Article: "IT" is from Mars & "HR" is from Venus
    Article: An Angel at Work and a Devil at Home: The Effects of Emotional Regulation
    White Paper: Ten Common Board Mistakes
    HR Humor: New Personality Types
    Webcast: Emotional Intelligence: Improving EQ Through Behavioral Style
    Podcast: Top Background Screening Trend #10
    HR 180: "Bullies To Buddies"

Article: "IT" is from Mars & "HR" is from Venus
Source: Shafiq Lokhandwala, CEO at NuView HRIS Payroll, Inc.

We've all heard the saying, "Men are from Mars and women are from Venus," but when it comes to standardizing on a global human resource management system (HRMS), the same could be said for an organization's Information Technology (IT) and Human Resource (HR) departments. In order to close the gap between these two departments, and create a happier co-existence, IT and HR departments should heed the advice of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus author John Gary, and learn how to communicate more effectively to ensure that the needs of each are taken into consideration- and that an emphasis is placed on creating a peaceful union of organizational equals.

Article: An Angel at Work and a Devil at Home: The Effects of Emotional Regulation
Elissa Faint, Senior Consultant, Astor Levin Pty Ltd

A friend of mine who has survived a stressful workplace change, recently commented that her life all-round seems to be affected and she hardly recognizes herself. After leaving the stress of the work day behind her, she would find herself going home to ignite an environment rivaling a war zone. Her usually calm disposition on life seemed completely reversed as soon as she walked through her front door and was in the presence of her husband. Yet at work, she exemplified the organization's values and was a well-liked positive role model for more junior staff. How is it that we can be an angel at work, and a devil at home?

White Paper: Ten Common Board Mistakes
Source: Ephor Group

According to a 2008 McKinsey Quarterly survey, 70 percent of privately held company boards are involved in core performance and value-creating activities (an increase from 59 percent in 2006). However, only 43 percent of respondents said their boards are effective in the creation of corporate value. When operational efficiency, scalability, innovation and exit planning all become focus areas of the "partnership" between boards and management, the long-term wealth generating probability for the enterprise drastically increases. Company boards are ultimately responsible for maximizing shareholder value, not performing the day-to-day activities of the company's operations. But with every opportunity there are roadblocks that can overshadow the role of the board and its ability to effectively oversee the business. This article serves as a set of guidelines for directors, including highlighting the most common mistakes made by board leadership that reduce a board's effectiveness and hinder the company's success.

HR Humor: New Personality Types
Mark Johnson

Most of us are familiar with various shorthand ways of pigeonholing personalities. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator gives us ISTP, or ENFJ, or a variation of that combination. The Strength Deployment Inventory characterizes us as a combination of red, green and blue. This also has been used to characterize people as animals, either a lion, fox or Saint Bernard, and sometimes a dolphin is added to the mix. The Saint Bernard is generally a supportive-type person, a lion is more assertive, a fox more analytical, and a dolphin is a more flexible type.

I think these are too limiting. We all have characteristics of all the groups. We also all know people who have some dominant trait that completely overshadows these personality type descriptions. I would therefore like to humbly submit some additional questions for consideration that might help us characterize a person with an auxiliary animal type. To view the five sample questions, please click the "more" button below.

Webcast: Emotional Intelligence: What's New, What's True - Improving EQ Through Behavioral Style
Source: Tracom Group

Intellect and functional skills are important, but research shows that emotional intelligence is the most important factor in effective leadership. There is a proven link between emotional intelligence and measurable business results. It discusses:

• Why Emotional Intelligence Matters
• The Business Case for Emotional Intelligence
• Can Emotional Intelligence be Learned?
• How Emotional Intelligence is Improved with Behavior Style
• New Research on Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Podcast: Top Background Screening Trend #10
Source: Jason Morris, president and COO, and Nick Fishman, CMO, employeescreenIQ

For the past 3 years employeescreenIQ has released an annual list of the 10 hottest screening trends - these are the trends that are expected to make industry headlines next year. The 2010 list will be announced later this month at the SHRM Conference and Expo in New Orleans, but HRmarketer talked to Jason Morris and Nick Fishman of employeescreenIQ to get a sneak peak at Trend #10: Litigation will increase over perceived discrimination in screening and hiring decisions.

HR180: "Bullies To Buddies"
Source: www.bullies2buddies.com

This site provides relevant, practical and useful information and strategies for dealing with bullies in the workplace and in schools. If you are an HR professional, parent, teacher, mental health professional or student, this is the site to go to stop it in its tracks.

What's New? The Latest in HR Software and Services

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Recruitment & Staffing:

MarketPro, a marketing contract placement and executive search firm introduced flexCMO, allowing companies to hire executive marketing talent for only one to ten days per month. MarketPro says this is ideal for small to medium-sized companies that need a strategic marketing plan and a roadmap for execution, but cannot afford a full-time Chief Marketing Officer. More information here.

Compensation & Benefits:

ThriveOn, a provider of financial wellness benefits to organizations, unveiled its Web-hosted workplace financial education service, a comprehensive approach that helps employees make better use of their organization's benefits and achieve financial security. Information on the new service is here. You may also visit the ThriveOn Web site.

Talent Management:

TEDS, a provider of enterprise-wide talent management solutions, announced the release of version 9.0 of its Talent Management suite. The suite's newest modules include Workforce Planning and a Compensation Manager, which gives managers analytics and data to base compensation planning and decision making on. The new Manager Dashboard provides gap analysis, performance analytics, and workforce progress and employee readiness analytics as well as embedded reporting capabilities and collaboration tools. Visit the company's Web site for more information.

Training & Development:

The Glowan Consulting Group, a provider of leadership development and executive coaching, launched an online store where companies can purchase leadership assessment products.

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