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University Health Systems: Measures of Success
As with employee education itself, metrics aren’t worth doing just for their own sake — they have to be tied to something meaningful to have any impact on the way things work in an organization. Thus, any system of measurement has to consider how particular learning and development initiatives (or those of any other function)…
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Inside the Latest Measurement Techniques
When applying metrics to learning, Motorola University has used a simple but purposeful approach called "goal, question, metric" (GQM). Through this approach, learning and development professionals ask three questions: What are y
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Lennox International Inc. Finds Value in Mentoring
Lennox International Inc. is a provider of climate-control solutions for heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration markets in more than 100 countries. Based in Richardson, Texas, the company employs more than 15,000 people in four divisions: residential heating and cooling, commercial heating and cooling, service experts and refrigeration. As part of its executive development program, Lennox initiated…
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Public Sector Failing to Benefit from Business Intelligence, According to Butler Group
According to Butler Group, a European IT research and advisory organization, only one in five public sector organizations in the United States and Europe already have invested in business intelligence (BI), as opposed to two in five in the private sector.
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David Gibson Joins Buck Consultants as Director
David Gibson has joined Buck Consultants’ Dallas office as director in its health and welfare consulting practice.
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Survey Shows Large Increase in Outsourcing Recruitment Function
According to a recent survey conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp – formerly HRI), more than a third (34.4 percent) of companies surveyed have outsourced portions of their recruiting function compared with 15.4 percent in 2005.
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Watson Wyatt Analysis: CEOs See Strong Bonuses, Equity Gains
Chief executive officers at the nation’s largest companies saw their annual bonuses increase 13 percent and the value of their equity-based compensation holdings grow nearly 50 percent last year.
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Study: Only 3 Percent of U.S. Firms Predict Turnover Decrease in 2007
TalentKeepers, a global employee retention firm, has released its annual study of employee turnover trends that included 547 major U.S. based firms representing every major industry.












