April 2006 

HR MAGAZINE · April 2006
Vol. 51, No. 4
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
The Doctor Is In-House .In-house health care is growing, and it’s helping employers cut costs and employees stave off medical problems.
Susan J. Wells

PROFILE
Big Oil’s HR Champion. HR experience drilled the importance of people into Shell Oil President John Hofmeister, propelling him to oil industry success.
Ann Pomeroy

STRATEGIC HR
Winners and Learners. The valuable feedback and insights gained by applying for the Baldrige Award make winning secondary.
Ann Pomeroy

SPECIAL REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & STAFFING

The Brain Race. Student visa restrictions and more competition abroad are keeping top foreign students from coming to the United States.
Susan Ladika

Making Seasonal Employees Work. Tapping a seasonal workforce helps some employers manage costs and meet demand.
Donna M. Owens

How To Say No After Saying Yes. Here’s a primer on experts’ tips for avoiding legal complications in withdrawing job offers.
Diane Cadrain

HR AGENDA: HR TECHNOLOGY
Optimizing HR Software Demonstrations. Your business stands a better chance of selecting the right HR software if you make the most of a vendor’s software product demonstration.
James Michael Brodie

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Options to Stock Options. Many long-term incentive compensation tools provide alternatives to stock options now that new accounting standards have increased their costs.
Pamela Babcock

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS(Members Only)

From the President: Workforce Retention: A Growing ConcernHR professionals need to focus on retention strategies—starting now. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Worksite health clinics; Baldrige Award Terence F. Shea; Patrick Mirza
HR Solutions: Reviews, Children at Work, E-handbooks. Saundra Jackson, Amy Maingault and Naomi Cossack
Management Tools: Getting Up to Full Speed. With some perspective and preparation, new managers can perform better and more quickly using these tools. Jim Jenkins
Legal Trends: They Go and Come … and Go. Although new military leave regulations are designed to be clear and understandable, there are still many passages where employers can stumble. Jonathan A. Segal
Future Focus: Immigration Challenges. International competition and domestic policies will alter the availability of skilled workers from abroad. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Succession planning helps with retention; boardroom diversity is lacking; female mentors are hard to find; more.
From Readers. Succession planning; personality assessments; more.
HR Technology. HR professionals are using dashboard software programs to get an accurate portrait of their workforce and track business goals from their desktop.
Court Report. English-only rule challenged; open-door policy a sham; more.
Books in Brief. Financial Intelligence; more.
What's New. Performance management software; training and development videos; online time-and-attendance tool; more.

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