One Key to Productivity

By Ian J. Cook, CHRP, MA, MBA As the  the engines of the economy start to rev up, a number of organizational leaders are facing the...

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What to Do About the Olympics?

By Ian J. Cook In February 2010 Vancouver will play host to the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The event will be a great celebration of...

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Busting Metrics Myths

By Ian J. Cook   For most of the last 20 years, HR metrics has been an evolving and important, yet secretive and complex, area of...

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HR Trends in BC – 2009

By Ian J. Cook In March 2009, BC HRMA conducted its second annual survey of HR trends. The survey gathers information relating to the challenges and...

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What to Measure?

By Ian J. Cook    What metrics should I use? How do I know what is happening and how should I track this? With the change...

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Retention Still a Priority in Slow Economy

By Ian J. Cook   The number of people who are suggesting that the need to focus on retention is no longer necessary due to the...

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HR: Our Finest Hour

By Ian J. Cook   Picture the control room for the Apollo 13 space mission. The malfunction on the space craft has just happened and the...

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Never Waste a Good Crisis

By Ian J. Cook     The research team at BC HRMA recently attended the BC Economic Summit. This was a two-day event of presentations and discussions...

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