The Arkansas Society for Human Resource Management recently presented several prestigious awards at its annual conference held in Hot Springs. Jim Corter, SPHR, of Jonesboro, Arkansas was named the Jim Wilkins Arkansas SHRM Lifetime Achievement. Jim has served as chapter President, the Arkansas SHRM State Conference Chair, ARSHRM’s Leadership Director and District Director. He [...]
AR SHRM Special Note from the Editor
Hello AR SHRM! It is our pleasure to bring you this special issue exclusively about the 2013 AR SHRM Conference held in Hot Springs, AR from April 17-20 at the Austin Convention Hotel & Spa. Congratulations to this year’s Conference Committee on delivering an outstanding conference and on having the largest attendance ever! We [...]
U.S. House of Representatives vote on the comp time bill, the Working Families Flexbility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406) this week.
BREAKING NEWS The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the comp time bill, the Working Families Flexbility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406) this week. We need your help! If you haven’t already done so, please e-mail your U.S. Representative and ask him or her to VOTE YES on the comp time bill. (April 9, [...]
Better than Heroin: 5 Tips to Ignite Your Engagement
by Scott Carbonara No, I’m not really going to extoll the virtues of illegal drugs, or outline how to fool a pre- or post-employment drug screening. But I do want to draw a parallel between extremely dangerous, addictive, and illegal narcotics like heroin and a most helpful, equally-addictive, and perfectly legal drug produced inside our [...]
Actionable Intelligence
by C. W. Miller For some the term actionable intelligence is totally foreign. Others may recognize it from its original military context. It was used as early as the 1960’s to represent a piece of intelligence that was considered current, relevant and accurate enough to warrant immediate action. Recently, it occurred to me that this [...]
I’m a Supervisor, Now What?
Lessons for Employers in a Facebook-Friendly World
Savvy HR professionals know that social media is a rapidly developing area affecting employment law, and that any company handbooks or policies addressing social media usage must be carefully crafted and continuously updated to reflect ongoing changes. So, the question is: what can you do to help your company avoid potential liability when it comes [...]
No Nonsense Retention
by Jeff Kortes Many years ago I learned the key to employee retention. Unfortunately, I didn’t know it at the time and it took me almost a decade before it became clear to me as to what really drives employee retention. I was running around the track at the my high school as a mere [...]
Accelerating Peak Performance
by Don MacPherson Every six months, Modern Survey goes out to a random sample of full-time, adult US workers to learn how they feel about their relationship with their managers, pay and benefits, senior leadership, and their organizations. We want to learn how “engaged” people are and what motivates them. The latest survey was conducted [...]
How to Maximize Human Capital ROI
by Richard J. Atkins What’s Good For the Goose (Is Not Always Good For the Gander) Most leaders in industry have realized that employees are productive in different ways. Some work better in the morning, whereas others “come to life” at other times during the day. There are those who achieve best when they’re given [...]