Blogs / 2006 / June

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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 / June

In the past few months, there have been close to fifty labor strikes at Foreign Invested Enterprises (FIE) in Vietnam, and many employees have walked off their jobs at foreign factories. As a result, the Ho Chi Min City government has announced... More...

In May 2006, the Japanese Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy announced a new "Global Strategy" policy that would allow more foreign professionals to work in Japan and extend the length of stay for foreigners in the country. Japan wants to at... More...

On May 17, 2006, the U.S. Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation approved a provision that would raise the taxes of Americans living abroad. The new policy could force expatriates with high salaries to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes ... More...

Words of Wisdom from a VP of HR Viisage, a technology identity solutions provider, has been growing through acquisition and with that comes a long list of human capital challenges. So it is no surprise that the Viisage executive team relies on Mary-... More...

QUESTION: Dealing with Feedback that Doesn t Fit? Dear Merry, Our company just went through a 360 process and my scores were in the top 20% for our company. My boss recently called me and gave me some feedback that he feels I ... More...

Large investments are being made in 360-degree feedback inventories or other yearly employee performance appraisals hoping to give leaders tools to improve their leadership skills. Large investments are being made in 360-degree feedback inventories... More...

It s nearly summer, and college graduates are sobering up to the realities of the work world while employers scramble to capture the best of the freshly minted workforce. With the economy humming along, some firms are finding the market for brand new... More...

Tufts University and an Assessment Strategy we can learn from I had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Sternberg, the Dean of Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences this morning. Lured from Yale University he is chartered with - among other ... More...

Thank you to those of you who participated in the poll on pay for performance. If you haven´t yet, please take a moment to record your response. Thank you to those of you who participated in the poll on pay for performance. ... More...

The most frequently outsourced commodity in IT is infrastructure. While cost reduction is the primary objective, success drivers within outsourcing initiatives are complex. Evaluate potential infrastructure outsourcing opportunities using clear... More...

Although great strides have been made in preventing and correcting race discrimination in corporate America since 1964, race remains the most alleged basis of discrimination under Federal Law. Between 1992 and 2005, the percentage of EEOC charg... More...

Leading global employee research and consulting firm ISR announced today the result of a national business ethics study showing a dramatic five-year increase in how employees perceive their company's ethics. The study, gathered from surveys of more t... More...

The economic market is signaling a renewed focus on growth, although this is good news, there is concern that demographic trends point to a shortage of talent. Motivating and retaining the workforce and in particular top talent, is paramount as... More...

I don't watch much TV. But on a recent Saturday morning, I found myself channel-surfing for about 15 minutes. I was amazed at how many of the ads were about getting in shape. Here are some of the exact phrases I heard: "Six-second abs." "Easy s... More...

Sourcing candidates with a "Hybrid" approach Is your company branding itself as an "environmentally friendly" company? Maybe it is time to do so. Bank of America, Google, and Timberland among others have launched incentive programs that reward e... More...

Recently, a number of valuable reports have been released related to performance management. Recently, a number of valuable reports have been released related to performance management. One of these reports, entitled: "Wasted Huma... More...

For major corporations with workers spread across the United States, big cities are the nodes on a network of opportunity and, occasionally, danger. So, the price for a company´s access to business opportunity is the need to plan for disasters ... More...

Spherion Corporation, a staffing, recruiting and workforce solutions provider, today released the results of a study that tracked the job search techniques and methods used by more than 250 professional and executive-level job seekers taking part in ... More...

While howls of protest over poor customer service continue to fill the air, there remain some businesses that manage to consistently deliver superior customer service year in and year out. These are the places where turbo-charged employees purs... More...

What are organizational leaders to do when their change initiatives are met with open resistance? What if employee cynicism and bitterness have reached the point where some people openly cross their arms, dig in their heels, and basically procl... More...

The big theme parks have always been great places for people watching. During a visit to Walt Disney World in the mid-90´s, I was sitting on a bench near the hub area in front of the castle and saw a family approaching. "Here it i... More...

Peeking inside U.S. Government databases Hiring employees that are legally eligible (authorized) to work in the United States is a responsibility that has taken on increasing importance for employers. Yet reviewing paper documentation that confirms... More...

Well, here we are two years later and a quick Google search of "Pay for Performance" demonstrates the variety of industries that are working on implementing pay for performance scenarios. Many industries seem to be represented, including: education... More...

Train or be Licensed! Massachusetts State Senator Mark Montigny recently presented a proposal to the Massachusetts Senate that calls for the licensing of pharmaceutical sales representatives. Citing a need to protect consumers from the undue influen... More...

"Surely there comes a time when counting the cost and paying the price aren´t things to think about anymore. All that matters is value - the ultimate value of what one does." James Hilton (1900-1954) Framing the right value proposition is... More...

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Vietnam: Government Proposes New Measures to Improve Worker Attitudes and Reduce Labor Strikes at Foreign Companies in Ho Chi Minh City

New "Global" Strategy Policy to Allow More Foreign Professionals to Work in Japan

U.S. Congress Imposes Higher Taxes on American Expatriates Working Abroad

Words of Wisdom from a VP of HR

Ask the Coach - Issue 13: Dealing with Feedback that Doesn´t Fit?

Professionally Delivered 360-Feedback & Action Planning

Internships Build Workforce Quality

Tufts University and an Assessment Strategy we can learn from

Poll and Discussion Topics

Infrastructure Outsourcing: Start with Criteria for Success

Beware the Subtleties and Reap the Rewards

Has Enron Made Companies More Ethical?

Technology Holds the Key to Motivation & Retention

Turning Those Flabby Abs Into That Sexy Six-Pack

Sourcing candidates with a "Hybrid" approach

Performance Management Studies

HR Is a Key Player for Disaster Preparedness

Study Finds Internet Most Effective Method to Learn about Jobs, and to Land Them

The 5 Biggest Customer Service Blunders of All Time

Overcoming Resistance To Change

Sharpening Customer Focus To The Max

Peeking inside U.S. Government databases

Performance Management: Creating the Foundation for Pay for Performance

Train or be Licensed!

The Art of the Value Proposition in Learning