June 2007 

HR MAGAZINE · June 2007
Vol. 52, No. 6
Table of Contents

COVER STORY
Clocking Out. Is working when and where you want the wave of the future?
Frank Jossi

PROFILE
HR at the Summit. Agilent Technologies’ HR chief Jean Halloran has applied the tactics of mountain climbing to accomplishing her professional goals.
Bill Roberts

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
New Competencies for HR. Researchers have identified six core competencies for top HR professionals. Do you have what it takes?
Robert J. Grossman

COMPENSATION
Weighing Pay Incentives. Effective employee incentive plans require careful thought and precise execution.
Joanne Sammer

TECHNOLOGY
Keeping E-mail in Check. Effectively managing your company’s e-mail starts with knowing what risks it creates in the workplace—and then doing something about them.
Rita Zeidner

STRATEGIC HR
Fitting the Pieces Together. Sprint Nextel’s two-year-old merger continues to be a challenging but fulfilling journey.
Ann Pomeroy

EMPLOYMENT LAW
Setting the Records Straight. Take state laws into account when ordering personnel records and responding to employees’ requests to see them.
Diane Cadrain

BENEFITS
Attacking Asthma’s Costs. Many employers are becoming convinced that by helping employees who have asthma breathe easier, everybody comes out ahead.
Pamela Babcock

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
Smoother Separations. How your company treats departing employees can have a positive effect on your business.
Nancy Hatch Woodward

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Show All Employees a Wider World. Your employees should be trained to deal knowledgeably with their counterparts in other countries where you do business.
Martha Frase

HR AGENDA: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Statistically Speaking. HR executives can turn economic indicators into strategic business insights, adding value to their companies.
Joanne Sammer

HR AGENDA: GLOBAL HR
Protecting Employees in Harm’s Way. Does your company need safety and security protections for international workers? Here’s how to choose a security provider.
Ann Pomeroy

COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS (Members Only)

From the President: Latest Competency Study Defines New HR Roles. The 2007 HR Competency Study lays out the very model of the modern HR professional. Susan Meisinger
HR Solutions: Interviewing, Management Training, Strikes. Amy Maingault, John Sweeney, Naomi Cossack
Management Tools: Superstars Need Managers. Focus more time on top performers and you will get more out of them. Bruce Tulgan
Legal Trends: E Is for Evidence. The addition of federal e-discovery rules provides employers and plaintiffs with new compass points as they head toward litigation. Jonathan A. Segal
Future Focus: Coping with Tight Labor. Globalization of the labor market could alter employers’ responses to worker shortages. Jennifer Schramm
Executive Briefing. CEO pay for performance; uncovering employees’ value; chief marketing officers’ role; more.
From Readers. HR qualifications; biometric technology.
HR Technology. Planning and forethought can make the conversion to a new human resource information system less painful.
Court Report. Dillard’s is sued over clerk’s discriminatory conduct; Fendi must pay more than $1 million for firing immigrant; more.
Books in Brief. Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring; Make Your Contacts Count; The Online Learning Idea Book; Motivation, Ability and Confidence Building in People; and HR and the New Hispanic Workforce.
What's New. Change leadership services; expatriate communication tool; internship training program DVD; more.

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