Blogs / 2005 / October

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	Onboarding Best Practices

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	Five Interview Tips for Winning Your First $100K+ Job

	Base Pay Increases Remain Steady in 2007, Mercer Survey Finds

	Online Overload: The Perfect Candidates Are Out There - If You Can Find Them

	Cartus Global Survey Shows Trend to Shorter-Term International Relocation Assignments

	New Survey Indicates Majority Plan to Postpone Retirement

	What do You Mean My Company’s A Stepping Stone?

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash

	Do’s and Don’ts of Offshoring

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Blogs / 2005 / October

"It's a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water" - Franklin P. Jones All too often well-meaning individuals use historical language in a modern way that obscures its original meaning. This is unfortuna... More...

The head of ElectroScientific once said, "Trust is the real grease that keeps an organization going." How would you like to wake up one morning and find your hard-earned retirement savings just went up in smoke-worthless. And then you see y... More...

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavour - Henry David Thoreau Did you ever wonder why certain companies do extremely well where as others are just surviving and keeping... More...

Since no two interviews are alike it is difficult to be prepared for the unexpected. You can however focus on your presentation skills which may be even more important than what you have to say.Here are three areas that you should consider dangerous ... More...

In recent years, Germany has seen a significant increase in interest concerning out-of-court dispute resolution between companies. The Dispute Analysis & Investigations (DA&I) practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers and the European Univ... More...

In acts of seeming self-sacrifice, HR and other staff leaders are even attempting to show their commitment to business profitability by advocating their own functions be handed over to outside agencies; from Kevin Herring. Please click here t... More...

A lot has been happening in recent months in relation to Performance Management. Please find listed a sampling of some of the press releases of interest: A lot has been happening in recent months in relation to Performance Management. Pleas... More...

Two different issues that will both affect employee benefits are currently being mulled over by the legislature and committees. Two different issues that will both affect employee benefits are currently being mulled over by the legislature and commi... More...

Next week the 'HR Tech´ show (or as it's formally known HR Executives 8th Annual Human Resources Technology Conference and Exposition) is taking place at the McCormick Place in Chicago. Next week the 'HR Tech´ show (or as it's formally ... More...

With the volumes of email I get from vendors (especially at this time of year) making claims of various sorts it tends to all get a little blurry. With the volumes of email I get from vendors (especially at this time of year) making claims of variou... More...

Gerry Crispin always seems to be the one person on top of this. I guess the fact that he works with SHRM on their responses to the definition of ´Applicant´ has a lot to do with that. Gerry Crispin always seems to be the one person on t... More...

Sexual harassment is a major issue for businesses. Studies show that between 40 percent and 60 percent of women have experienced sexually harassing behaviors, and these women suffer distressing consequences - low job satisfaction, psychological distr... More...

In October 1991, three separate atmospheric conditions combined forces off the New England coast to beget a storm of epic proportion. The resulting tempest, known as the Halloween nor´easter, caught even veteran meteorologists off guard. Instea... More...

Referral networks and services that aggregate job postings. In a recent Boston Globe article Scott Kirsner mentions a few of the recruitment models - H3.com, Indeed, Jobster, SimplyHired, MKT10 - that present recruiters and jobseek... More...

According to a UCLA study, 85% of all decisions are made with our eyes. This holds true when we meet people for the first time. We make an impression in three ways: Visual, Verbal and Vocal.What s most interesting is that the visual component is the ... More...

Consider this excerpt from a USA Today article: "We at Toyota believe that the most important part of our manufacturing process is the ideas that come from our workers. Just imagine, in 2002, we received over 2 million process improvement ideas.... More...

The largest raises you'll likely ever get in your career are a result of your quitting your current job and going to work for another employer. At least that's true if you learn the strategies necessary to negotiate your salary and benefits. And, you... More...

Here are eight timeless principles that apply to building teams in the workplace: Make sure that the team comes first. Just ask the New England Patriots. We´ve all seen sports teams loaded with superstars that don´t win the... More...

The topic of conducting audits creates fear in most departments and in most companies. Our education and experience with auditing within companies has its genesis in the age-old financial audits, which are routine in all public companies. The S... More...

Q: Our company's cleaning crew recently found bullets on the floor while cleaning. We're concerned about our employees' safety and whether we have the right to search employees' lockers or personal items. Would such a search expose us to li... More...

Dear Joan: I just gave my two weeks notice to my employer, resigning my position as a sales representative. Since then, my job duties have changed from outside sales and being in the field, to duties of endless piles of copying and filing. I am wo... More...

In many instances HR asks us what our opinions are on certain vendors and their products. While we have our own personal preferences when it comes to products we certainly don´t let that interfere with an objective overview of all of the vendor... More...

Just when you think you've heard everything, along comes another surprise. Then again, you probably hadn't heard of Grupo Semco in Brazil, writes Kevin Herring. Part 3 of 3. Please click here to open this .pdf file. Read: Part 1. Par... More...

We can all think of examples when it's been easier to do something by ourselves than to hoave to work it out with so-and-so. The problem isn't so much that people couldn't get along as much as it was a lack of partnership. Please click here t... More...

If you are trying to initiate change, you need to have the right conversation writes Kevin Herring. Part 1 of 3. Please click here to open this .pdf file. Read: Part 2. Part 3. More...

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News

What Defines an Organization as a Learning Benchmark?

Mistrust: A Bigger Problem Than Ever Before

The Secrets of a High Performance Organization

Three Common Deadly Mistakes Made In Job Interviews

Commercial Dispute Resolution In Germany

Management In Real Life: Outsourcing

What's New?

Two Hot Topics in Benefits

Trade Show Season...next on the list "HR Tech"

And now for something completely different...

An Applicant by any other name....

Why Sexual Harassment Is Bad for Business-and What HR Should Do About It

The Perfect Storm: Preparing for the Talent Tornado

Gaining Ground

The Power of Personal Branding

The Demystification of Process Improvement Implementation

The Salary Negotiation Secret to Get You the Biggest Pay Hike

Team Building: An Eight-step Approach

People Practices Auditing

We found bullets! Can we search?

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: So Long

Let me make myself perfectly clear...crystal that is!

Management in Real Life: Grupo Semco

Management in Real Life: Partnership

Management in Real Life: Relevance-Fit