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featured in the Apr 2012 Issue 18
Featured :
Simon Heaton
Head of Executive Recruiting for Walmart in Asia
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SIMON HEATON
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Transformational
Recruiting with Social Media
With
the internet now so integral to how we work, communicate
and collaborate, it is easy to be swayed by all
the trappings. However, technology is a tool best
mastered so that the focus can be on the real work
at hand. Simon Heaton talks to us about how LinkedIn
has helped transform the way in which he recruits.
By Peter Raj |
While
most of us have used social media in our personal
lives, for entertainment, communication and personal
gain, there are those who are using it to organisational
advantage. Advances in technology and the zeal
with which most have embraced social media have
only helped in social media’s reach and
integration into our lives. We talk to Simon Heaton,
Head of Executive Recruiting for Walmart Asia
who brings a unique perspective to the discussion,
having spent time on both sides of the fence.
He has worked a significant number of years in
recruiting, in third party agencies and has recently
made the switch, leading an in-house recruiting
team.
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As
featured in the Jan 2012 Issue 17
Featured :
Felicity Poe
Employee Relations and Performance Manager at Hamilton
Island
Great Barrier Reef in Australia
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FELICITY POE
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A
Rising Star
Felicity
Poe believes that HR is sometimes a balancing act.
Well achieved, this balance could result in a position
with much influence within the business.
By Rowena
Morais |
“Within
HR, we can’t sit back and wait for people
to come to us, we need to be proactive, forward
thinking and look for opportunities. HR professionals
need to have a broader range of business skills
to show the business that they truly do understand
the challenges they are facing and HR can play
a key role in working through these,” Felicity
Poe asserted when I asked her for advice to young,
up and coming HR professionals.
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As
featured in the Oct 2011 Issue 16
Featured :
Jaizal Kamar Jalaludin
HR Director
Carrefour Malaysia and Singapore
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JAIZAL KAMAR
JALALUDIN
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Effective
Business Partnering
Jaizal
Kamar bin Jalaludin talks to Rowena Morais
about why HR is no longer the exclusive domain of
HR practitioners and asks whether we know where
our true value lies.
Oct
2011 | What
does HR make of their traditional role and how can
we best respond to the oft-repeated criticism that
we lack a true connection to the business?
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e think of business partnering and the value we
create through this. We think about the good that
it brings - a greater collaborative spirit, enhanced
alignment and the development of a tight yet cohesive
vision. This cannot merely be a re-labeling exercise.
When one starts to talk in terms of HR business
partnering it signals a significant change in
how the organisation views HR’s contribution
and a change in how relationships are defined.
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As
featured in the Jul 2011 Issue 15
Featured :
Uthaya Prakash Santhanam
Regional Learning and Development Manager
Huawei Technologies Co Limited
China
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UTHAYA PRAKASH
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Crafting
Employee Development Experiences
Crafting employee development experiences
Uthaya Prakash shares his journey as a learning
and development professional
By Isabella Chan
July
2011 | Uthaya Prakash has spent the last seven years
wholly immersed in consulting, training and structuring
effective learning and development programmes.
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Ultimately,
any learning and development professional wants
to create the best employee development experience
possible. Yet, the best such experience probably
means different things to different people. How
do you craft such experiences? What should you
focus on? How do you work on developing the right
balance of skills, knowledge and behaviours to
support your programmes?
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As
featured in the Apr 2011 Issue 14
Featured :
Malar Ramalingam
Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs and External Relations
Malakoff Corporate Berhad |
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MALAR RAMALINGAM
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Critical
Gaps Presented by the New Professional
We
need a more holistic approach to integrating new
talent
by Rowena Morais
April
2011 | The idea that the typical candidate currently
entering the workforce is sorely lacking in basic
work etiquette, language and communication skills
as well as critical thinking ability has been mooted
for some time now in industry circles.
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There
appears to be a big gap between the skills presented
by the school-leaver as well as new graduates
and the expectations of employers today.
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As
featured in the Jan 2011 Issue 13
Featured :
Thivia Anthony
Human Resource & Administration Manager,
TACTICS Asia Sdn Bhd
Malaysia |
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THIVIA
ANTHONY
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Think
like a business owner
Thivia
: “Think like a business owner and not like
an employee and you will succeed in your undertakings.”
Thivia Anthony on defining HR’s role...orientating
new employees and critical issues when dealing with
training needs analysis. |
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featured in the Oct 2010 Issue 12
Featured :
Jacque Vilet
President, Vilet International
Dallas, Texas, USA |
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JACQUE
VILET
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The
Critical Nature of Strategic Workforce Planning
It's not about planning for every
job, it is planning for critical ones.
Oct
10 | Industry
Week reported in February this year that strategic
workforce planning was emerging as a top priority
with up to 28% of best-in-class organisations
holding the CEO or the Board of Directors as primarily
accountable for workforce planning. Organisations
around the world are constantly plagued by an
inability to effectively source specialised talent.
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As
featured in the Jul 2010 Issue 11
Featured :
Deon van der Vyver
Remuneration Specialist with the Independent Commission
for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers, The Presidency
South Africa |
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DEON
VAN DER VYVER
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A
conversation with... Deon van der Vyver
A
conversation with Deon about public sector recruitment
and remuneration practices in South Africa
by Rowena Morais
Jul
10 | The
public sector, much like its counterpart, is on
an international platform, sustained by different
practices and a diverse range of policies and attitudes.
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Across the globe, a multitude of approaches is taken
on a range of issues, amongst which is the issue
of remuneration. For some, this is determined largely
by legislation; for others, it might be a central
coordinating body. |
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As
featured in the April 2010 Issue 10
Featured :
Amparo Diaz Llairo
HR leader
Spain |
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AMPARO
DIAZ LLAIRO
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A
conversation with... Amparo Diaz Llairo
The Spanish HR Director talks about
the economic situation nationally, well-known practices
in compensation.
Apr
10 |Expectations
have been curtailed in Spain. On the whole, people
are not anticipating promotions, nor looking for
salary increases. Instead, many are much more inclined
to worry about keeping their position with the organisation.
by Peter Raj |
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As
featured in the January 2010 Issue 09
Featured :
Andreea Boier-Jennings
HR Director of Mainstream Advertising
USA |
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ANDREEA
BOIER-
JENNINGS
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Getting
Things Done
Andreea
Boier-Jennings talks about the impact of the financial
crisis, dealing with the talent issue, best practices
in compliance management and how she measures the
impact of HR initiatives.
Jan 2010 | Andreea Boier-Jennings is the HR Director
of Mainstream Advertising, a privately-held technology
company focusing on online advertising and located
in Los Angeles, California. |
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joined Mainstream Advertising five months ago; prior
to that, she was a Senior HR Specialist with another
publicly-traded technology company, Keynote Systems.
At the time, Keynote Systems had a workforce of
about 300 as compared to Mainstream Advertising’s
100 strong employees. The stories surrounding the
two situations are substantially different scenarios,
although both took place during the current recessionary
times. |
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featured in the October 2009 Issue 08
Featured :
Sue Eaton
Director of Human Resources, City of Englewood
USA |
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SUE
EATON
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Reconciling
the Economic Reality with an Entitlement Mentality
A look at people development issues
at the City of Englewood
Oct
09 | Sue Eaton is the Director of Human Resources
at the City of Englewood, a municipal government
employing 500 regular and 400 seasonal employees,
in the US. |
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a recent phone conversation in late September, I
managed to convince Sue to share with us the realities
that she and her team are facing in her organisation.
I shared with her the responses we've had from our
recent HR survey and what we believed to be the
most pressing HR issues in Malaysia right now, keen
to see if there was any similarity in the issues
we face or whether there was a completely different
bias in the US. |
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As
featured in the July 2009 Issue 07
Featured :
Jadwiga Zareba
HR Director
Nokia Poland |
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Values
Culture and Capabilities
Jadwiga Zareba outlines how she's managed succession
planning in Poland and how Nokia retains good talent
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she has embraced for the last seven years. It's
included several different positions, from Area
HR Head to Global Resourcing and Employment Head
and quite recently, Cluster Country Operations Head.
In her current role, Jadwiga is responsible for
the Romanian operations as well as for Poland ,
Czech and Slovakia. Additionally, Jadwiga gets involved
in global projects. |
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As
featured in the April 2009 Issue 06
Featured :
Lisa Rosendhal
HR Leader
USA |
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LISA
ROSENDHAL
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It's
Your Time To Lead
The opportunity is before you, the
experience and skills you hold within. You can do
what's needed, if you have the desire and a plan.
Lisa Rosendhal makes a point.
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09 | Economic uncertainty
abounds. We are in the midst of an economic crisis.
No
organisation will be left untouched and no Human
Resource (HR) programme will be exempt from scrutiny... |
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As
featured in the Jan 2009 Issue 05
Featured :
Bernard Cruz
General Manager, Human Resources, Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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BERNARD
CRUZ
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So
You Want To Be An Interim Manager, Do You?
Jan
2009 | A senior level manager with more than 25
years experience in management and human resources,
Bernard Cruz was on a sabbatical when he was approached
to establish HR policies and procedures for an oil
and gas company, coming in on a three-month contract
as an Interim Manager. |
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As
featured in the Sept 2008 Issue 04
Featured :
Serene Tan
Human Resource Manager
Otis Malaysia |
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SERENE
TAN
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Engaging
Your People
SEPT
2008 | Serene
Tan, Human Resources Manager at Otis Malaysia talks
to us about attracting good talent, her golden rules
for managing people and succession planning.
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As
featured in the May 2008 Issue 03
Featured :
John Taya
Executive Director, Organisational Development
Main Roads, Australia |
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JOHN
TAYA
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Moving
Forward with Strategic HR
We talk to John Taya,
Executive Director
of Organisational Development at Main Roads about
their HR strategy, developments since he has come
on board, supporting a diverse workforce and managing
talent. |
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