Blogs / 2007 / July

Whenever the leading firm in a category falters it causes great concern for the entire HR community. With the recent announcement that Monster is laying off 15% (800) of its staff and cutting estimates in a very hot market, you really start to wond... More...

It's the holy grail of training: training that "sticks for life; that changes people's lives. Training that people tell their friends about, brag about having taken, urge others to take."I've got the card right here, says Mike McAlear, President of... More...

Today's competitive and quickly changing workplace has altered the rules on how to get ahead. In a CEO survey we conducted, top executives noted that a key to their own personal success was based on building their career by using their strengths. Sun... More...

What do you think is the future of retirement transition programs? People are healthier and living longer than ever before. 75 is the new 65. But the US economy seems to be having a hard time transitioning to this reality. The layoffs of the ea... More...

I am a student at Capella University pursuing a doctorate in Organizational Management. The title of my dissertation is Examining the Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Formal Mentoring Programs. The purpose of the research is to ident... More...

By Jennifer Webb Let’s assume you’re very successful at what you do, but with constantly changing rules and regulations, juggling priorities and a lot more on your plate lately, you could use a few ideas to continue taking your department to th... More...

Had something happen to me on Friday night. My kids wanted me to go to a Harry Potter night in town. At night the main roads were closed and the town turned into Hogwarts. I was pleasantly surprised at how wonderfully planned the event was, consi... More...

So, you've hired a fabulous group of employees. Good for you! But don't sit on your hiring laurels now it's only the beginning of the process. The name of the game now is development. It's vital to the long-term success of your organization to work... More...

If you think you have staffing shortages, you ain't seen nothing! Come to my town, Calgary, Alberta and we'll talk. The economy of this boom town is so overheated that managers and business owners are scrambling to hang-on to even mediocre employees.... More...

The following posting is adapted from the new book Surrounded by Geniuses: Unlocking the Brilliance in Yourself, Your Colleagues, and Your Organization. If there was ever a time for HR leaders and professionals to make a real difference it is now, wh... More...

Excerpted from California Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Freeland Cooper & Foreman LLP Robert Sutton is a professor at the Stanford School of Engineering and the founder and codirector of Stanford's Center for... More...

Dear Joan:For the past 14 years I have worked in a close relative's small office and now I am in my mid-fifties and I need to make a move and change my life. Given my age and the fact that I have been a 'Jack of all trades' (IT to bookkeeping andeve... More...

For years, many large corporations have relied on e-Learning to train their employees more effectively and efficiently. How widespread is the trend of businesses using online training? A 2005 study by the e-Learning Guild indicated that 73% of their... More...

QUESTION: How to Survive a Leadership Transition? Dear Sheree, I'm a senior vice president of HR at a large, global organization. The CEO has just been fired. The replacement is an outsider to the company. There's uncertainty throughout the org... More...

On May 25th, 2007, President Bush signed an Iraq funding bill that included the first federal minimum wage increase in nearly ten years. The bill increases the minimum wage in three increments to $7.25 by Summer of 2009. The first increase takes effe... More...

What comes to mind when your boss, your customers, or your colleagues hear your name? Are their thoughts positive, negative, or indifferent? Like it or not, you already have a reputation or "personal brand. To read more, please click here. More...

Curiosity. That's the first thing Lee Iacocca mentioned when asked by Charlie Rose to describe attributes leaders need. Iacocca, former CEO of Chrysler, has a 7C formula for describing leadership with C standing for attributes such as communications,... More...

Like improvement efforts, effective reward and recognition is an integrated process, not a bolt-on program. Since you can't make your team or organization into something different than you, it has to start with you.Whose needs are your recognition an... More...

Like it or not, all teams are potentially dysfunctional. This is inevitable because they are made up of fallible, imperfect human beings. From the basketball court to the executive suite, politics and confusion are more the rule than the exception. H... More...

Of all corporate staff levels senior management is least likely to get training and development, according to a survey of 2,000 HR and T&D executives by Novations Group, a global consulting and training firm based in Boston. While 90% of first-l... More...

Excerpted from South Carolina Employment Law Letter, written by attorneys at the law firm of McNair Law Firm, P.A.Terminations are an inevitable part of employment, but despite their seemingly routine nature, even voluntary terminations can present a... More...

Executives say employee retention is one of the top issues keeping them up at night. There are several reasons why. On one end of the workforce, the Baby Boomer generation is retiring leaving fewer skilled people to choose from. On the other end, a s... More...

With the rising emphasis on employee retention and reducing organizational turnover costs, more and more organizations are using exit interviews as a means to better understand why employees choose to jump ship. An organization will subsequently use ... More...

Dear Joan:A customer called to complain about something I did and talked to someone who used to be my supervisor. I have been promoted and we are now on the same level.When this person came to me to tell me about the complaint, she refused to tell m... More...

In the first ever study of its kind, WorldatWork has released the results of the Census of the Total Rewards Profession, a survey of over 3,800 compensation, benefits and human resource professionals in the U.S. As the name of the study implies, the ... More...

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Job Boards 2.0

Substance over style makes Witz training stick for life

CEOs Reveal Their Success Secret

Retirement's Future?

Formal Mentoring Programs

The Magic of Building Relationships... One Person at a Time

No wizardry in doing the basic silo breakdown.

Four Phases to Customized Employee Development Plans

Becoming the Employer of Choice: How to Boost Staff Loyalty - Without Buying it

Unlocking Genius in Yourself and Your Organization

To Create a More Civil Workplace

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Changing Professions

E-Learning: Now More than Ever, an Essential Workplace Training Tool

Ask the Coach - Issue 41: How to Survive a Leadership Transition?

U.S. Federal Minimum Wage Increase

Taking Control With the "Leader's Edge"

Curiosity Never Killed the Manager

Recognition Do's and Don'ts to Inspire and Energize

Conquer Team Dysfunction

Senior Executives Least Likely to Get Training

Conducting Exit Interviews

How to Attract and Retain Today’s Workforce

Exit Interviews – It’s Not You, It’s Me

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Customer Complaint

New Study Shows Highly Educated, Certified, Business People Lead Total Rewards Professions

	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