Blogs / 2007 / May

Measuring success is critical in recruiting. There are four general types of metrics on which to concentrate – cost, quality, quantity and time. Possibly the most overused and least-understood metric in recruiting is “cost per hire” (CPH). At its... More...

It was supposed to be a remedy for unprofessional behavior. It was supposed to be a straw stuck into the sand of the Sahara. It proved to be a backhoe dredging a backyard pond. These words may sound obscure. They're intended to be. While the heart of... More...

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Dear Joan: I am a 26 year old Asian American female attorney. The average age of law school graduates is 27. I graduated when I was 24. I went to a highly ranked law school and graduated with honors. I am just finishing up an LLM (an advanced law ... More...

"A true Master is not the one with the most students, but one who creates the most Masters. A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders." — Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations With God: An... More...

There is a small almond shaped region in our brains, called the “Amygdala”. It is one of the most primitive regions deep in the base of our brains. As business owners we need to get intimately acquainted with this lump of cells in your cl... More...

QUESTION: Enacting Change? Dear Merry, I am the new director of HR at a prominent Fortune 1000 company. When I was hired I was told that the company was in need of a change and that I would be part of their change initiative. I know that enac... More...

Bloomberg recently announced that Pearson is buying eCollege for $538 million. Skillsoft acquired Netg from Thompson for $270 million. I’m sure you have read the news. Around the year 2000 when I was CEO for Synergistics, Inc. - an educational ... More...

Excerpted from Iowa Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C. There's no federal law that prohibits responding to work-related cell phone calls when driving. We all know, however, that a hand... More...

Many medium to large postsecondary institutions are challenged with numerous administrative and faculty meetings, typically requiring the on-site attendance of multiple parties. Today's multipoint videoconferencing technologies and solutions have add... More...

If you are an HR executive, you are in a unique and key position to make an important contribution to achieving “effectiveness” within your company. Through the strategic use of employee stratification, you can lead the way in... More...

In climbing the corporate ladder, one of the most powerful allies to have on your side is your Human Resources department. They have their finger on the pulse of the inner wiring of the organization, and if there is any staffer who can alert you to u... More...

Kevin Wheeler is one of my favorite authors on ERE . It's is quite uncanny how he and John Sullivan and I seem to write on the same subjects at approximately the same times. But those observations are beside the point of this piece. Kevin's most re... More...

Belle Linda Halpern is co-founder of The Ariel Group, and co-author of Leadership Presence. She brings the skills of a consultant, speaker, educator, and singer-actress to her work. Belle has developed and delivered leadership programs to executive... More...

They sound like a very exciting new investment opportunity. Gold Farms …. ah yes!, a place where rich farmers cultivate more wealth than you can possibly imagine. In reality, they are small, grotty internet cafes where young Chinese ‘farmers’, somet... More...

May is a time of heavy recruiting for graduates. Mid year corrections occur for managers and executives. What can you do as an HR professional to change the success statistics for new hires? Research regarding successful assimilation of new hires – w... More...

Coaching has been around as an established profession since the early-1980’s. However, it seems that every time I tell someone I’m a coach the response is typically this: First - a momentary pause, Next - a quizzical look, Then - an “ahh” (and so... More...

Do you want to know why your team behaves and performs the way they do? You just have to look in a mirror. Your team is an expression of you. The way you behave and perform is carefully watched by your team and they will, knowingly or not, pick ... More...

How often do you take the time to assess whether or not you are really "walking the talk"? Sure, we all say we do, we want to believe we can, and for as many times as we truly are walking the talk there are probably just as many times when we wish... More...

It seems this idea of having balance in life goes in and out of trend as often as we have new “American Idols”. Fast Company has been talking about balance in various forms for almost ten years. Here’s a simple chronology1: 1997 - it was about k... More...

Actions speak louder than words. It’s a simple statement that gets right to the core of this leadership trait: leading by example. Employees take their lead naturally from what their leaders are doing. Actions often outweigh the words communicated... More...

Strong leaders understand that to successfully lead others they must first be able to successfully lead their own lives. Being the leader of your life takes the following: self-awareness, humility, maturity, self-confidence, and objectivity. It a... More...

How many times this month have you or one of your colleagues talked about how you are swamped? You don’t have enough time for this or that. There aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Picture this chain of events: * Jeanni... More...

The principles behind securing, maintaining, and building relationships have been a source of conversation and philosophical study for thousands of years. What’s your philosophy on relationship building? Do you consider preparing before you ... More...

At the beginning of the year good intentions run rampant. We are all setting objectives, putting together resolutions, creating goals, and determining that we are, for sure, going to do something better or bigger this year. Well, how’s it going? ... More...

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News

Monitoring “Cost per Hire” – Cost Metrics in Recruiting

Too Much Information

HR.com's Thought Leaders for May 31, 2007

HR Words of Advice with Joan Lloyd: Getting Along

Growing Others into What They Could Be

Your Customers, Their Amygdala and Sabre-Tooth Tigers.

Ask the Coach - Issue 37: Enacting Change?

Distance Learning is Big Business

Work Cell Phones and Cars: a Dangerous Mix?

Postsecondary Institutions: Multipoint Videoconferencing Boosts Staff Collaboration

Too Busy Being Efficient to be Effective

Ten Moves Guaranteed to Alienate HR

A Time of Change

Thought Leader Interview with Belle Linda Halpern: Developing Leadership Presence

China's Internet Gold

Help New Hires Succeed: Beat the Statistics

Coaching Defined

Mirrors Build Strong Teams

Assess your "Walk the Talk"

Got Balance?

Traits of a Leader:Leading by Example

Traits of a Leader: First Lead Yourself

Stop Multi-Tasking; It's About Time!

Relationship Philosophies

Taking Stock: Time to Re-examine your Goals

	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