Talent Management

Cultural intelligence is a highly nuanced and critical competency, yet some respondents to a recent study reported that they believe their corporate leadership is sometimes lacking in depth of knowledge and understanding of the stakeholders in various countries.

Laid-off employees who reject a severance offer can nevertheless sue the employer for discrimination if they believe the package was less attractive than that of their colleagues because of discriminatory reasons.

The HRO market is aligning to meet the buyer's needs through alliances and partnerships. Buyers can now define their longer-term vision, and they can pick and choose the order of the building blocks by HR process priority.

Jim Roddy, president of Jameson Publishing in Erie, Pa., just wrote a book titled Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer, to drive home his newfound perspective on just how crucial it is to hire the right people -- gained through his own bout with colon cancer at age 32.

Mara Swan, HRE's 2012 HR Executive of the Year, is helping to bring ManpowerGroup's changing talent strategy into clear focus. Since entering the HR world, Swan has accomplished much, including being named a Woman of Influence by the Milwaukee Business Journal in 2008 and a Woman Worth Watching by Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2010, the same year she was inducted into the Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame.

From a headshot attached to a LinkedIn account, to the content of a video interview, many critics believe that adding multimedia components to the traditional hiring process encourages discrimination.

This article accompanies Virtual Volunteering

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, as the old saying goes.

Apparently, gender discrimination can rear its ugly head at any organization, even if its head is a woman. According to various media outlets, including the New York Times, Janet Napolitano's Department of Homeland Security is the target of a federal discrimination and retaliation lawsuit after a male official at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says he was passed over for a high-level position in the agency in favor of a less-qualified woman because he was a man.

Steven Ginsburgh, head of HR at Universal Weather and Aviation, measures and harnesses internal talent to unlock his workforce's potential.

Thanks to a series of innovative new programs and initiatives being spearheaded by Russ Jackson and his team, HR is clearly making its presence felt at Safeway.

This article accompanies Leading the Talent of Tomorrow.

Handling workplace tensions should be a priority for frontline managers, but many employees believe their bosses are not up to the job, according to a survey of 2,700 employees released this month by Healthy Companies Intl. in Arlington, Va. Nearly half -- 41 percent -- of employees responding to the survey think the person to whom they report does not deal well with workplace conflicts.

Cost-of-living allowances, or COLAs, while never a prevalent feature of private-sector pension plans, have declined sharply since the 1990s, according to new research.

What are the three biggest players in HR technology up to these days? Surprise, surprise: They're trying to outdo one another.

Michelle Kirby, CHRO at Texas Health Resources, draws on many strengths as she guides her department and organization through a changing healthcare landscape.

The editors of Human Resource Executive® announce their choices for the top HR products of 2012, with winning solutions touching on areas such as candidate screening, performance management, coaching and workforce analytics.