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Philadelphia SHRM News is a publication the Philadelphia SHRM chapter creates to provide highly specialized information to the Human Resource audience. Each publication is jam-packed with resourceful content to assist in the growth of your career. If you are interested in submitting an article or placing an ad in our newsletter please contact us at info@phillyshrm.org. Below is a list of dates that are important to the production process.
VIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2011 PUBLICATION September is finally here and with it comes the start of another exciting calendar
year for PhillySHRM. As the new president of this wonderful organization, I am very excited about all of the terrific programs we have planned in the coming months, including our October 6th kickoff Networking event, PSHRM Comes to You, in Plymouth Meeting.…
VIEW THE JUNE 2011 PUBLICATION Three years ago, when gas prices were at $4 a gallon, Tech Data Corp. executives were looking for a way to ease employees’ financial burdens. They offered 200 employees the opportunity to experiment with telecommuting.…
VIEW THE APRIL 2011 PUBLICATION There are two ways to conduct a job search in the 21st century. One has a dismal track record. The other one, a newcomer to the job search landscape, has been specifically engineered for both short- and long-term succes.…
VIEW THE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011 PUBLICATION Organizations are striving to drive performance and engagement of the workforce in different ways. As the global playing fi eld becomes increasingly level, many business forecasters are predicting that workforce creativity and innovation will be the most important factors in establishing and maintaining a competitive advantage…
VIEW THE NOVEMBER 2010 PUBLICATION The 2010-2011 season is off to an exciting start for the Philadelphia SHRM Chapter! Our first Professional Development Seminar is quickly approaching and the chapter has several events scheduled for every HR Professional. In order to take advantage of the FREE webinars and discounted admission to the programs, why not become a member?…
VIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2010 PUBLICATION As we continue the 2010-2011 program year and evolve as a chapter, our mission is to provide new ways to better serve the needs of our members. We will do so by delivering innovative, timely programs and topics that respond quickly to shifting trends throughout our various venues and forums…
VIEW THE MAY 2010 PUBLICATION The computer and electronic technology revolution that has been occurring over the last twenty years has caused major challenges for employers. The 1990s introduced the widespread use of computers, the Internet, and cell phones. The new millennium has seen the advent of text messaging, smarter cell phones, blogging, and social networking tools such as Facebook®, MySpace®, Twitter®, and LinkedIn®, all of which can be accessed by employees from their offices, production areas, homes and elsewhere.…
VIEW THE MARCH 2010 PUBLICATION At the end of a long economic crisis, and as the market begins its upturn, our research indicates organizations are taking a hard look at what they have done with Talent Retention during the recession and how they are planning to manage and retain their key talent for the future.…
VIEW THE JANUARY 2010 PUBLICATION If you can lose weight, you can lead an organization. The weight-loss industry has
given us not only a personal self-help model, but a business one as well. If you're one of the millions of folks attending these programs you have readily transferable leadership skills for today's marketplace.…
VIEW THE NOVEMBER 2009 PUBLICATION Organizations are expanding globally to access markets in all regions of the world, and new technologies are introduced everyday that stimulate new opportunities. Some organizations are consolidating and others are deregulating. Instilling change quickly and effectively is a competency that is universally imperative – regardless of the size of your organization – for success in today’s marketplace.…
VIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2009 PUBLICATION As I begin my tenure as chapter president, I could not be more proud of the accomplishments of Philly SHRM and the Human Resource profession as a whole. During this past year of very turbulent times, we were called upon to evolve into the strategic player that we have been preparing for over the past decade or longer…
VIEW THE JUNE 2009 PUBLICATION Whatever happened to Web 2.0? Whatever happened to SCORM? It seems like just yesterday that everyone was expounding the virtues of social software. SCROM compliant was the thing. Then we began to twit…and twit, twit, twit….
VIEW THE MARCH 2009 PUBLICATION It’s the worst kept secret in the HR world that what you know is worth only about 25% as a predictor of whether or not you will succeed. The rest is based on fit - how you fit with your boss, your team, your customers and your organization’s culture…
VIEW THE FEBRUARY 2009 PUBLICATION What are the main workforce management challenges employers face in the economic downturn? Difficult times present a triple threat of challenges for most employers…
VIEW THE NOVEMBER 2008 PUBLICATION What does it take to achieve the rank of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)? In an effort to answer this question, the Human Resources Center of Expertise of Korn/Ferry International conducted an analysis of CHRO appointments publicly announced by Fortune 1000 companies in 2007…
VIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2008 PUBLICATION This week the stock market dipped 400 points, the unemployment rate hit a 5 year high of 6.1% and home foreclosures are up 183% from last year…
VIEW THE MAY 2008 PUBLICATION Leadership has always been more difficult in challenging times, but the challenges facing today’s organizations act as a call for action and a focus on finding and developing premier leadership talent…
VIEW THE MARCH 2008 PUBLICATION Technology continues to create more choices for companies considering new human resources, talent management, and payroll solutions, and one of those options involves…
VIEW THE JANUARY 2008 PUBLICATION Talent may be a more important issue for start-up and entrepreneurial firms than for those giant organizations that dominate the global economy like General Eclectic and Big Blue…
VIEW THE NOVEMBER 2007 PUBLICATION If you question the strategic importance of people to the bottom line, consider this: 85 percent of corporate value is tied to intangible assets today…
VIEW THE SEPTEMBER 2007 PUBLICATION Philadelphia SHRM is kicking off the new season with an abundance of new resources for the HR community in Philadelphia. As the new SHRM brand…
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