November 2003 

HR MAGAZINE · November 2003
Vol. 48, No. 11
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Who’s Next? Learn from the experts how to do succession planning well.
Susan J. Wells

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Involve Your Employees in Cost Cutting. If you ask the right way, employees may help you find unexpected methods of slashing expenses.
Lin Grensing-Pophal

Sending the Message. Retailers can overcome the challenges of communicating with sales employees.
Pamela Babcock

DIVERSITY
Shipping Diversity Abroad. Before embarking on diversity programs in Latin America, education on the issues is needed for both workers there and U.S. parent companies.
DeeDee Doke

SPECIAL REPORT ON HR COMPENSATION
On the Rise. HR compensation picked up speed in the past year.
Joe Vocino

Incentives for Recruiters? Extra pay for a job exceptionally well done isn’t the rule for recruiters.
Carolyn Hirschman

HR AGENDA: DIVERSITY
Moving Past ‘Mini-Me.’ Building diversity into succession plans helps ensure representative leadership.
Martha Frase-Blunt

HR AGENDA: WORK/LIFE
Beat the Clock. Time management’s new focus: balancing work and home.
Kathryn Tyler

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS

From The President. Business Knowledge Is HR Power. Susan Meisinger
From The Editors. Spotlight on Succession Plans; Annual HR Salary Survey. Julie Britt and Leon Rubis
Management Tools: How to Make a Counteroffer.. Money alone is not what a counteroffer is all about. Paul Falcone
HR Solutions: At Work on Leave, Uniforms, Bullies. Dyane Holt, Shari Lau and Naomi Cossack
Legal Trends: A Torn Safety Net? Experts recommend setting a clear termination policy for employees on long-term disability leave. Margaret M. Clark and Steve Bates
Future Focus: Overtime Demands. Exempt workers’ lawsuits for overtime pay could signal forthcoming changes in white-collar employees’ expectations about working conditions. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Crisis management plans become more prevalent; HR departments see significant changes; more.
Letters. Study every Sarbanes-Oxley angle; be open to all recruiting options; more.
HR Technology. Knowledge Management
Court Report. Link needed between limitation and ADA accommodation; more.
Books in Brief

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