COVER STORY
Putting HR in Rotation Both formal and informal rotation programs can help you develop new business tools and take them out for a spin. Robert J. Grossman

HEALTH CARE
Structuring a New Health Plan Providing a defined contribution health plan for employees requires more than simply picking a plan off the shelf. Annmarie Geddes Lipold

DIVERSITY
Equality’s Latest Frontier It can make good business sense to have nondiscrimination policies for employees with nontraditional gender identities. Diane Cadrain

PROFILE
A Model Retirement A former SHRM board chair finds a prominent soapbox from which to promote retirement security as the new head of AARP. Steve Bates

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Raising the Bar
Are you savvy enough to be an HR generalist? Martha Frase-Blunt

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Getting Feedback You Can Depend On What you ask and how you ask it can affect employee survey results. Charlotte Garvey

AGENDA: TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Toning Up Communications Train your employees to write well to protect your company’s credibility and effectiveness. Kathryn Tyler

AGENDA: GLOBAL HR MANAGEMENT
Changes Afoot in EU Pension Regulations A recent European Court of Justice ruling has implications for HR in global companies. Robert O’Connor

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS