contents VOLUME 31 / NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 2014
FEATURES
Boom or Bust?.............................................................. 28
The baby boom generation has designs on staying in
the workforce considerably longer than any generation
before them. Recruiting and retaining them could be
critical to your organization’s success.
Accommodating Palliative Care............................... 36
Businesses face a growing need to accommodate
hospice palliative care.
Making Your Way to the Corner Office.................... 42
An interview with New York Times columnist and
best-selling author Adam Bryant
Interview with an HR Hero:
Bonnie Flatt, SHRP......................................................... 74
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor.................................................... 6
Leadership Matters....................................................... 8
Upfront........................................................................... 11
The latest HR news
Legal Words.................................................................. 21
Lessons from Breaking Bad
HR Excelerated............................................................ 24
HRPA 2014 Annual Conference & Trade Show
Training & Development............................................. 49
Retaining and retraining at the renovated MTCC
Performance Management........................................ 57
One-to-one remedial training
Technology.................................................................... 63
HR’s New Weapon – Big Data
Innovation..................................................................... 67
The power of meaning
Strategy......................................................................... 71
Get into the Interview Chair
Off the Shelf.................................................................. 77
What’s worth reading
Index to Advertisers.................................................... 79
The Last Word.............................................................. 80
Goodbye, Gut
hr professional INSIDE: DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE | INTERVIEW WITH NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST ADAM BRYANT
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BOOM OR BUST?
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE AGING WORKFORCE
HR EXCELERATED
HRPA 2014 ANNUAL
CONFERENCE &
TRADE SHOW
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About the Cover
Recruiting and
retaining the aging
workforce is the theme
of this issue of HR
Professional.
– see page 28
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