February 2007 

HR MAGAZINE · February 2007
Vol. 52, No. 2
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Cultivating Female Leaders. Efforts to elevate women at Safeway have paid bottom-line dividends for the company.
Ann Pomeroy

STRATEGIC HR
Early Disclosure. Lessons learned from the first companies to tackle new SEC executive compensation disclosure rules can help any HR professional.
Eric Krell

EMPLOYMENT LAW
Déjà Review. Accurate identification of supervisors remains a key concern, even in nonunion workplaces.
A. Kevin Troutman

SPECIAL REPORT ON RELOCATION
Homebound in Relocations. With the real estate market cooling off, it’s time to review your housing relocation policies.
Susan Ladika

The Road to (Inland) China. Relocating employees to China’s interior cities creates unique challenges for expatriates and HR professionals.
Martha Frase

Surprise, Surprise! Some of the knottiest challenges in a relocation are the ones you don’t see coming.
Nancy Hatch Woodward

HR AGENDA: COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Rewarding the Team. It requires careful consideration to craft a compensation plan that encourages and rewards employees for effective teamwork.
Matt Bolch

HR AGENDA: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Coaching HR. HR professionals seek advice from coaches to move their own careers forward.
Lin Grensing-Pophal

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS (Members Only)

From the President: Advancing the Profession -- By Degrees. Defining and promoting accepted standards for higher education in HR is a key to further enhancing the profession’s impact. Susan Meisinger
From the Editors. Cultivating female leaders; relocation challenges Patrick Mirza; Adrienne Fox
HR Solutions: Benefits Plan Eligibility, H-1B Visas, Job Offers. Shari Lau, Vicki Neal and Lesa Albright
Management Tools: Days of Contemplation. Give your problem employee a time-out for reflection. Paul Falcone
Legal Trends: Unlimited Check-Writing Authority for Supervisors? Maximize the business value of EEO supervisory training by shoring up current training deficits. Jonathan A. Segal
Future Focus: Benefits At Risk? Emerging trends in access to health care and other benefits may be driven largely by small employers. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. Finding talent continues to challenge employers; mobile Internet devices improve work/life balance for some; boards get a makeover; more.
From Readers. Lighthearted articles wanted; gun rights.
HR Technology. Breaking up with your HR tech vendor can be hard to do, but sometimes it beats staying in a bad relationship.
Court Report. Pre-employment strength test had unlawful disparate impact on women; confusing handbook disclaimer wasn’t enforceable; more.
Books in Brief. HR Magazine Guide to Managing People; more.
What's New. Interactive wellness software program; commitment to organizational strategy survey tool; fiduciary toolkit; more.

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