Blogs / 2007 / March

Effective communication is vital if you wish people to understand your viewpoint. It becomes even more crucial in professional settings, as fierce competition means that customers must be convinced that your products are superior to your rival's. Unl... More...

If you are a coach, consultant, trainer, internal OD professional or HR Leader thinking of becoming a consultant or coach, I’d like to strongly recommend my colleague Suzie Pomerantz’s newest book. Just released, Seal the Deal: The Essential Minds... More...

One never really knows where you may end up when you get on a Southwest Flight. As I write this I am en route to LA (Burbank) for the upcoming LA HR Star event. Although my ticket clearly states Baltimore to Burbank, upon boarding I found out I am a... More...

To paraphrase the incomparable Yogi Berra, “If they don’t wanna work for you, nobody’s gonna stop ‘em.” When hourly employees go looking for jobs these days, they find lots of options out there. These jobseekers have their pick of industries − teleco... More...

The 60 Second Sell is a tool that helps you target your skills to meet the employer's needs. It allows you to summarize your most marketable strengths in a brief and concise manner. Successful job hunters praised the tool for several reasons: &bul... More...

Dr. Bob Sutton, from Stanford University, has written some very significant books including “Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense” and “The Knowing-Doing Gap”(both with Jeffrey Pfeffer) as well as “11-1/2... More...

Senior-level executives are the most satisfied with their companies’ innovation in products and technology, while professional employees – such as engineers and programmers – are the least satisfied, according to a study by Sirota S... More...

Biometric identification is the automatic assessment of a unique body feature or personal action. Biometric systems are superior because they provide a nontransferable means of identifying people, not just cards or badge. Companies, at times, grapple... More...

On this there is widespread consensus: The number one factor in productivity, morale, and retention is the relationship between employees and their immediate boss. So, what are employees looking for in a boss? Low performers are looking for a bos... More...

How many times have you said “yes” to things you didn’t really want to do? Saying “no” can be very difficult, especially when we have been used to saying “yes”. When we do say “yes” instead of a... More...

"There is no objective reality. We don't see the world as it is, we see the world as we are." Sean was filling out a university questionnaire to help determine roommate compatibility. Beside the questions, "Do you make your bed every day?" and... More...

A few years ago the operations group of a small airport hired me to improve employee morale. This 150-person department managed the grounds, security, and maintenance of the airport facilities. The majority of the employees were unionized. On... More...

Excerpted from Vermont Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C. by Amy M. McLaughlin What is an EEO-1 report? An EEO-1 report is an annual report on minority and female workers... More...

Dear Joan: I bought your CD on Coaching & Feedback and it’s quite good. Like the audio tapes I used to study for the CPA exam, to get the most out of it I have to listen to it over and over. I want to ask you about one of the comments you ... More...

A thriving, successful company that skewed young with its demographics weighed the benefits of continuing with its traditional insurance plan, or devising a self-funded program that might better address the needs of its workforce in terms of cost a... More...

I met two young entrepreneurs recently and during our discussions they brought up their woes on unsatisfactory employee performance. “Is it because we are a small company that we are not able to attract and retain productive employees for our company... More...

ADP has a unique culture. Typically, they are known for their payroll products and little else. As they expand their footprint to go after the large HRO deals, the full talent management deals, they are clearly moving outside their comfort zone. What... More...

It’s been a good year to be in the public markets and be an HR company. The average HR firm as demonstrated in this chart is up 42.5 % from the low of their stock price over the last 12 months. I have included the salesforce.com multiple as it ref... More...

I took my leave over Christmas last year to kick back and rest over the holidays but alas ended up working at my folk’s cybercafé upcountry. Am glad I did it though because during this time I met some really interesting people who helped me understan... More...

A new approach to Team coaching and facilitating Putting imagination to work as a "hard edged" business tool for accountability and creating sustainable business outcomes By Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching http://ww... More...

If you do what you usually do, you get what you usually get or what the Universe and your Business have in common. By Roland Hanekroot of New Perspectives Business Coaching http://www.newperspectives.com.au Those who know me, know I have a penchan... More...

What do reward practitioners say are the key reasons are for not paying for performance in their organizations? A recent HRcom webinar provided a viable platform to gather information from a sample of global HR leaders as to why they believed their o... More...

Excerpted from Kansas Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm Foulston Siefkin LLP Every office has at least one. The guy who stockpiles Star Wars action figures in his cubicle. Or the gal with the Hello Kitty screen saver w... More...

A reporter recently asked me in an interview about the proper role of HR in assisting in reviews of board directors. I told her that the proper roles included: - Don’t even volunteer to do this, because there is no credibility and you are ta... More...

Jay and Pat have a recent book called “High Performance Pay, Fast Forward to Business Success,” which they released with WorldatWork, but this is not, by any means, their first book. They have a couple of other major books in the compensa... More...

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The Six Rules of Effective Communication

Seal the Deal: The Essential Mindsets for Growing Your Professional Services Business

Southwest

Why Would Anyone Want to Work for You?

60 Seconds and You've Got the Job

Thought Leader Interview with Dr. Bob Sutton: The No ***hole Rule

Senior Execs Most Satisfied, Professional Employees Least Satisfied, With Companies’ Innovation

Is Biometrics Right for Your Organization?

What Kind of Boss Are You Going to Be?

Why We Say "Yes" When We Want to Say "No"

Being All That We Can See

What to Do When Employees Say They Are Paid Unfairly

New EEO-1 Form Must be Used Starting in Fall

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Coaching and Feedback

Traditional Health Insurance v. Self-Funded Insurance

Set the Boundaries

ADP

Good Year for HR

Success as well as Happiness in your Career

Harnessing Imagination for Team Development

What the Universe and your Business have in common.

HR.com Performance Pay Webinar Mini-Survey

Playing at work and working at play

What’s an HR Person to Do?

Thought Leader Interview with Jay Schuster and Pat Zingheim: High Performance Pay

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

	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

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