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Succession Planning in a Slow Economy

By Lin Grensing-Pophal

How can HR professionals work proactively with executives to ensure that retirement planning and succession planning work together effectively for an organization?

'Basic' Training for College Grads

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert

A new survey bolsters the notion that college graduates need better preparation just to get jobs that utilize their degrees. Meanwhile, the HR Policy Association has launched a new website in which recruiters from large employers dispense advice to graduates on interviewing, resumes, compensation, appropriate attire and workplace behavior.

Connecting Work/Life Balance to Turnover

By Kecia Bal

Employees who do not feel their companies uphold workers' efforts to juggle work and home obligations may be more likely to jump ship, new research finds. That means managers need to get better at recognizing the signs of burnout, experts say.

The Secrets to Fostering Innovation

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Organizations should include innovation as a major competency in leadership-development plans and tie individual bonuses and/or salary increases to innovation, according to new research.

Retaining the Runner-Up

By Knowledge@Wharton

Companies should find a fulfilling role for a highly valued executive if he or she doesn't ascend to the CEO's office, but it happens far too infrequently.

The Missing Link

By Tracy Butchee and Lara Paukovits

Behavioral learning, experts say, is the missing link to help transform people's mind-sets and behaviors when an organization faces major organizational change.

On Board the Better Orientation Express

By Larry Keller

A new study finds that expanding the focus during new-employee orientation to workers' individuality -- rather than only the employer's culture -- produces more satisfied and productive workers, a decrease in turnover and an increase in customer satisfaction.

Effectively Training Low-Wage Workers

By Mark McGraw

A pair of recent surveys finds low-wage workers not participating in coaching and training programs, with many unaware these programs are even available to them. HR must clearly define training and coaching programs, and ensure development opportunities are communicated early and often throughout the ranks, experts say.

Key Metrics HR Leaders Should Know

By Tony Ashton

HR professionals often are not as respected as their colleagues in finance when it comes to data-based decision making, so let's take a look at the key metrics every HR leader should know to help business outcomes through people.

A Brief Guide to Fighting Employee Cybercrime

By Spencer Hamer

Experts estimate that each internal breach of an organization compromises an average of 10,000 individual pieces of sensitive information. Fortunately, employers have a variety of tools at their disposal to take a proactive approach to cybercrime committed by current or former employees.

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Talent Management Column

Peter Cappelli

My Message to You Poor College Grads

With the country experiencing the worst job market in 75 years, our Talent Management columnist suggests college graduates consider some unorthodox options, including delaying graduation, seeking employment abroad or "doing almost anything other than working."

The Retirement Knowledge Gap Apr 22, 2013

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