t able to attend a Webinar, you can view the recording and viewing can be used towards your HRIP Recertification Credit Hours. Click here to order recordings – FREE to IHRIM Members.
Interested in the visibility an IHRIM Webinar Sponsorship can bring your organization? Click here to view our sponsorship benefits.
IHRIM's HRIP 2011 Certification Exam Schedule
Stand out from the crowd. Differentiate yourself and gain recognition for your HR systems knowledge and proficiency. Register today for one of our upcoming certification exams.
|
July 14, 2011 -
San Diego, CA More Information |
|
July 19, 2011 -
Chicago, IL More Information |
|
October 13, 2011 -
Parma, OH (Cleveland area) More Information |
|
October 25, 2011 -
Chicago, IL More Information |
Interested in hosting the exam at your company or bringing the exam in-house? Contact Laurie Carantit at 800-804-3983 x4 or at lcarantit@ihrim.org. Download the HRIP Certification Program Brochure for more information.
Become an HRIP Approved Education Provider Today!
IHRIM is now accepting
applications for our HRIP Approved Education Provider Program. If you’re a
third-party education provider, become an Approved Education Provider and
award RCHs for your HR information systems related educational offerings.
RCHs can be used by individuals with the HRIP designation to meet the
recertification credit requirements for maintaining their designation.
Click here for more information or to
apply.
July, 2011
Social networking sites and our lives
Covering all bases: Preparing for open enrollment
Healthy Mix: Social Networking and Employee Wellness
International HR Barometer 2011
Global Survey: Has Cloud Computing Matured?
How Do Generational Differences Impact Organizations and Teams?
Strategies for Project Recovery
Event Calendar
Reminder: All IHRIM webinars are complimentary to Members
July 13
How Dell Computers Embraces SharePoint to Enhance HR
Register Today
July 20
The Light Over the Range: Toward an Enterprise Open Source HRMS
Register Today
July 27
What Vendors Don’t Want You to Know About System Selection and Contracts
Register Today
August 3
New Technologies for 2011 - Emerging Trends and Technology Critical to
Your Workforce
Register Today
September 8, 2011
HRIP Certification Exam Review Course
Cleveland, OH
Register Today
October
26, 2011
2011 IHRIM Global Forum
Chicago, IL
Register Today
October
27, 2011
2011 IHRIM Workforce Analytics Forum
Chicago, IL
Register Today
IHRIM's events and webinars have been approved for recertification credit hours toward HRIP (Human Resource Information Professional) recertification.
Save the Date
IHRIM 2012 Conference
& Technology Expo
April 30-May 3, 2012
IHRIM’s educational events may be eligible for credits towards CHRP recertification.
| July 13, 2011 | IHRIM Webinar: How Dell Computers Embraces SharePoint to Enhance HR, presented by: Jay Markunas, Global HR Web Product Manager, Dell Computers and Michelle LaBrie, Global HR Web Project Manager, Dell Computers |
| July 20, 2011 | IHRIM Webinar: The Light Over the Range: Toward an Enterprise Open Source HRMS, presented by: Bennett Reddin, Founder/Chief Technologist, TiltingWindmills |
| July 27, 2011 | IHRIM Webinar: What Vendors Don’t Want You to Know About System Selection and Contracts, presented by: Diane Diamond, HRIP, HR Technology & Analytics Manager, Intermountain Healthcare, Inc. and Mike Harmer, HRIP, HR Workforce Solutions & Analytics Manager, Intermountain Healthcare, Inc. |
| August 3, 2011 | IHRIM Webinar: New Technologies for 2011 - Emerging Trends and Technology Critical to Your Workforce, Presented by: Jason Averbook, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Infusion |
| September 8, 2011 | HRIP Certification Exam Review Course, Cleveland, OH |
| October 26, 2011 | 2011 IHRIM Global Forum, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| October 27, 2011 | 2011 IHRIM Workforce Analytics Forum, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago, IL |
- Did You Know that IHRIM Offers a Resource to Find Salaries and Job Descriptions?
- IHRIM' Online Buyer's Guide - search for HR systems solutions and service providers by name and category.
- Look Who is Hiring Now - View the Current Job Postings on IHRIM’s Job Central including the following:
|
Job Title |
Company |
|
Thompson Coburn LLLP |
|
|
Aeropostale Inc. |
|
|
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
|
|
Charles River Associates |
|
|
Tufts Health Plan |
|
|
Unified Grocers, Inc. |
|
|
PAE Group |
|
|
MathWorks |
|
|
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company |
|
|
Jump Trading |
|
|
Quinnipiac University |
Social networking sites and our lives
How people’s trust, personal relationships, and civic and political involvement are connected to their use of social networking sites and other technologies
Questions have been raised about the social impact of widespread use of social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter. Do these technologies isolate people and truncate their relationships? Or are there benefits associated with being connected to others in this way? The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project decided to examine SNS in a survey that explored people’s overall social networks and how use of these technologies is related to trust, tolerance, social support, and community and political engagement.
The findings presented here paint a rich and complex picture of the role that digital technology plays in people’s social worlds. Wherever possible, we seek to disentangle whether people’s varying social behaviors and attitudes are related to the different ways they use social networking sites, or to other relevant demographic characteristics, such as age, gender and social class.
Covering all bases: Preparing for open enrollment
Each spring, Employee Benefit News focuses on strategies and tactics to improve the annual open enrollment process. This year, we asked our readers — plan sponsors, broker/ advisers, consultants and benefit providers —to send us their advice, experiences and best practices. In this publication we present the best tips on communications that we received. It’s a great collection of time-tested techniques and fresh thinking from your colleagues so sit back, sift through and steal liberally.
Part 2 will be in the August Wire.
Healthy Mix: Social Networking and Employee Wellness
Employers are embracing social media as a powerful tool that directly impacts the effectiveness of employee health programs.
For employee wellness programs, which tend to be social by nature, people also are turning to social media to stay in touch, compare notes, trade personal stories and, in many cases, provide support and motivation to others.
According to Tom Abshire, senior vice president of marketing and member engagement at Virgin HealthMiles, which provides technology-based employee health programs, human resource and A Healthy Mix: Social Networking and Employee Wellness benefits managers want to know where and how social networks and workplace wellness merge. They also question whether applying social networking to employee wellness programs can help employers improve overall employee health and lower healthcare costs. On both counts, Abshire says evidence is mounting that social networking has finally come of age on the employee wellness front.
Special message from our July Wire Sponsor
Witness
the debut of SAP's new HCM solutions, directly ask Oracle and ADP executives
your questions, and much more. 27+ educational breakout sessions to advance
your career. Earn HRIP recertification credits. Oct. 3-5, Las Vegas.
www.HRTechnologyConference.com
Register today with Promo Code IHRIMW to save $600.00 off the on-site rate.
International HR Barometer 2011
Welcome to the results of ACE’s International HR Barometer, 2011. This is the second Barometer we have conducted with the aim of gauging the mood in HR across Europe so that we can draw conclusions about current issues, identify trends, and debate how to enhance HR’s contribution to business success.
This time, as well as looking at the role of HR, we have also aimed to examine a key HR process: the use of competencies. Our aim here is to look at how we can achieve the maximum benefit from this widespread practice.
Read the Executive Summary by International HR Barometer,
Janice Caplan / The ACE Network of Europe
Due to file size, document may
be slow to download.
Global Survey: Has Cloud Computing Matured?
The economic climate over the past few years had a significant impact on corporate IT operations. Investors, executive leadership and even customers were forcing businesses to “do more with less” as a standard practice. At the time, signs indicated this could become permanent – or at least very long-term – behavior.
The “do more with less” attitude spurred consolidation, outsourced business processes, and an accelerated investment in technologies that shifted costs from large capital expenditures to smaller operational expenses – including infrastructure, platforms, and applications delivered in the form of services.
Three years ago Avanade was among the first to conduct extensive global research that quantified the real and perceived business value – and potential pitfalls – of cloud computing as an emerging technology. This report revisits cloud to determine where the megatrend is in the adoption cycle.
Registration is Now Open for IHRIM’s 2011 Global Forum and Workforce Analytics Forum: Two Exciting Educational Events in One Amazing City
Join IHRIM for our Global Forum on October 26 and our Workforce Analytics Forum on October 27 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Events feature practitioners, academics and consultants sharing their knowledge and providing practical ideas and advice that can be taken back to your company and applied immediately. Save $$ by registering for both events!
Thank you to our Sapphire Global Sponsors:
 |
 |
Thank you to our Diamond Workforce Analytics Sponsor:
|
|
Do you want to see your company name here? A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available for this event including a special package limited to one per Forum that includes an IHRIM Webinar – you provide the topic and presenter – in addition to all Forum benefits! Download the Forum Sponsorship Opportunities flyer!
How Do Generational Differences Impact Organizations and Teams?
Part 2
Generational issues in the workplace can seem difficult to manage, but these are not insurmountable obstacles. Raising awareness of generational issues on teams and focusing on productive behaviors can bring teams together and enable them to function more efficiently.
In this second installment of Birkman International’s two-part report on the impact of generational differences on organizations and teams, you will discover how to bring employees and teams together and minimize generational strife, including: • Looking at sources of generational conflict on teams. • Recommendations to encourage teamwork. • How teambuilding initiatives can help.
Strategies for Project Recovery
WHAT’S AT STAKE: The statistics regarding project failure are sobering. According to this survey, firms on average manage $200 million in projects each year. During that time these organizations will realize that $74 million of their projects are at risk of failing.
Whether a troubled project ultimately succeeds or fails depends on the effectiveness of the actions taken to recover the project. Before these actions can be taken, however, organizations need to be able to recognize problems and prepare to take appropriate corrective measures. PM Solutions has conducted this benchmark of current practices in recovering troubled projects to help identify the factors that may lead to the development of strategies for successful project recovery.
Workforce Solutions Review
June/July 2011 “The Role of IT in Business Strategy” is the theme of our June/July 2011 issue. Our intent with this issue is to give HR professionals an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas with their IT and HRIT teams and start a HR business conversation, with a basis in technology. We have some great authors including Lisa Rowan from IDC, Amy Wilson from Constellation Research, and a fantastic point/counterpoint interview with Jim Holincheck and Naomi Bloom. Topics covered will include HR outsourcing trends, mobile HCM analytics, calculating true costs and ROI of software customization, and how organizations are empowering innovation and agility with their HR systems. All in all, it's shaping up to be an issue you don't want to miss! This issue also features our Mid-Year Buyer’s Guide.
August/September 2011 "Translating Human Capital into the Language of Business: Avoiding the Imminent Downfall of HR!" This call to arms for HR leadership kicks off our August/September 2011 issue focused on Workforce Analytics and Business Intelligence. Clearly one of the hottest topics in our market today, this issue explores the business criticality of effective workforce intelligence. We cover all facets of this topic, from trends and leading practices, to the emergence and impact of social networking and predictive analysis on the next generation of workforce intelligence. The issue includes practical guidance and case studies demonstrating the application of analytical rigor in key business decisions, as well as creating a culture where HR metrics are trusted and driving strategic decisions at the board level. Contributors to this issue include industry expert Joanne Bintliff-Ritchie from JBR Associates, blogger Josh Letourneau from Knight & Bishop, Dan Hilbert, CEO of Orca Eyes, Bill Kutik of HRE, Jeff Higgins of HCMI, and many others representing the consulting, vendor and HR practitioner community. Many industry surveys show increased investments in this area; don’t miss out on this highly informative issue to drive the right results for your organization. Plus our HR Outsourcing Buyer’s Guide.
If you would like to receive the print issue of Workforce Solutions Review, log on at www.ihrimpublications.com and click on the “Subscribe Now” button under the cover of the magazine.
Save 60% to 80% on all IHRIM books. Visit www.ihrimpublications.com today!
To find out about becoming a sponsor of the IHRIM Wire, or other IHRIM marketing opportunities, contact Patty Huber at +1.512.310.9795 or phuber2@austin.rr.com.