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2007 - October

Perspectives
The Impact of the Cheap Dollar on HR - A U.S.-based multinational perspective  


2007 - May

Feature Articles
The Bottom Line 

The Road Less Traveled 

Governance in Action 

Spotlight
10 Questions for Rebecca Ranninger, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Symantec 

Consultant's Roundtable
Hybrid Plans: Another Way to Provide Retirement Security 

Perspectives
eLearning Portal: Comprehensive Anytime, Anywhere Employee Education  

Onsite Health Centers: Keeping Productivity From Walking out the Door  

Also of Interest
Directors Panel: What the Board Wants to Hear From HR 


2006 - September

Feature Articles
The Catalyst for Change 

Independence Day 

Spotlight
10 Questions for Ed Rogel, senior vice president, human resources, Weyerhaeuser Company 

Watson Wyatt Notes
Watson Wyatt Notes 

Consultant's Roundtable
Communicating Change 


2006 - April

Feature Articles
Flying High: Gol's New Stock Option Plan Helps It Soar 

Message in a Bottle 

Spotlight
10 Questions for Ron Kirchenbauer, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Rockwell Collins 

Also of Interest
Why DB Plans Still Make Good Sense 

CEO Perspective 

Watson Wyatt Notes
Watson Wyatt Notes 


2005 - September

Feature Articles
At Your Service 

Partnering Across the Valley 

Watson Wyatt Notes
Watson Wyatt Notes: September 2005 

In this Edition
HR Takes Center Stage in ABB Turnaround 

Aging Population Will Mean Shortage of Critical Talent 

New Retirement Realities: Five Ways Employers Can Benefit 


2004 - December

Feature Articles
The Winning Hand 

Selective Outsourcing: 'The Right Thing' For Coca-Cola Enterprises 

Spotlight
10 Questions for Jeff Halsey, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Automation Technology Division, ABB 

Watson Wyatt Notes
Watson Wyatt Notes: December 2004 


2004 - June

Feature Articles
Trade Secrets 

Do Ask, Do Tell 

Spotlight
10 Questions for Randy MacDonald, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, IBM 

Watson Wyatt Notes
Watson Wyatt Notes: June 2004 

In this Edition
The Economic Implications of Aging 


2004 - January

At Issue
Delivering Valuable HR and Benefits Information through Multiple Channels  

Bright Ideas
Tapping the Internet to Promote Health Care Consumerism and Contain Spiraling Health Care Costs  

Tech Speak
HR Content Management Systems  

Financially Speaking
Choosing the Right Mix of Long-term Compensation 

Feature Articles
Connecting the Energy of People 

The Right Call 

Research Corner
Effective Employee Communication Linked to Business Performance and Organizational Success 

Companies Shift Focus from Cost-cutting to Attraction and Retention 


2003 - August

At Issue
The Pathway to Lower Health Care Benefit Costs 

Bright Ideas
Managing Investment Risk: An Integrated Approach 

Incorporating Human Capital into an Integrated Measurement Approach 

A Mighty Retention Tool: Your Total Benefits Package 

Tech Speak
Are You Really You? HR’s Role in Identity Management  

Financially Speaking
Trends in Cash Funding Interest Rate Assumptions 

Lessons Learned from Enron  

Feature Articles
When the Mission is Life 

Making the Grade 

Research Corner
Stock Option Expense Factored Into Stock Prices 

High Health Care Costs and Low Confidence Levels 

Nearly Two-thirds of Corporate Pension Plans Underfunded 

Executive Pay: Trends in Europe 


2003 - February

At Issue
Executive Compensation: Time to Reassess, Not Overreact 

Bright Ideas
A Better Way to Analyze Retirement Income Adequacy 

Financially Speaking
Recalculating Retirement Income Strategies 

Executive Compensation and Nonqualified Plans 

Changes Needed in Pension Funding Rules 

Keeping an Eye on PBMs 

Feature Articles
Global Gains 

A New Flight Pattern 

Research Corner
Company Performance Linked to Executive Compensation 

Companies Altering Staffing, Pay and Benefits in Response to Economic Uncertainty 

Cutbacks in Retiree Health Benefits Accelerating 


2002 - September

At Issue
New Research Points to "What Works" When Pursuing Organizational Change  

Bright Ideas
Do You Have Good Retirement Plan Governance?  

Tech Speak
BenTrack™ Simplifies Global Benefits Management 

Financially Speaking
Restoring Employee—and Investor—Confidence 

Trend Toward Hybrid Pensions Slows  

What's the Problem with COLI? 

Do You Have Good Retirement Plan Governance? 

Coming Soon? FICA Refunds on Severance Payments  

Feature Articles
Back to Basics 

Planning for Tomorrow Today 

Research Corner
Declining Levels of Employee Trust Are a Major Threat to Corporate Competitiveness 

Companies Still Facing Challenges Hiring and Keeping Top Sales Talent 

Big Challenges and Small Margins for Automotive Industry  


2002 - May

At Issue
Consumer-Driven Health Plans: What Now and What's Next?  

Thought Leader
Talking About Evolution 

Tech Speak
Measuring Intranet Effectiveness  

Web Services Create Unlimited Potential  

Financially Speaking
Company Stock in 401(k) Plans 

From Layoffs to Labor Shortages  

Split-Dollar Guidance 

New Disclosure Rules for Stock Plans  

Recalibrating Your Cash Balance Plan  

Feature Articles
Soaring to the Top: America West Aligns HR and Employees to Build a Winning Airline 

Research Corner
Getting a Handle on the Health Care Cost Dilemma 

eHR Journey Takes a New Turn 


2002 - January

Knowledge Share
Employers Shifting More Health Care Costs to Employees  

Integrated Absence Management Gaining Momentum 

The Talent Crunch 

At Issue
Aligning Employee Behavior with Business Objectives 

Thought Leader
Forging Powerful Partnerships  

Book Review
In Good Company  

Bright Ideas
Cost Effectiveness through Retirement Solutions 

Tech Speak
The Power of Portals 

New Advances in HR-XML Technology 

Financially Speaking
The Business Case for Superior People Management  

Feature Articles
Navigating the Talent Pool: CH2M HILL Redesigns Recruiting and Staffing 

A Signature Plan: Quebecor World Uses Benefits to Create a One-Company Culture 


2001 - October

Knowledge Share
U.S. Tax Relief Act Improves Retirement Security 

Providing Choice with Defined Contributions 

At Issue
Recruiting Challenges in a Softening Economy  

Book Review
What the CEO Wants You to Know  

Bright Ideas
The Evolution of Health Care Benefits: The Defined Contribution Approach 

Tech Speak
Bluetooth: Dental Problem or Technology Revolution?  

Feature Articles
Charting a New Course  

Guaranteed Delivery  


2001 - June

Knowledge Share
The Future of Health Care Benefits  

Successful Companies Use Strategic Rewards® 

At Issue
Working within Bankruptcy 

Thought Leader
Giving Up Control to Gain Command 

Doing Good
Washington Mutual Doing Good 

Book Review
Winning the Talent Wars 

Tech Speak
Navigating the Currents of Business 


2001 - May

At Issue
Core-Plus Strategies for Fixed-Income Investments 

Feature Articles
Master of the Game 

HR Unplugged  

2001 - February

Knowledge Share
Working In The USA 

At Issue
Employee Satisfaction Proves Crucial to Shareholder Value  

Bright Ideas
Choosing Retiree Benefit Options - What Constitutes Informed Choice?  

Feature Articles
A Doctor Is In The House - Tackling Health Management at Hughes Electronics  

Lending an Ear - Hyundai Semiconductor America Connects People and Productivity 


2001 - January

Knowledge Share
Health Care Costs 2001 

CEO Tenure 

Hybrid Pensions 

At Issue
Phased Retirement  

Bright Ideas
Helping Your Employees Choose Between Lump Sums and Annuities 

Tech Speak
Gone Wireless  


2000 - August

Up Front
Strength in Numbers 

Voice Recognition 

Are Family-Friendly Benefits Father-Friendly?  

Knowledge Share
Cost Prescription  

At Issue
Globalization Drives e-Growth...and Vice Versa  

Employee Satisfaction Proves Crucial to Shareholder Value 

Thought Leader
The Spirit of Business 

Doing Good
Building Better Communities at Fannie Mae, One Employee at a Time 

Book Review
Getting Emotional 

FYI
(WFPMA) Resources, software, web sites, reports  

Bright Ideas
Choosing Retiree Benefit Options 

Feature Articles
HR @ Internet Speed  

Finding common ground for a complex conglomerate 

Brobeck Measures Leadership Effectiveness to Attract and Retain Top Talent 


2000 - July

Doing Good
Lockheed Martin: Going Where Few Employers Have Gone Before  

2000 - April

Up Front
Executives Turn to Shakespeare 

Faster Web Video & Sound 

Beyond Compensation 

Knowledge Share
The eHR Revolution 

Superior Pay for Superior Performance 

Thought Leader
A New Paradigm for HR  

Doing Good
Local Results, Global Reporting: Dow Goes Public with Social Responsibility 

Book Review
More Than a Two-Step  

FYI
Resources, Software, Web Sites, Reports 

(IHRIM) Resources, software, web sites, reports 

Bright Ideas
Warning: An Overfunded Plan Can Be a Problem 

Feature Articles
Breaking Through The Hybrid Hype 

The Power of Personalized Communication 

Linking Employee Satisfaction to the Bottom Line at ACNielsen 


2000 - January

Up Front
Uncomplicating Retirement Finances  

Knowledge Share
Retiree Health  

Good HR Practice 

Thought Leader
Ultra-Prosperity 

Doing Good
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Spreading the aloha spirit 

Book Review
Readers' Digest  

Bright Ideas
Managing PBGC Premiums 

Feature Articles
eHR: from high-touch to high-tech...and back again 

healthcare.com: RX for Reform  

A New Wave of Benefits for a Venerable Utility  


1999 - October

Up Front
Creative Cost Savings  

A Friendly Audit?  

stayingatwork.com  

Cash Balance Plans: Fact vs. Fiction 

Knowledge Share
Strategic Rewards 

Working in the USA 

Measuring Up 

At Issue
Workforce Advantage: How can you create it? 

Thought Leader
Turn Management into Action 

Doing Good
On Target: 68 million reasons why Dayton Hudson Corporation is an employer of choice  

Book Review
No Stacking the Deck  

FYI
(ACA) Resources, software, web sites, reports 

Bright Ideas
Bear Market Barricade 

Feature Articles
Portrait of a CEO An interview with William C. Foote, Chairman and CEO, USG Corporation  

Not your father's retirement program: Building a financial independence program for tomorrow  

Human Capital Index: Measuring your organization's greatest asset  


1999 - July

Up Front
Phased Retirement  

Untangling Compensation 

Compensation News  

Health Care Triple Threat  

Knowledge Share
Communication Matters 

$6 Million In Health Care Savings  

At Issue
Global Expansion Are you managing the HR risks? 

Thought Leader
Building a Winning Team  

Book Review
Making the Grade 

FYI
(Surveys and Reports) Resources, software, web sites, reports 

Bright Ideas
Responses to the Last  

Feature Articles
Global HR Applied Materials sets a standard worldwide 

The Workforce Renewal Factor Chevron Corporation 

Scholastic Inc. Strategic communication for a growing culture 


1999 - March

Up Front
Your Stake in Social Security Reform 

Overcoming Resistance to the Net  

International Service Centers 

Canadian SERPs: From Competitive Advantage to Competitive Necessity  

Knowledge Share
Bond Risk  

Strategic Rewards and Executive Pay  

Thought Leader
Leaders in Transition  

Doing Good
Waste Not, Want Not: Norcal's Creative Generosity  

Notable Norcal community service special events  

Book Review
Celebrations@Work 

Creative Customs 

FYI
(EMA) Resources, software, web sites, reports  

Bright Ideas
Responses to the Last  

Feature Articles
Special Delivery  

Beyond Benefits Redesign Flex  

Managing People and Pay in Post-Crisis Asia A Medium-to Long-Term Perspective 


1998 - October

Up Front
Managed Care Reform... On Its Death Bed?  

HR Taps the Web  

Stock Option Balancing Act  

Knowledge Share
Perspectives  

Developing a Bright Future  

Thought Leader
Leadership and Character  

Doing Good
Cleveland Rocks: The Greater Cleveland Growth Association Marks Its 150th Anniversary 

Book Review
Strategic Partnering