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Donna Hamlin is the Chief Executive Officer of Intrabond Capital U.S., Inc. and Board Chair for Hamlin Harkins, Ltd., which she founded in 1982. Dr. Hamlin is a corporate executive with twenty years of experience and a successful track record in corporate governance, strategy, change management and human performance management for a range of companies from Fortune 500 global enterprises to start-up companies in more than 30 countries. Examples of her work include: facilitating strategic planning retreats for senior executive teams in more than thirty companies spanning two dozen industries, coaching senior executives to help them exercise thought leadership and improve personal performance, developing marketing and global positioning plans for corporate and product brands, and redesigning human resource functions to meet strategic shifts of companies. She's designed and managed major culture change processes for three corporate mergers and a global integration plan for Philips International, BV. In the past, Dr. Hamlin has served as Senior Vice-President of Human Resources and Professional Services for the information technology company, siteROCK Corporation. Additionally, she served as the Senior Vice President of Strategic Change, Executive Planning and Leadership Development for CitiGroup's Associates First Capital Corporation, and as Vice President for Human and Organizational Performance for Texaco, Inc. As the senior executive strategist there, she was responsible for the design and deployment of systems and strategies to improve individual and team performance within key business units for 27,000 employees. Dr. Hamlin has a Ph.D. and M.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She has a B.A. from Siena College and has studied at the University of London. She serves as a Board trustee for the San Jose Cleveland Ballet, the United Way, the San Jose Stage Company and Girls, Inc. Donna also serves as a volunteer consultant in Russia for the Center for Citizens Initiative. She is certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors and is the recipient of awards from the International Communication Association and General Electric. A published author, she writes management articles in the area of human performance management. donna.hamlin@hamlinharkins.com www.hamlinharkins.com

My passion is ...

helping people find their "groove"

I know too much about ...

absolutely nothing

My parents always told me ...

I was born 10 years old

My childhood ambition ...

to make a friend in every country in the world

My favorite memory ...

the first smile someone gave me I understood was love

Why I write ...

It energizes me

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

jazz

My first job ...

waitress in a doughnut and coffee shop

My inspiration ...

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Business > Human Resources What are floating holiday policies in the workplace?

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What is a Floating Holiday Policy and its Benefits at Work?  Many companies today offer employees a floating holiday - a day employees may select on their own to take off - as part of their personal time off program. It's a popular option because of the benefits it provides to both employees and employers. Here are a some key pluses: 1. It shows employees the company understands the need for flexibility. Organizations have so many rules and processes and - often - it can begin to feel like are drones in a rigid bureaucracy. A floating holiday offsets this. Predictable holidays are fin...

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