Dear Andrew, Astron Solutions provides high-quality, low-cost, innovative human resources consulting services to organizations like yours. Call us for advice, innovative program design, and user-friendly Web/PC based software. | Fact or Fiction? | Cats can hear ultrasounds. Fact!! Cats have a hearing frequency higher than that of humans and dogs. They can hear up to 64 kHz...1.6 octaves above human hearing and 1 octave above dogs. | The Astron Road Show | The Astron Road Show continues to roll. Have you see us on the road yet? We have a few more stops this month! On Tuesday, September 29th, Astron will sponsor the CUPA-HR NY Metro Chapter's first meeting of the year on "Integrating Compensation, Performance Management, and Career Development." National Director Jennifer Loftus will be on hand to meet the attendees and enjoy the sure to be robust panel discussion. October 4 - 6th finds Jennifer in Washington, DC at the Non-Profit Human Resources Conference. Jennifer will be moderating a roundtable discussion on HR issues in healthcare organizations on Sunday evening. She will also present a concurrent session Monday afternoon on total rewards. For more information on attending the information packed three-day conference, please visit http://www.nonprofithr.com/Registration.html. Stay tuned for more stops! Our Road Show continues strong into October. | 2010 Salary Budgeting Forecast - What a Difference a Year Makes | Remember way back to November 2009? For many, it seems like a lifetime ago. One Astronologyarticle stated the following with respect to compensation planning: First, most organizations want to hold the line on their 2009 compensation planning budgets of 3.0% - 4.0%, depending on the industry, if at all possible. The danger with a dramatic compensation budget reduction is the potential of losing any competitive advantage when the economy experiences an upturn. What a difference a year can really make....more | Time Management: How to Become a To-Do List Conqueror | By Stacey Jerrold Do you always perform at your peak? Do you always provide ample support and attention to the projects and people in your life? Do you always finish your work and leave your job at the end of the day with a clean desk and an agenda for the next day? If you have answered "yes" to all these questions, congratulate yourself and move on to another article. If for any reason you answered "no" to one or more of these questions, or you feel that life has gotten out of control, there's no need to worry. Time management is a skill, a technique, a mindset, and a lifestyle that can be adopted by you if you have the desire....more | Have a Question? | If you have a topic you would like addressed in Astronology, or some feedback on a past article, don't hesitate to tell us! Simply reply to this e-mail. See your question answered, or comments addressed, in an upcoming issue of Astronology. Looking for a top-notch presenter for your human resource organization's meeting? Both Jennifer Loftus and Michael Maciekowich present highly-rated sessions on a variety of compensation and employee retention issues. For more information, send an e-mail to info@astronsolutions.com. | The Fine Print | We hold your e-mail address in trust. Astron Solutions promises never to share or rent your personal information. We also promise never to send you frivolous e-mails and will allow you to leave our list, at your option, at any time. To remove yourself from this list, please follow your personalized subscriber link at the bottom of your Astronology alert e-mail. Copyright 2009, Astron Solutions, LLC ISSN Number 1549-0467 | |
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