January 2005 

HR MAGAZINE · January 2005
Vol. 50, No. 1
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Blind Investment. . How do analysts measure the value of a company? Not the way they should, which would take into account the value of people.
Robert J. Grossman

LABOR RELATIONS
Good-Faith Bargaining. Negotiating a new labor agreement takes knowledge of the business, preparation and professional courtesy. (Members Only)
Kathryn Tyler

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Head of the Class. With a customized executive education program, Hasbro is developing its future and current leaders. (Members Only)
Ann Pomeroy

BENEFITS
Exams for Health Plans. Regular checkups can help keep health plans financially fit. (Members Only)
Carolyn Hirschman

INTERVIEW
Courageous HR LeadershipThe 2005-06 board chair of the Society for Human Resource Management explains his vision of the aggressive role HR should play. Bill Leonard

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Philosophizing Compensation. Protect the integrity of your pay program by implementing an organizationwide pay strategy. (Members Only)
Charlotte Garvey

HR AGENDA: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Zero In on the Numbers. Don’t skip over budget reports; study them for guidance in crafting next year’s spending and for clues to problems developing this year.
Susan Ladika

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)

From The President. HR Resolutions for the New Year. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Wall Street’s view of HR; examining health plans; HR Magazine is 50. Patrick Mirza, Terence F. Shea, Leon Rubis
HR Solutions: Recognition, Overseas Duty, Risky Surfing. Anne St. Martin, Linda K. Anguish and Deb Levine
Management Tools: On Communicating Well. A primer on communication skills—five keys to success. Joelle Jay
Legal Trends: The Jury’s Still Out -- Way Out.. Requiring employees to sign jury trial waivers as a condition of employment helps reduce risk of unreasonably high verdicts. Chad Shultz
Future Focus: Background Checking. With its costs falling and its necessity rising, background checking will become an increasingly effective tool for HR. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Finance executives seek Sarbanes-Oxley support; companies often overlook internal expertise; more.
HR Technology: Doc in a Box. Wellness specialists credit health-monitoring kiosks with saving time, money and lives.
Dawn S. Onley
Court Report. Beware ‘equal opportunity’ harassment; no ‘rest period’ under USERRA; failure to check background supports negligent hiring claim.
Books in Brief. Weirdos in the Workplace; more.
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