Training And Development

The number of workers who are disclosing that they have psychiatric disabilities is on the rise, and human resource managers must be prepared to understand the legal obligations when hiring them, accommodating for their particular needs and addressing potential performance problems, experts say.

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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.

This article accompanies Leading the Talent of Tomorrow.

This article accompanies Virtual Volunteering

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

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.

For Janice Bultema, accepting the top HR post at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics meant tackling the biggest challenge of her career.

This article accompanies Leading the Talent of Tomorrow and The 2012 HR Honor Roll.

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.

HR leaders have a key role to play in changing management perspectives when it comes to building a culture of innovation. One way to start is to de-stigmatize failure and start rewarding innovative behaviors instead of outcomes.

Involving managers and leaders in the communication process and creating an internal-communications department are both vital to increasing transparency at organizations, experts say.

New research finds bullies are still lurking in many American organizations, and experts warn that the companies that are ineffective at addressing bullying may be subject to decreased worker productivity and the loss of valued employees who decide to leave because they do not feel safe.

Learn what CEOs expect from their chief human resource officers in this checklist from Bloomberg Businessweek.

When it comes to employee retention, a new survey finds work/life balance is more important to workers than pay, and experts say HR leaders need to recognize that workers need more than just a flex-time option to achieve that balance.

Though employers have had a few months now to become familiar with the U.S. Equal Employment Occupation Commission's guidance on the use of criminal background checks, questions and confusion about how best to respond have only grown.

Employee engagement, top-talent retention and leadership development continue to lead the list of concerns keeping HR executives up at night.