contents VOLUME 33 / NUMBER 4 MAY/JUNE 2016
FEATURES
Managing Performance Management.................... 18
Business is changing; should your PM system be
evolving, too?
Becoming a Professional Regulatory Body............ 24
The untold story
HR Horror Stories........................................................ 28
Part III ✪Winners Revealed ✪
Meet the HR Influencers............................................ 60
Tony Papa, CHRE
DEPARTMENTS
Letter from the Editor.................................................... 6
Leadership Matters....................................................... 9
HR professionals can play a key role in closing the gender
wage gap
Upfront........................................................................... 11
The latest HR news
Legal Words.................................................................. 15
Handling risky terminations: pregnant, disabled and older
employees
Workplace Culture...................................................... 47
Camaraderie and its role in the workplace
Benefits......................................................................... 49
Mental health disability claim management
Talent Management.................................................... 51
The business rewards of employee recognition
Business........................................................................ 55
Combating ageism in the workforce
Career Paths................................................................. 57
Jenn Reid, MLIS, PMP, CTDP: Change management,
training and education
Off the Shelf.................................................................. 63
What’s worth reading
The Last Word.............................................................. 64
HR and economics
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IN THIS ISSUE
Performance management (PM) and
performance review systems are hot
topics in today’s business circles.
There are many schools of thought
on the best ways in which to manage
the performance of our teams – in this
issue’s cover feature, read about how
companies are changing their PM
processes, and find out what some HR
leaders think about it. Flip to the cover
feature, starting on page 18.
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DOES YOUR PM
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