HMK Associates, Inc. Newsletter

 

December 2008

In This Issue

Human Capital and Profitability

New Products

Holiday Wishes

 

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Dear Holly,

 

Much has changed in the world and at our company since our last newsletter in July 2008.  We have some news we'd like to share:
 
In 2008, ratings from our clients averaged 4.41 on a 5 point scale, making this the fourth "A" rating in a row since we began tracking client satisfaction in 2005.
 
In September, HMK Associates turned 15!  Our celebration will be scheduled next year to coincide with the launch of our new website, but we are excited to have been able to thrive during some challenging times over the years.  

Human Capital and Profitability 

One of the common misconceptions about an economic downturn is that there is less of a need for focusing on human capital.  It is even more critical to have the right team in place during times of turbulence (any good sailor knows that!).  Great people drive growth in new business ventures and are better able to capitalize on incremental business opportunities that may come up during a downturn, and efficient redeployment of talent depends on a thorough knowledge of employee's strengths and weaknesses.  According to a recent CFO Research Service Report, 82% of executives believe that human capital has a significant impact on profitability.

 

New Products

We have two products that we're excited to announce that will help you navigate your way to the other side of this economic turbulence.
 
The first, Finders Keepers
©, is a way to cope with these challenging times.  Organizations pay as little as $500/year for unlimited voice mail and email access to our consulting staff and over 150 forms, articles, and research on a variety of topics.  Advice from our experienced staff can be on any issue that is on your mind - compensation, downsizing, performance issues or anything else that comes up.  It's a way to acquire the depth and breadth of hr experience without incurring large consulting fees or adding to staff.
 
Our second holiday present to you is a new way of recruiting that will save you time and money.  Our fifteen years of experience in recruiting and selecting the best has been repackaged into a recruiting model that ensures that you are paying for results.  Our hourly contracts have gone away, replaced by a model that allows for efficient and speedy delivery of results at a predictable cost, combined with the thorough prescreening of candidates to which you are accustomed.  Ask us about this new product.

 

Holiday Wishes

We would like to wish our clients and friends a wonderful Holiday season.  We have much to be grateful for.  And it is a good time to remember the ancient Chinese saying, recently rediscovered by Holly on a fortune cookie:  "Failure is the mother of success."  Or, to put it another way . . . 

 

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."  -Horace

 

HMK Associates, Inc. 

Our mission is to enable executives of growing organizations to recruit and retain top talent through strategically customized human resources services. 

 

 

 


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