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Did you Know?
That cable and satellite employers spend approximately 39% more in cash compensation and 54% more in HR expenditures per employee relative to other industries?
Data based on CTHRA's 2007 Human Capital Metrics Survey and Saratoga's General Industry Database
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CTHRA's 2008 Awards Program Celebrates HR Excellence; Nominations Due June 2
CTHRA, along with media partner Multichannel News, is pleased to announce the 2nd annual CTHRA awards program honoring outstanding achievement, leadership and industry best practices in human resources. The application process is now open and all nominations must be received no later than 5 pm Monday, June 2 for the following two awards:
- The CTHRA Human Resources Leadership and Excellence Award recognizes a Human Resources executive (director-level or above) who has demonstrated extraordinary and visionary leadership in addressing a critical business issue, challenge or opportunity by enhancing an organization's efficiency, performance, cost management or profitability. Brian Koenig, SVP, Human Resources, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company, was the recipient of the 2007 award.
Check out the details online and help shine the light on a deserving company or individual. Nominations are due to the CTHRA office no later than 5 pm Monday, June 2. 2008 recipients will be presented with their awards at CTHRA's Achieving Excellence Symposium in October and will be featured in an issue of Multichannel News and this publication.
Special Thanks to our Excellence in HR Awards Sponsor
Invitational Think Tank for HR Executives Convenes in Chicago
The first industry-based Think Tank for HR Executives convened last month. Fourteen invited Think Tank participants, including senior executives representing MSOs and programmers, will meet several times this year and engage in discussions that will serve as a catalyst for visionary leadership, and promote the creation of a unique body of human resources knowledge in the industry.
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Tenia Davis, Harpo |
CTHRA is honored to have Harpo Inc. serve as the 2008 lead sponsor for this important project. The first session, held March 10-11 at Harpo offices in Chicago, brought the Think Tank together to identify key industry issues and trends and begin a critical dialogue. In addition to taking part in discussion and participating in work groups facilitated by Andrea Chilcote of Morningstar Ventures, participants also had time for networking and toured the Harpo studios in Chicago. Special thanks go to the Think Tank Task Force, including Tenia Davis, Harpo; Lynne Ramsey, Charter Communications; Lisa Chang, The Weather Channel Companies; and Erin Hand, Cox Communications for their support and work in developing the Think Tank. Participants will meet via conference call in the spring, and gather together again in Atlanta in August.
CTHRA Website Enhancements Promote User-Friendly Access
Have you visited the CTHRA website lately? Did you know you can use the CTHRA Online Member Directory to contact your colleagues around the country?
Recent enhancements to the CTHRA website include:
- Improved member-only access – sign up and receive your username, password and access to a new member kit immediately
- No need to keep track of hard-to-remember passwords. Personalize your password with something that is easy for YOU to remember – changes take place in seconds.
- No fuss registration process. Sign up to attend CTHRA educational events without having to fill out long registration forms. Event registration forms are now pre-populated with your stored contact information.
- Update your user profile and make changes to your listing in CTHRA's Online Member Directory – all updates take place in "real time".
If you haven't visited www.cthra.com we encourage you to click through today, and share your experiences and comments with us! Help us build a vibrant site that gives you the information you need to succeed in your career!
Strategy Showcase
Understanding CTHRA's Compensation Survey
A Conversation With Hali Croner, President and Chief Executive Officer for The Croner Company
Each year, the Cable Telecommunications Human Resources Association (CTHRA) surveys cable operators and programmers on a wide range of compensation practices. The comprehensive survey establishes valuable, industry-specific benchmarks for compensation components such as base salary, management incentives, sales bonuses, and stock options.
Hali Croner, president and chief executive officer for The Croner Company, spearheads CTHRA's compensation survey effort, authoring the survey with participant input and analyzing its results. Ms. Croner has nearly 20 years of consulting and research experience in the fields of compensation design and implementation.
We spoke to Ms. Croner about CTHRA's Annual Compensation Survey and how it benefits cable and satellite companies as well as the industry as a whole. We share her insights in this Q&A interview.
Why is it important for companies in the cable and satellite communities to participate in CTHRA's annual compensation survey?
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Hali Croner, President & CEO
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"Effective administration of compensation demands valid, up-to-date data on the market rates of positions. With such data, management can make enlightened decisions on such issues as hiring and promotions. In addition, the data from the CTHRA Annual Compensation Surveys allow management to benchmark important jobs to local markets and comparable companies."
Find out more about CTHRA's Compensation Survey and how it can benefit your company – read the full Q&A
This Just In...
Register Today – April 9 NYC HR Roundtable Will Focus on How to Get the Most from Today's Multigenerational Mix
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Nadra Hira, Writer
FORTUNE |
On April 9 in New York City, CTHRA will conduct a roundtable discussion focused on the impact of generational issues in the workplace. The discussion will be facilitated by Nadira Hira, a general assignment writer at FORTUNE who focuses on stories about Generation Y, the fastest growing segment of the American workforce.
CTHRA's roundtable event will begin at 8:15 a.m. at A&E Television Networks located at 235 East 45th Street on the 14th floor. Continental breakfast will be served. Register now by contacting cthra@cthra.com.
Interested in hosting a roundtable in your city? Contact cthra@cthra.com.
2008 Human Capital Metrics Survey Data Collection Begins April 7 – Is Your Company Participating?
For the past two years, CTHRA has partnered with Saratoga in on CTHRA's industry-wide Human Capital Metrics Survey. Participating companies already know the importance of measuring, analyzing and trending human capital metrics – join them as we launch the 2008 survey later this month.
Click here to learn more about the survey and to access a registration form.
Data collection begins April 7…for more information please contact Pamela Healey (770-226-2607) or Shebani Patel (408-817-7445) at Saratoga.
Member Connection
MEMBERS ON THE MOVE
Meet our new board member! Join us in welcoming William Strahan, who began his two-year term in February 2008:
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Bill Strahan, VP,
Compensation & Benefits
Comcast Cable
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Bill Strahan has been involved in various aspects of Human Resources work for almost 25 years. He began his career with over a decade of work at Macy's Department Stores and Riggs National Bank. At those companies his work ranged between recruiting, compensation, benefits and employee relations work. The second decade of Bill's work included practicing law in the area of Compensation and Benefits.
Bill has returned to corporate HR work and is currently the VP for Compensation and Benefits at Comcast – the country's largest cable system operator and a leader in telecommunication and information
distribution.
CTHRA congratulates the following members on recent promotions:
Comcast Spotlight, Comcast's New York-based ad-sales unit, has named Jeff Hamstad as Denver-based vice president, human resources. He had been area VP, human resources for the cable operator's West Division
Grace Killelea was elevated to vice president, talent and leadership at Comcast, based in the cable operator's Philadelphia headquarters. She had been VP, human resources for New York-based ad-sales unit Comcast Spotlight.
Tom Mathews, senior VP of human resources, Time Warner Cable, has been promoted to executive VP of human resources.
Rebecca Tilleson was named regional vice president, human resources, in the West Palm, Fla., region. She had been senior director.
NEW MEMBERS
We welcome these individuals who joined CTHRA in January- February 2008:
Kristin Agan, Human Resources Representative, Time Warner Cable
Bethne Amshoff, Senior Compensation Analyst, Time Warner Cable
Lynda Arnold, Director of Training & Development, Time Warner Cable
Cindy Barth, Senior HRMS Analyst, Charter Communications
Gwendolyn Broady-Hayden, Learning Metrics/LMS Consultant, Turner Broadcasting
Tanya Burt, Director of Human Resources, Charter Communications
Jamie Cotton, Sr. HRMS Data Coordinator, Charter Communications
Adam Craddock, Vice President, Compensation & Benefits, Charter Communications
Amy Davis, Senior HR Manager, Compensation & Benefits, Time Warner Cable
Simone Durrah, Director of HR, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Carol Ferraro, Director of Human Resources, Charter Communications
Judy Galatioto, Human Resources Manager, Time Warner Cable
Lori Hoffman, Human Resources Manager, Time Warner Cable
Roni Howell, Human Resources Manager, Time Warner Cable
Nicole Hutchinson, Human Resources Manager, Charter Communications
Carol Johnson-Minter, Senior Manager of Human Resources, Time Warner Cable
Timothy Johnston, Director of Human Resources, Bright House Networks
Gene Karlen, Human Resources Manger, Time Warner Cable
Christina Mahoney, Human Resources Manager, Time Warner Cable
Lisa McGowan, Regional HR Manager, Time Warner Cable
Derrick Miller, Human Resources Assistant, Time Warner Cable Kansas City
Mary Ellen Olenyk, Vice President of Human Resources, Time Warner Cable
Barb Petitto, Vice President of Human Resources, Time Warner Cable
Kathleen Sanford, Recruiter, Time Warner Cable
Bradley Sinclair, Director of Human Resources, Charter Communications
Carolyn Slocombe, Ph.D., VP Human Resources, Time Warner Cable
Tameca Smith, Human Resource Coordinator I, Charter Communications
Patty Tester, Director of Human Resources, Charter Communications
Julie Tucker, Time Warner Cable
Wendy Vega, Director of Learning & Development, Time Warner Cable
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