Blogs / 2006 / January

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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 / 2006 / January

Would you change your life if you could? Would you change your career? Don't you want to be the best you that you can possibly be? Isn't your ultimate fantasy to have a career you love? A job where others recognize and praise your talents? A position... More...

I am busy. Just like you. I mean I am really, really busy. I am the training and organizational development manager for Calphalon (a division of Newell Rubbermaid), and like most people working in human resources, I have found my job becoming less an... More...

So you advertise a position... first internal, then external. You get a couple of CV´s, all shapes and sizes, chuck some in the bin before you even read them because they´re simply too thick, chuck some more in the bin because they&... More...

1. Am I willing to say what I´m thinking? In a world of political correctness and office politics, many of us think things that we aren´t willing to say. Perhaps we fear seeming prejudiced or giving an emotional, rather than a logical ... More...

The Conference Board of Canada´s 2005 International Workplace Education and Learning Conference was held Dec. 1, 2005. The focus of this event was on how training and learning can provide new and developing skills to a changing workforce.... More...

Human resources executives know any number of recruiters who would jump at the chance to present candidates from a niche pool of talented mid-career professionals. Who wouldn t want to bring on a cadre of individual contributors and managers who are ... More...

Many companies today will tell you that retention needs to be managed as a critical part of their business strategy, yet most companies don´t take an active role in keeping their employees happy. With approximately 75 percent of mid-sized compa... More...

Last month we talked about the flatness of the world as presented by Thomas L. Friedman and closed on what it will take for US to continue to lead the world - the quality and inventiveness of our employees. This led me to believe that elaborati... More...

Excerpted from Iowa Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. The Equal Pay Act (EPA) has been an important component of federal civil rights law for over 40 years, but it's often misunderstood and ... More...

A natural disaster is about to strike. It has never happened before so don´t expect people to be prepared. Nay sayers have even popped up claiming that the disaster isn´t going to happen. But meteorologists have assured community leaders ... More...

As the Baby Boomers begin to retire, the percentage of people in their prime working years, generally defined as age 25-54, will shrink. With 77 million baby boomers on the verge of turning 60 and nearing retirement, companies need to consider now wh... More...

When is intoxication a defense in MN workers´ compensation claims? Rarely, as demonstrated by a Workers´ Compensation Court of Appeals reversal of the Compensation Judge´s decision to deny benefits based on that defense. ... More...

The recent final 401(k) rules have added two new safe harbor withdrawal reasons: 1) burial/funeral expenses and 2) repair of certain types of damage to an employee's principal residence. If your plan document lists the reasons for hardshi... More...

The number of resumes received by employers continues to be overwhelming as the job market begins to pick up this year. The challenge for you, as a job seeker, is to get your cover letter/resume noticed - to stand out from the crowd. More and more ca... More...

In our High Impact Learning Organization ® research and workshops we talk with training managers and directors about their challenges in organization, management and governance. Nearly every organization tells us the same thing: the... More...

Almost anyone can pull together a web-based survey using free or almost free survey tools available on the Internet. In fact, these do-it-yourself tools can help you save money and time by making use of resources already developed by professionals. ... More...

Drawing on their 18-year study of 33,000 HR professionals and line managers, leading HR experts Dave Ulrich and Wayne Brockbank argue in their most recent book, The HR Value Proposition that earning a seat at the executive table is only the beginning... More...

I´m sure you all know someone who took a sales position somewhere for the sake of having an income because of reasons ranging from unemployment to retrenchment, to desperation and inexperience. Whether s/he is getting a small salary, topp... More...

There are many resons why good employees quit, most are preventable. Greg Smith's years of experience as a consultant, I've identified a "Top Ten" list of reasons why people leave jobs. Please click here to open this .pdf article. More...

"Dad," my daughter asked, "what's Command and Control?" I just used the phrase in our conversation, and her question caught me off guard. She's in her first management role, and although she's experienced the Command and Cont... More...

Excerpted from Texas Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Ford & Harrison LLP Here's a common lament: If only I knew then what I know now. And we lawyers often hear that right after trial. Trial provides the wisdom of hi... More...

If you have been reading articles or listening to news reports about the job market, it becomes obvious that the number of people currently seeking jobs outnumbers the jobs that are now available. If you happen to be one of those job seekers, you ... More...

Q. : I joined our organization seven months ago as a result of restructuring that brought in new management. Now it is my job to win over a disgruntled workforce that has not had raises for five years and feels betrayed by the former management... More...

Happy New Year! This is the time of year when traditionally, many of us renew or make new personal goals. In addition, depending upon your planning schedule at work, it may be time to re-evaluate individual or departmental goals and adjust them if ... More...

A book that helps with decision making. Happy New Year! I had the opportunity to spend some time reading during the week between Christmas and New Years. I´m not much for novels, but do find the nonfiction sort of "how to" books to be most ... More...

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Change Your Life -- You CAN Make it Better

Taking the Next Step-My Experience with Earning an Online Degree

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Personal Integrity: A Self-Diagnostic

Workplace Education to Drive Canada's Talent & Competitiveness

Mothers Returning from Leave: An Underutilized Talent Pool

Employee Retention: A Strategic Business Issue that Requires Innovation

CEO Partner Series: Employees

Beware Gender Pay Discrepancies

Management In Real Life: Communication

The Evolving Workforce

Intoxication as a Defense in Workers' Compensation Claims

IRS Now Allows Additional Hardship Withdrawals

Matching Your Qualifications With Their Needs

Death of the Corporate University, Birth of Learning Services

Self Service Web Surveys, A Do-It-Yourself Guide

HR's New Directive is to Deliver Value to All Stakeholders

The Rep Who Couldn't Sell - The People Perspective

Top Ten Reasons Why People Quit Their Jobs

Banish Command and Control

Trials Can Be Won Before They Begin

Finding Your Uniqueness in Today's Job Market

Overcoming Past System Dysfunction and Employee Resistance to Change

Considering Performance Management: A Quick Read for The New Year

Wisdom of Crowds