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A strategic move today for some companies that are anticipating more aggressive business levels as the recovery progresses is proactive use of mentoring programs to enhance the development of current talent and enrich jobs.

We have talked about "flexible staffing" as a business concept for years — primarily because we are in the talent management business and have long understood the blend of contract, temporary, regular fulltime positions and use of consultants to be one of the most powerful and efficient approaches businesses can take to fill human capital requirements for business strategy and goal attainment.

Change when it comes suddenly and uninvited is often quite difficult for most of us.

At the same time, life becomes more difficult than it needs to be when change is overdue.

Throughout history the lack of clear understanding has led to many things going very wrong. Wars have been started, relationships have been ruined, business deals lost and customers have been alienated forever.

A number of companies have been keeping a close eye on recent events and attitudes surrounding job satisfaction and the activities of employed workers who are beginning to explore other work possibilities.

A recent article in Workforce Management, entitled "Downturn Puts New Emphasis on Engagement," points out that employee engagement — their commitment to their work and the connection they feel to their company — has never been more important.

Achieving effective HR management (HRM) that truly accelerates business performance and profitability is a journey. A journey for business and leadership as well as for those assigned the HR responsibilities.

Read about the issues at point:

• Hospitals as sub-contractors required to have AAPs?

The year is half over, we've had to make many adjustments because of everything that has been handed us with the failing economy and now we have got to get ready for whatever is next as things begin to change again!

Gartner Inc., the world's leading information technology research and advisory company, has frequently noted that the critical success factors for managing SAP and other ERP (Enterprise Resource Pl