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Please note that this will be the final edition of Quick Hits for 2009. Quick Hits will resume Thursday, January 7th. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the staff at ERC! 2009 Year-End Planning Guide To help you manage your year-end planning, ERC has collected the following guides, resources, and links that you may find helpful. We encourage you to bookmark this page for future reference. Check out the 2009 Year-End Planning Guide >> Health Care Reform Legislation Update Watch and listen to insights on changes to draft proposals of Health Care Reform Legislation from Bob Klonk of the Oswald Companies. Click here to watch... 9 Leadership Strategies to Beat the Recession Blues It’s been a lean time for most companies, and the dark days of the recession have spawned a troubling new issue—widespread loss of employee engagement, says consultant Jon Gordon. “Even if companies haven’t literally lost their employees, many have lost them psychologically,” warns Gordon in his new book, The Shark and the Goldfish: Positive Ways to Thrive During Waves of Change. “Leaders have to change that.” continue reading... Holiday Gift-Giving Not Widespread Among Employers According to a recent survey of 89 employers conducted by ERC, many respondents (40%) appear to not provide employees with annual holiday gifts, but of those employers that do, some are either not planning to provide gifts this year (24%) or budgeting the same as prior years for gifts (27%). A few employers are budgeting less for holiday gifts than last year. more... 2010 Survey Schedule Released ERC’s survey schedule for 2010 has just been released! For a listing of all the surveys we will conduct this coming year, including dates and deadlines for participation and when results will be published, please visit http://www.ercnet.org/survey/schedule.asp. Identifying & Developing High Potential Employees Thank you to the organizations that participated in our recent survey on identifying and developing high potential employees. To download the results of this survey, please click here. Department Sizes & Organizational Structure Survey How do your organization’s department sizes compare to those of other Northeast Ohio organizations that are of the same size and industry? Please click here to participate in our survey, the 2010 ERC Department Sizes & Organizational Structure Survey, open until January 15, 2010, which provides benchmark information on department size and issues pertaining to organizational structure – including managerial span of control and levels of reporting. Participating organizations receive the results for no cost when they are published in February. ERC invites you to participate in our second annual 2010 Economy & HR Survey. The survey covers a variety of topics regarding how the current and projected state of the economy is affecting HR and workplace practices at local organizations, specifically in regards to compensation, rewards, changes to programs, staffing and hiring, reduction in workforce, and general business performance. The survey results will include benchmark information on the following most critical and pertinent HR issues in our local economy and how this year’s results compare to last year’s survey. To participate, please click here. You may participate through December 31, 2009. ERC's Popular Supervisory Series Returns January 27th Today’s work environment demands highly skilled supervisors different from the command-and-control leaders of the past. People are not interested in working for someone who just gives orders daily and conducts evaluations annually. Today’s employees are looking for leaders who develop, support and coach them and keep them engaged. AM Session or PM Session Workplace Skills for New Professionals Give your employees the help they need to adapt to the workplace more effectively. In this interactive program, attendees will learn the knowledge and skills they need to best represent your organization. Positioning Your HR Function for Success Where is HR impacting your company’s bottom line? Do your department’s results matter to your executive team? What is the cost of cutting HR initiatives? Join us January 28th for “Measuring HR: Metrics for Successful Outcomes,” a half day session where you’ll learn how to answer these questions, and much more. Click here for more details or to register... Be the First to Know When Our 2010 CPE Schedule is Released Certified public accountants (in Ohio) are required to receive 120 hours of recertification credits every three years to maintain their CPA certification. Depending on the number of certification hours, this could equate to 5-10 continuing professional education (CPE) courses each year.
Join Cleveland SHRM for the 44th Annual Northern Ohio Human Resource Conference on March 12, 2010 at the International Exposition Center in Cleveland, OH. The Northern Ohio Human Resource A year ago the economy was in a free fall and doom and gloom reigned supreme. Hopefully you and your organization made the best out of a tough situation. So much happened in the past year – some good and some not so good. Hopefully we all learned a great deal about ourselves, our fears, our capabilities, our courage and our businesses. continue reading... Don't Forget Your Pets This Holiday Season Find the best deals for your pets this season at Embrace Pet Community, powered by ERC Preferred Partner Embrace Pet Insurance. Save time and money, plus share tips & tricks with other pet owners. ERC Sales Training Expert Marvin Montgomery will be speaking at Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth of Ohio on December 21st at 9:30am
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Conference (NOHRC) is held annually and is sponsored by Cleveland SHRM. The theme of the day is Release Your Brilliance.
