Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world"s most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: Ginny Burdick, Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, Community Medical Centers - "Navigating Gray Waters" Daniel Philippi, Corporate Director, Human Resources, Crescent Electric Supply Co. -"Helping the Company Gain a Competitive Advantage" Christina Nichols, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, The Donna Karan Company LLC - "Human Resources: A Partnership to Achieve Organizational Success" Susan K. Langley, SPHR, Director, Human Resources, Florida"s Natural Growers - "Adding Value with HR" Lori J. Glawe, Director, Human Resources and Operations, SupplyCore Inc. - "HR as a Business Partner" Robert A. Ruello, Vice President, Human Resources, St. John"s Mercy Health Care - "Making a Financial Impact" John F. Kelley, Assistant Vice President, Training and Human Resources, White Castle System Inc. - "A Restaurant Industry Point of View" Laura Whitfield, Director, Human Resources, Highland Homes - "Piecing Together a Successful Human Resources Approach" Robert S. Mayer, Vice President, Human Resources, Weis Builders - "Driving High Performance through Excellence in Human Resources" Bill McDaniel, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources. Acterna - "Creating a Great Place to Work for High-Performance People" Mark A. Smolik, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Associate Services, Safelite Group Inc. - "Building a Platform to Achieve the Company"s Goals"