Janice Bultema: In Brief  

This article accompanies Managing Through Transition.

Category: Organizations with fewer than 7,500 employees

Title: Senior Vice President of Human Resources

Company: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis.

Key HR Challenges: Communicating up-to-date information to UWHC employees regarding Wisconsin legislation that changed state employees' benefits and retirement-plan contributions.

Key HR Accomplishments: Implementing an organization-wide communication plan and supplemental pay program for employees affected by Wisconsin state legislation that required employees to contribute larger percentages of pay to their retirement and benefit plans; and creating the 22-week "School at Work Program," in which employees meet weekly, during paid time, to improve writing, reading, math, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology skills.