Archive for December 2010
Kevin Copithorne Joins Futurestep to Lead Growth of Consulting Services Business in Canada
MEDIA CONTACT: Rob Thompson +1 (877) 639 6262 e-mail protected from spam bots Dedicated leadership underscores growing demand for Futurestep and Newman Group consulting services in the region. LOS ANGELES, December 10, 2010 —Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company today announced that Kevin Copithorne has joined the organization as its Consulting Services Practice Manager in Canada. The…
Read MoreLatest High Volume Hiring Brief from nowHIRE Cautions: The ICE Man Cometh
DETROIT, Dec. 9, 2010 — HR professionals ignore the rigors of I-9 compliance to their own, and their company’s, peril. The second article in nowHIRE’s new series, “High-volume Hiring Brief,” gives insight, news and strategy regarding compliance issues. This month’s article, “The ICE Man COMETH; It is Just A Matter Of When!” discusses the federal…
Read MoreBenefits Comprise 29 Percent of Compensation Costs for Private Industry
Legally required and insurance benefits make up the largest benefit categories. Private industry employers pay, on average, $8.20 per hour worked for employee benefits, which represents 29.4 percent of their total compensation package. Combined with an average wage of $19.68, their total compensation costs are $27.88 per hour worked. These data are from Employer Costs…
Read MoreTuition Reimbursement Helps Companies Build a Stronger Workforce
Kansas City, Kan.— Even as the national unemployment rate lingers at nearly 10 percent and the economy continues to teeter along the line between recovery and recession, college enrollment rates are booming. Americans are realizing now is the time to finish their education and employers are stepping up to help. The Benefits USA 2010/2011 survey…
Read MoreInteraction Associates Presents "LeaderLens," Free Monthly Webinar on Leadership Innovations December 15, 2010 LeaderLens Features Christine Arena
Boston, MA – The 40-year innovator of facilitative leadership methods to develop leaders, Interaction Associates (IA), announced the latest episode of “LeaderLens,” a monthly webinar series with leading innovators on issues and trends around leadership. The December 15, 2010 LeaderLens features Christine Arena, author and leading expert in corporate social responsibility. Arena wrote the books…
Read MoreSonar6 offers a 25% discount on new subscriptions during December
Auckland, New Zealand — December 08 2010 — To celebrate its record-breaking year, performance management software vendor Sonar6 has announced a 25% discount on first year subscription fees for organizations signing up to Sonar6 before December 31 2010 and commencing before February 28 2011. Sonar6 CEO John Holt says the discount is a first for…
Read MoreNew book, Leadership GPS, will provide the reader with a practical set of tools, thoughts, and systems to put them on the proverbial road to success
Leaders Need a Global Positioning System (Alpharetta, GA) December 7, 2010 — The partners of Competitive Solutions, Inc. (CSI) are excited to announce the development of what is sure to be their bestselling business publication to date: Leadership GPS: Goals, People, Systems®. Over the last two years, the consultants at CSI have heard from countless…
Read MoreKelly Outsourcing and Consulting Group (KellyOCG) Selected as Services Procurement Outsourcing Partner for Rio Tinto in Australia
TROY, Mich. (December 7, 2010) — KellyOCG, the Outsourcing and Consulting Group of Kelly Services®, (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) today announced it has signed a Letter of Intent to enter into a major services procurement outsourcing contract with leading international mining group Rio Tinto (RIO) in Australia. The Contingent Workforce Outsourcing (CWO) practice of KellyOCG will…
Read MoreiCIMS Named in Bersin & Associates Study as an Outperformer in Customer Satisfaction for Enterprise Organizations
HAZLET, N.J. (December 7, 2010) — iCIMS, the 2nd largest provider of Software-as-a-Service talent acquisition solutions, announced today, the company’s outperformer standing in the Enterprise segment of Bersin & Associates’ Talent Managements Systems Customer Satisfaction 2011: Executive Summary. The research report provides a comprehensive analysis of customer satisfaction with talent management software. Attributed to iCIMS’…
Read MoreRealTime Performance Kicks off Inspire 10X10, a Monthly Tip Sheet for On-the-job Leadership Development
SEATTLE (December 7, 2010) — Traditionally, the responsibility for building an employee development plan has fallen squarely on managers. A new complimentary tip sheet series, Inspire 10X10, from RealTime Performance gives employees a resource for developing their own plan. The inaugural December Inspire 10X10, “Helping Leaders Build and Develop Talent,” can be accessed at http://www.realtimeperformance.com/downloads.html.…
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