HRF Weekly
January 9, 2009 Edition

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Aryae's Blog: The 2009 Chronicles A year of conversations and reflections from the Bay Area with HR executives, other executives, and ordinary working people, about how developments in the economy are impacting their workplaces, jobs and lives, and where they are finding hope and opportunity. Register Now: The HR Summit Quadrus Conference Center, Menlo Park March 17, 2009, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Downturn As Opportunity: Emerging Stronger and the Role of HR Information & Registration HR Summit Poll Weigh in on the poll for the March 17 HR Summit. The question is: Your Top 2 HR/Business Priorities For the Next 6 Months Input your priorities View all the priorities News on the Network Ten Business Predictions for 2009 Recession will run rampant but housing prices will hit bottom—finally. Also: Consumers lose the bling, 3D's resurgence, and more crystal-ball calls. New Year, New Challenges With a new year upon us, what should HR executives resolve to do in 2009? Coping with today's economic downturn is tops on the list. Business, Technology & HR News Check it out! Fresh articles everyday from Business Week, the New York Times Business Section, The Economist, The McKinsey Quarterly, HR Executive, Wired Magazine, Fast Company, and more, at the HRF Network Main Page. HR Community News Have you got HR Community News that you'd like to share? Post it on a new "white board" at HR Community News.

HR Forums Events Developing the Leadership Bench Tele/Web Conference Date: Friday, January 9, 2009 Time: 9:00 - 10:00 PM Thought Leader Kirk Froggatt Director, Organization Effectiveness and Leadership Supply Agilent Technologies Gemini Chair in Technology Management University of Minnesota Developing the Leadership Bench: What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There We live in a VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex and adaptive). This increasing complexity changes the game of leading as well as the profile of successful leadership. Faced with shortages of leadership talent, time and resources, we in HR must re-think our approaches to developing the leadership bench. What mind-set, skill set and practices are needed to tackle this challenge and deliver the right leaders in the right roles at the right time? For one perspective, join Kirk Froggatt who currently splits his time between Agilent Technologies where he is Director, Organization Effectiveness and Leadership Supply and the University of Minnesota where he holds the Gemini Chair in Technology Management. Previously Kirk was Vice President of Human Resources for Yahoo! and Silicon Graphics as well as Vice President, Global Talent and Organization Development for Agilent Technologies. Please bring your own experiences, insights and questions to the dialogue and help make this a very interactive exchange. Complete Information & Registration Executive Forum Dinner Date: January 20 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM Topic Host: Teri Eyre Vice President, Human Resources, PSG Hewlett Packard Topic: To Be Announced Location: To Be Announced Latest Information & Registration Biotech Forum Dinner Date: February 17 Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM Topic Host: Brenda Rogers Vice President, Human Resources Perlegen Sciences Topic: To Be Announced Location: To Be Announced Latest Information & Registration Have an idea about a topic for a future HR Forums meeting? Post it on a new "white board" at Topic Incubator. Jobs Latest jobs: Vice President, Human Resources, Rosetta Stone Have you got an HR job opening? Post it on a new "white board" at Jobs. Resumes & Bios If you are a member and are available, or will soon be available, for an HR executive or management role, or consultant assignments, you are invited to post your resume or bio here.