Blogs / 2008 / January

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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 / 2008 / January

Buying a car, shopping for groceries, taking a class, landing a job or searching for a new employee - it's effected by marketing. Whichever side of the fence you are on - the "buyer or the "seller - we form opinions and make decisions based on the ... More...

Is it possible that we've created jobs so all-consuming that no one with a life outside of work wants to perform them? I ask this because I've noticed the collision of several trends and the values crisis they provoke, especially for women. Trend #... More...

Dear Joan:I have a situation where a co-worker is trying to poison my direct reports behind my back. The same person has tried to bad mouth me to his own direct reports, HR and even top management. What works in my favor is that every time he has don... More...

Team Ferrari does more than race; it also teaches.One of the challenging tasks that surgeons face is the patient handoff, that is, transferring a patient from the OR to a hospital room. Research shows that such transfers account for a high percentage... More...

What makes a memorable TV commercial, product design, or marketing campaign? Why do you listen to certain politicians or business leaders, and glaze over at the very mention of others? Why is it that you dread opening certain senders' emails, but ope... More...

Like many kids growing up, I spent nearly every after-school minute enjoying pickup games and organized sports. But high school track wasn't my favorite. I ran just to stay in shape and goofed off to keep 440-relay practice interesting. In fact, too ... More...

Both spending and staff time will be boosted in 2008 for supervisory, leadership and diversity training, according to an annual survey of more than 2,500 senior HR executives by Novations Group, a global consulting organization based in Boston. Sup... More...

Dealing with problem employees is something many employers would rather put off. But too often, they wait too long and when they're finally ready to take action and terminate troublesome employees, the employees could have already filed a Workers Com... More...

2007 a mediocre year at best for HR At this time last year, I would have thought the US economy was in for a banner year and expected several great mergers and acquisitions to happen. In fact, the year was mediocre at best for the HR industry. ... More...

Excerpted from Colorado Employment Law Letter and written by an attorney at the law firm of Holland & Hart LLP Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. ~ Vin... More...

Human Resource Outsourcing (HROs) organizations are focused on staying on top of current and emerging HR practices, laws, and regulations. Their core business is helping their clients to concentrate on mission critical tasks by fulfilling some or all... More...

Krystal R. Canady is currently COO of the YMCA of Eastern Union County, New Jersey, the sixth largest of 43 corporate YMCAs in the state, with a staff of over 300 people. The YMCA of Eastern Union County is a mission-driven, values-based organization... More...

Despite warnings of disaster tied to the impending retirement of the first wave of baby boomers, smart companies can actually benefit from this change in the workforce if they plan carefully, says a new report from The Conference Board. "For... More...

Throughout recent business history, quality has been defi ned by many meanings, measures, and mantras. The "quality movement found its roots in post-World War II Japan and has evolved over time to feature a host of initiatives and disciplines includ... More...

If your company is like most, the majority of your employees use Direct Deposit to receive their pay. However, a few employees that resist or ignore your attempts to pay entirely by Direct Deposit can impact your hard and soft payroll costs signific... More...

The Quieting Reflex * Breathe in deep (from the diaphragm) * Say to self "Alert amused mind * Breathe out through the mouth * Say to self "calm body * As you exhale, release the tension in your jaw * Let your str... More...

Training is the organised procedure through which people gain knowledge and skills for a definite purpose. Truly effective training programs are those which are established only when it is felt that they can aid in solving specific operational proble... More...

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The Power of Titles and Headline Statements by Jeff Perry

Ambition Ambivalence: A personal and organizational challenge

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Lone Wolf Manager

Beyond Benchmarking

How to Make Your Messages Memorable

Management In Real Life: Passing The Baton

Supervisory, Leadership, Diversity Training to Rise in 2008

Deal With a Problem Employee Before it’s too Late

2007 a mediocre year at best for HR

College Bowl and the Office Pool

Managing Change with Outsourced HR

Boosting Performance at the YMCA

Reinventing an Aging Workforce

Understanding the New Dynamics of Delivering Quality HR Services

How to Increase Direct Deposit at Your Company

Quick Relaxation Techniques on the Job

Discovering Training Needs