Blogs / 2006 / February

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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 / February

Excerpted from Utah Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm Wood Crapo LLC Whenever you go to a program on employment law, the presenters probably emphasizes the importance of documentation, but you need to know when and how ... More...

A co-worker of yours has been in the military reserve for five years and was deployed for active duty. They have been in Iraq, or Afghanistan and will soon be returning home and back to work. You may be doing many of the tasks assigned to... More...

When I started my own business and became an independent writer, speaker, and business consultant, I thought my days of boring, unproductive meetings were over. When I started my own business and became an independent writer, speaker, and business c... More...

An article in this month s Inc. Magazine describes the activities of a firm that was retained to recruit talent from a competitor of their client. Having trouble getting through to potential candidates via telephone, the recruitment firm resorted to ... More...

The recent announcement of resignations of three Morgan Stanley directors sent a clear signal that a major make-over of the Morgan Stanley board is in the works. But whether this is merely cosmetic surgery or the start of an initiative that wil... More...

With age comes wisdom. That´s the good news for American employers facing an aging workforce. However, accompanying the natural aging process is also an increase in frequency and duration of many types of disabilities. Now, as... More...

Uncover your interview effectiveness by taking our Interactive Interview Quiz before you make a fatal mistake talking to an employer. You must make the best impression possible and sell yourself effectively or someone else will get the job. Here are ... More...

The designers of Transportation Security Administration´s (TSA) Integrated Conflict Management System (ICMS) recognized that typically there is nowhere for an individual to go for the vast majority of daily conflicts and issues he/she faces at ... More...

Why Manage Capability? It is astounding that in a society in which most people define themselves by what they DO, or their work, there exists no comprehensive theory of work, even less a developmentally grounded one. As E. Jaques rightfully sugges... More...

Dear Joan:My performance review is coming up in a few weeks and I would like to ask you a question about something that has me ill at ease. Last week my boss asked me if I would fill out a self assessment," which is basically filling out my own perf... More...

Dear Joan: I have worked contract assignments for the last seven years, which gave me the flexibility for my entertainment projects as a singer/actress. On the contract assignments, I worked my way up from receptionist to Executive Assistant and h... More...

Dear Joan, I am dealing with two employees, both in different departments, who for some reason don t get along. They started off working great together and then turned to the worst of co-workers. I am trying to get them back on track but need your... More...

"Why is it that the little jobs always causes the biggest headaches," I heard many people say before. The more correct version (the way Dr Phil will most probably put it) would be: "Why do we only notice the headaches when the job is so small?"... More...

In December 2005, the Japan Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare (MHLW) reminded all labor bureaus in Japan that workers can receive compensation for any mental illness relating to sexual harassment in the workplace. The MHLW´s reminder c... More...

The Thai Finance Minister, Thanong Bidaya, recently announced plans to form a new mandatory pension fund in Thailand. This new legislation will be submitted to the Parliament this year for approval. According to the proposal, all em... More...

The Japanese government recently proposed a new law that would require companies in Japan to plan employees´ vacations at the start of the business year and encourage employees to take the vacation. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfa... More...

On January 6, 2006, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai signed a law to raise the minimum wage at foreign firms in Vietnam. The new minimum wage policy came into effect on February 1, 2006. Under this law, the minimum wage is now set at $55 a mo... More...

Have you ever seen the movie Pulp Fiction? After a rather bloody episode, Quentin Tarantino realized he had to call in the "Wolf," played by Harvey Keitel, to clean up the mess. There have been many times in my career when I´ve been called to c... More...

In the last few years, India has attracted enormous attention for its booming outsourcing industry. Multinationals and other foreign companies have outsourced numerous jobs to India, most notably IT positions and call center jobs. Recentl... More...

When all is said and done and you finally receive a job offer, it s the benefits package that makes all the difference. The amount and quality of the benefits offered by a company indicate how much a company will invest in its employees. Benefits als... More...

At a time when a number of the nation's largest employers are freezing their defined benefit (DB) pension plans, Mercer Human Resource Consulting is today launching a new comprehensive program, Mercer Frozen Plan Solutions, to help employers better m... More...

In the last few months there have been a number of vendors who have relly taken the idea of integrated TM to the next level. In the last few months there have been a number of vendors who have relly taken the idea of integrated TM to the next level.... More...

So here we are in 2006 and my oh my how things have changed yet remained the same. We have some exciting things to talk about. After a lengthy absence I'm back in the blogging saddle again. Apologies for being away for so long. Without boring you wi... More...

Dear Joan: I am in a very frustrating position at work. I work for a company that I have been with for six years now. I have been the office manager of the satellite company for five years. It is a small office and I manage four women in the o... More...

Dear Joan, I have an employee working for me that has the worst attendance I have ever witnessed. She started eight months ago, and during that time has had two negative performance reviews because of her attendance. As an example, in the last ... More...

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News

D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T

Back to Work: Reserve Forces Returning From Active Duty

We've Got To Stop Meeting Like This

Be a Talent Magnet and a Talent Utilizer

Morgan Stanley's Board Makeover

The Changing Face of the American Workplace: Baby Boomers Are Turning 60

Want to Ace Your Next Job Interview?

Peer Conflict Coaching at the Transportation Security Administration

An Inkling of Capability Management

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: What Am I Worth

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Time to Settle Down

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: A Co-worker Trust Betrayed

Mine is bigger than yours-or is it?

Japan: The MHLW Says Sexual Harassment-Related Mental Illness Can Be Covered by Workers Accident Insurance

Government Announces Mandatory National Pension Plan in Thailand

Japanese Government Considering New Law to Make Holidays Mandatory

Vietnamese Government Passes New Law to Increase Minimum Wage at Foreign Companies

Calling in the Wolf

Shortage of Talented Job-Seekers a Growing Problem in India

Benefits Make a Big Difference in Job Offers

New Mercer Program Helps Employers Manage Frozen Pension Plans

Integrated Talent Management

Back in the saddle again...

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Who's Got the Power?

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Time to Take Charge