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What an amazing collection of submissions! Below you'll find all the submissions to this Carnival of Human Resources, listed in the order I received them and including the description sent by the submitter.

Stroll down the midway and you will find posts full of wit and wisdom that will delight, amaze, and educate. But wait, there's more. You'll also discover new blogs you'll want to read.

So, step right up. The Carnival midway is right this way.

From Ann Bares at Compensation Force: Random Thoughts on Broadbanding
Broadbanding, a base salary management approach which emphasizes flexibility and de-layering, hit its popularity peak in the 1990s and early 2000s, but continues to generate interest and attention today. This post presents my random thoughts on why broadbanding - despite the compelling rhetoric about speed, flexibility and risk taking - is a solution that, in fact, fits very few organizations and circumstances.

From Alvaro at SharpBrains: The State of the Brain Fitness Software Market 2008
There is a look of talk in the media about "brain training" and "brain fitness", including HR trade magazines (Workforce Management, January 2008).This post summarizes the key highlights from the first market report covering the field.

From John Markson at The Pay and Benefits Guy: Its Spring - time to grill your CEOs
The blog discusses three topical news stories about CEO compensation and what they can teach (remind?) us about pay and how outside consultants can be used and misused.

From Kris Dunn at The HR Capitalist: Company Monitoring of Email - If You're Firing Someone for Excessive Use, the Problem is Probably You...
As HR people, we get caught up from time to time regarding the enforcement of policies. When it comes to excessive internet use, performance is the key - time to look at performance the next time someone tell you Sally spends all day on Facebook

From John G Agno at Coaching Tip: The Leadership Blog: HR ready to focus on growing leaders?
Now that detail-driven tasks are being handled by Human Resources (HR) outsourcing services or through Web-based applications (that allow for employee self-service), HR department management has the time and energy to become strategic. But will they?

From Penelope Trunk at Brazen Careerist: Steps to figuring out your next career move
A fun exercise to help you figure out what to do with your life, day and night, for pay and/or for fun.

From Toni Brayer, MD at EverythingHealth: Powerful Men and Sex
Because everyone in HR works in some way with powerful men.

From Simon Meth at SittingXlegged: Does Job History Matter?
Anyone who has ever considered job history when screening resumes should read this post. As with most things, the real answer is "it depends". However, most people have their own personal biases that should be left at the door.

From Richard Hankins at Workplace Horizons: The Working Families Flexibility Act
The post describes recently-proposed legislation that would have a dramatic impact on the workplace.

From Jon Hyman at Ohio Employer's Law Blog: Avoid hidden interviewing trap
Many interview questions seem innocuous enough, but may create serious discrimination problems. This post provides a sample of some exemplar questions that are problematic, as compared to legitimate questions to extract lawful information from candidates.

From Jon Ingham at Jon Ingham's Strategic HCM blog: Jack Welch: Companies are So Impersonal
It's relevant - relates to US political environment and Welch's recent podcast. It's important - corporations do need to become more personal. It's up to HR to make this happen (if not, then who?).

From Anna Farmery at The Engaging Brand: Recycling Knowledge Can Be Good - Be a Green Leader
We are a wasteful society in so many ways. I think leaders can learn from recycling when it comes to talent management. Often we lose track of great ideas, talents etc...Here is how you can start recycling to attract talent!

From Lisa Rosendahl at HR Thoughts: Leave Your Problems in the Parking Lot
You are a leader, but you are human too. Do you let your vulnerability show? What if it sneaks up on you and, one day, it is there for all to see? Read one leader's thoughts as she learns from a recent incident of her own.

From deb owen at 8 hours & a lunch: i'm not lazy, i just don't care
the truth about those pesky little performance reviews and what they can do to employee morale.

From Michael Moore at the Pennsylvania Employment Law Blog: Retaliation Claims: Five Things Every HR Generalist Should Know
The EEOC's Report of Discrimination Charge filings notes that Retaliation claims rose 18% to a record high, doubling since 1992. Claims of retaliation take a very predictable path like the one recounted in a recent EEOC lawsuit. Vanguard Group settled a suit filed by the EEOC for a racial retaliation claim for a payment of $500,000. The post lists five points that can assist an HR Generalist in addressing potential legal claims arising from retaliation.

From Jake Flanagin at the Maximize Possibility Blog: Employee Orientation - Who's Onboarding Your New Hires???
This post addresses the issue of employee orientation and onboarding and the effect a new-hire's trainer can have on the employee's performance, behavior, and cultural adaptation. This post was the result of a brief conversation I overheard at a local convenience score that really highlighted this phenomenon.

From Steve Roesler at All Things Workplace: Talent, Passion, and Purpose: A Visual
People and organizations are wrestling with how to identify talent and channel "passion" in a purposeful way. "Talent, Passion, and Purpose: A Visual" offers a simple, graphic representation of how those three elements fit together meaningfully.

From Rowan Manahan at Fortify Your Oasis: Being prepared - getting your foot in the door and not in your mouth
In nature, being prepared is often the difference between life and death. Very few professionals have quite that degree of urgency to their preparations for major, one-off events in their careers.

From Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership: Leadership: Can anyone learn to be a great leader?
Can anyone learn to be a great leader? The short answer is, "No."

That's it for this edition of the Carnival of Human Resources. This traveling carnival heads to Ireland next, where Rowan Monahan will host the show on April 2, 2008 at the Fortify Your Oasis blog.

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