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• Managing the people who manage the projects: project management cultures place unusual demands on HR. Here's how to meet them 

  For decades, managers in industries such as advertising, aerospace engineering, construction, consulting and information technology have used...

  HR Magazine, 08/01/09 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Redirecting health coverage: Humana, a major health plan provider, shifted all of its employees to a consumer-directed health care plan—as it designs the same approach for clients 

  Humana, the Louisville, Ky.-based health benefits provider, wasn't immune to the skyrocketing employee health costs bedeviling clients at the turn...

  HR Magazine, 06/01/09 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Defusing discrimination claims: careful handling of bias complaints can keep your organization out of court 

  When former police officer Anthony Hogan accused his supervisor in the Kansas City police department of age discrimination, the department looked...

  HR Magazine, 05/01/09 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Executive pay: perception and reality: public outcry has fostered congressional calls for reform. Where to start? 

  As the economy tanks and rank-and-file workers lose income, security and jobs, executive pay has again become the focal point of public anger. The...

  HR Magazine, 04/01/09 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Hiring to fit the culture: learn to identify job candidates who have what it takes to fit into your company 

  New hires sometimes don't pan out for many reasons, but none commands more attention than culture clash--the notion that the person was not...

  HR Magazine, 02/01/09 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Religion at work: many employers are weaving religion and spirituality into company cultures. The push may come from bosses or the rank and file—and their motivations vary. Either way, when religion and spirituality cross the threshold, they result i 

  Bob Pettus spent his entire career with Charlotte, N.C.-based Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated--all with top-level human resource...

  HR Magazine, 12/01/08 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Remodeling HR at Home Depot: after cutting 1,200 HR jobs, the retailer's leaders found that less may be more 

  Home Depot's announcement last April that it was slicing 1,200 human resource positions--more than 50 percent of its HR staff--by eliminating HR...

  HR Magazine, 11/01/08 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Older workers: running to the courthouse? Do greater numbers of aging baby boomers result in more age discrimination suits? 

  In March, when the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its annual report of private-sector discrimination charges, the data...

  HR Magazine, 06/01/08 by Robert J Grossman · More from publication

• Keep pace with older workers: older employees—more than one-quarter of the workforce—bring experience to their jobs. Research proves they are as productive as youth. And by understanding aging, employers can make them even more productive 

  When Dan Smith, senior vice president of human resources at Borders Group in Ann Arbor, Mich., joined the company in 1995, the majority of Borders'...

  HR Magazine, 05/01/08 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication

• Steering a business turnaround: the chief executive officer and the human resource director work together to build and keep a strong workforce at Aetna 

  At Aetna Corp. in Hartford, Conn., a chief executive officer with an appreciation for HR and a charismatic HR executive partnered to rescue the...

  HR Magazine, 04/01/08 by Robert J. Grossman · More from publication