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SHRM Provides Businesses H1N1 Toolkit, Podcast, and Advice

SHRM Provides Businesses H1N1 Toolkit, Podcast, and Advice

In response to the H1N1 flu pandemic, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) partnered with the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, The Clorox Company, and the Community Health Charities to create tools HR professionals could use to combat H1N1 in the workplace.
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The comprehensive H1N1 resources […Read More…]

Steve Miranda discussing H1N1

SHRM’s Chief HR and Content Integration Officer, Steve Miranda, recently taped a webcast about H1N1 in the workplace for the Community Health Charities.
Take a look here:

Mike Aitken on CNN 7/31/09

Mike Aitken, SHRM’s director of government affairs, appeared on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on Friday to discuss E-Verify.
Watch the video here:

Early bird registration for Strategy Conference extended

Early bird rates for the 2009 SHRM Strategy Conference have been extended to July 31st. The conference will be October 6 – 8 at the The Westin Kierland Resort in Phoenix.
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Speakers include: Geoff Colvin, editor of Fortune; Sylvia Ann Hewlett, economist and founding president of the Center for Work-Life Policy; Marilyn Carlson Nelson, named one of The World’s […Read More…]

Top Books from SHRM’s Annual Conference

Top Sellers List
by Andi Cale and Jenny Hughes

In its e-newsletter going out later this week, the SHRMStore is releasing its list of the top 24 sellers in its Annual Conference store. Get a preview of the top 12 below.
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Who’s Got Your Back by Keith Ferrazzi
The real path to success in your work and in your life is through creating […Read More…]

Walking the Expo Floor

The Annual Conference Exposition Hall was filled with almost 600 vendors and over 1000 booths this year.
You never knew who you were going to see:
A “Biggest Loser” winner

A monster

A family of dogs and their friend from SHRM’s public affairs department, Ciara.

A giveaway

Or, best yet, food and friends

One thing is certain, there were a lot of […Read More…]

Your stories and pictures

Wow - SHRM’s 61st Annual Conference in New Orleans is over. What a blast! It was great to see old friends again, hear great speakers, dance around to Sheryl Crow, eat lots of good food, see the beautiful sights of New Orleans, and work hard to make sure the conference was successful.
Thank you to all […Read More…]

Convention Center Sculpture

One of the eye-catching sights in New Orleans is the sculpture “Scrap House” by artist Sally Heller, located outside of the Morial Convention Center.

The sculpture honors the people of New Orleans and was created to remember the events of Hurricane Katrina. The sculpture is made of debris left by Hurricane Katrina.

“Like so many remnants of cultural debris left dangling from […Read More…]

SHRM Curriculum Guidelines Adopted by More Than 100 Universities Globally

Earlier this week, SHRM announced the University of North Texas in Denton is the 100th school to adopt SHRM curricula, and that following the milestone other university adopters pushed the number to 110.
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SHRM established the curriculum guidelines to encourage colleges and universities to incorporate practical HR theory into undergraduate and graduate business school and HR course […Read More…]

John Kotter’s Leading Change - a book excerpt

Harvard Business School professor John Kotter will be presenting a keynote speech at SHRM’s Annual Conference today from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. He is the author of numerous books, including Leading Change, which is currently available at the SHRMStore and will be available on-site at the conference. Read an excerpt Leading Change of  below.

THE FUTURE
“The change problem […Read More…]