6 in 10 HR Professionals Think They`re Underpaid

Well over half of human resources professionals believe that they are underpaid, according to the combined results of a recent HR.BLR.com/Compensation.BLR.com poll. When asked "How do you feel about your pay?," 60 percent responded "I am underpaid." Meanwhile, 38 percent responded "I am paid just about the right amount." Just 2 percent responded "I am overpaid." Interestingly, respondents to the HR.BLR.com poll were much more likely to report that they...
Published about 09-08-2008 | Rated +11

10 Coaches That Could Be Exceptional CEOs

In the book �How to Think Like a CEO: The 22 Vital Traits You Need to Be the Person at the Top,� author D.A. Benton created a list of 22 important traits shared by the more than 100 CEOs that she interviewed for the book. When people commonly think of CEOs, they tend to think of very visible corporate leaders like Warren Buffett and Jack Welch. However, CEOs exist in any business ope...
Published about 09-08-2008 | Rated +1

Golf Club Dues, Other Exec Fringe Benefits Trimmed Way Back

A growing number of companies are finding that there�s a pretty simple way to avoid taking heat about lucrative fringe benefits dished out to top executives: Just pull the plug on perks. Now that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires companies to disclose executive benefits valued at more than $10,000, large corporations are shedding some of the smaller�yet most frequently offered�fringe benefits provided to their top officers. �Many companies find it ...
Published about 09-08-2008 | Rated +1

2008 Optimas Award Winners Announced

Ten organizations, including a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, an India-based global IT services company and the largest steel company in the world, have been selected as the winners of the 2008 Optimas Awards, given by Workforce Management in recognition of workforce management initiatives that directly affect business results. This year has winner in the General Excellence category is Crouse Hospital in Syracuse, New York, which was featured in a Workforce Management magazin...
Published about 09-08-2008 | Rated +2

Sudip Banerjee leaves Wipro to head L&T Info

Mumbai: Sudip Banerjee, a director on the advisory board of Premji Investments, has quit the post to join L&T`s IT subsidiary, L&T Infotech, as CEO. Banerjee will replace V Magapu, a director on the L&T board, who had been holding additional responsibility as CEO, L&T Infotech. Banerjee was the head of enterprise solutions division of Wipro Technologies before he moved to Premji Investments. "We have been looking for a CEO for a long time now. The requirement was that the...
Published about 09-08-2008 | Rated +2