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• Renewed focus on standardizing business processes
• Continued effort on preparing for the next five years of talent management strategies and execution plans
• The desire to drive HR to relevance connecting its efforts not just at the HR process level, but the HR technology level to business drivers
• HR continuing to align itself more with the line of business vs. the standard administrative function
• A continued focus on employee experience including employee and manager direct access and portals
• A concerted effort to begin planning for a Workforce Information Management strategy including metrics, analytics, scorecards, and dashboards to provide visibility around Human Capital within the organization

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">!http://knowledgeinfusion.typepad.com/knowlege_infusion_blog/images/ki1_5.jpg![http://knowledgeinfusion.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/ki1_5.jpg]It is hard to believe we are coming to the end of 2006. We hope that each of youâ??including your associates and familiesâ??enjoyed a year filled with cheer, accomplishments, and most of all the satisfaction that you made a d <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">During 2006 Knowledge Infusion partnered with over 100 organizations to build and prove itself as the authority on Human Resource, Human Capital Management, and Talent Management technologies. On behalf of the entire Knowledge Infusion team, thank you to all of those who have supported us on our journey to this point. A few of the major initiatives we have seen in the market over the pas <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">As we anticipate the continuation of rapid change in the space and eagerly embrace 2007, Knowledge Infusion will continue to drive education and change in the industry with many new initiatives. The first of these is a new Knowledge Infusion Advisor Seriesâ??a comprehensive offering of webinars focused on driving education into the market and actionable practices into <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">The Knowledge Infusion community is made up of an amazing group of dedicated employees, customers, and advisors that continue to guide us down through our journey. To all those involved, a sincere thanks. For those wanting to get involved, please email us at mailto:info@knowledge-infusion.com to le <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">From all of us to all of you: Happy Holidays for 2006 and best wishes as we enter 2007.</div></span></div>