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

We've looked at how, for a variety of reasons, these thresholders find it more difficult to achieve independence, financial and otherwise. And some do rely on their family to support them or at least provide partial support. Some families... More...

If I am lucky I get to attend five or six HR events per year. As a relative newcomer to HR I am really fortunate to have some brilliant conversations with people that open up a whole new way of looking at the same old problems that most HR peop... More...

Wrap-up of HR.com's annual conference as seen through the eyes of our leadership analyst, Karen Elmhirst. I´m experiencing the classic after effects of the wrap-up of a major project. Our 4th annual conference occurred last week. It was amazin... More...

Passion is contagious. Get a group of people in a room who have the same passion.....the same vision... and it is amazing how the energy level rises. Passion is contagious. Get a group of people in a room who have the same passion.....the same visio... More...

Dear Joan: I am at a crossroads. I´m 32 years old this year. I have an MBA. I have been with my company for the past 7 years. I started mid-level upon graduation from school and have quickly moved among the ranks, to a senior level position, ... More...

Hurricane Katrina´s unprecedented devastation holds significant lessons for IT that should prompt CIOs and managers to thoroughly review existing Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs). The sheer scale and scope of the disaster highlight how much more ... More...

Adapted from North Dakota Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at Vogel Law Firm. http://www.HRhero.com/ndemp.shtml?HLeEvery employer has dealt with an unexpected resignation from a valued employee and had to scramble t... More...

It is always fabulous to hear from top notch speakers and gather "food for thought" and inspiration. Our speakers certainly provided that. To our members who attended the Employers of Excellence 2005 Conference in Phoenix last week, we enjoyed meeti... More...

Flatter organizational structures have led to the emergence of the "working manager." Managers can no longer call upon other employees to help with correspondence, presentations, schedules, reports, statutory returns, premises, ordering sup... More...

Corporate culture is an ever-popular topic, among CEOs and consultants, leaders of pricey seminars and organizational psychologists, and analysts who size up potential mergers and acquisitions. But for all the attention it gets, the culture of commer... More...

Everyone experiences fear, gets scared, is afraid. Still, we would probably be surprised if we stopped to think just how much of our daily behavior is motivated by a need to lessen our fears. But since fear is often seen as a weakness, ... More...

A recent Eighth Circuit case emphasizes the deference that the courts will give to an arbitrator´s award. In Electrolux Home Products v. United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, filed August 5, 2005, the ... More...

In the recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision of Jenkins v. American Express Financial Corp., filed 9/6/05 (MN Ct. App.), the Court found misconduct for unemployment benefits by the employee's incarceration, and further found the employer had no ... More...

In a recent case, the Eighth Circuit Court, which has jurisdiction in Minnesota, has given some direction as to what is proper notice of a qualifying event under the Family Medical Leave Act. In Wood v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, the employee... More...

What word pops into your mind about a recent customer service experience? Was it good, or was it bad? Customer service in this country seems to be headed in the same direction as the Titanic. Why? One reason is most Americans feel custome... More...

At 42% of the workforce, Baby Boomers still make up the vast plurality of the workforce (not to mention a healthy majority of our readers). What is more, Boomers hold the lion's share of leadership positions in most organizations in most industries t... More...

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Betwixt and Between - The Twixters Part 5

Where is HR Leadership coming from?

Singing the Post-Conference Blues

HR.com Employers of Excellence

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: What next?

Katrina's Impact Teaches Sobering DRP Lessons

Hiring in Haste Hazardous to Bottom Line

Employers of Excellence Conference 2005

Free Managers to Manage

Cultivating Corporate Culture

Fear: Nothing To Be Afraid Of?

Eighth Circuit Upholds Arbitrator's Reinstatement of Employee Under FMLA

Incarceration Disqualifies From Unemployment Benefits Even With Work Release

Proper Notice Under Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Customer Service is Not a Four-Letter Word

Boomers: After all these years, still the trend-setters?