Blogs / 2008 / April

Today, the HR community is increasingly expected to operate in a global business environment. A series of Financial Post articles on outsourcing illustrate how interconnected business has become. I have included here a few noteworthy quotes from t... More...

A very astute person said that if you don’t know where you are going you are guaranteed to end up wherever you are. But where will that be exactly? In the story of Alice in Wonderland, Alice arrived at a fork in the road and asked the Cheshire cat ... More...

The majority of U.S. companies have a formal, written plan for emergency preparedness, according to a report released by The Conference Board. But a widely adopted certification standard for such plans does not exist yet.Three-quarters of the 302 sen... More...

A Kaiser Family Foundation 2007 report found that 45 percent of companies with less than 10 employees offered health insurance, while 55 percent of firms with less than 200 employees, but more than 10, offered it. In the past, the numbers were as hig... More...

When preparing to interview job candidates, it's vital to plan out your line of questioning. Decide which skills are most important for that position, then focus your questions on assessing those skills. Here are some sample questions to work from, a... More...

Excerpted from Connecticut Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Jorden Burt LLP By now, you know that the old "sticks and stones" schoolyard adage is way off: Words can hurt you. You may be surprised to find out how few ... More...

A new report, "The State of Employee Engagement 2008, issued by global consultants BlessingWhite, has found that fewer than one in three North American workers are fully engaged. Moreover, 19% are completely disengaged, and a further 13 % are disil... More...

There is a significant relationship between time management and stress management. If you are a better time manager, you experience less stress and if you manage your stress, you are a better time manager. Time and stress are siblings. If they get al... More...

Measuring employee or organizational performance can cut both ways. It can play a valuable role in improving organizations - or it can stand in the way of necessary change.Used effectively, measurement can provide vital feedback that shows whether ap... More...

A ball. A bat. A glove. A field, A player. Baseball is brilliant in its simplicity. So too is mediation. Sometimes we forget the basics, while other times we complicate them for a variety of questionable reasons. The process of mediation ought not be... More...

Most people come to meditation thinking, or even fearing, that it is difficult. No matter how much some people rave about the benefits of meditation, many think it would be easier to relax by merely playing a sport, reading a book, grabbing a drink, ... More...

Seeing the Goodness in People I t never ceases to make me feel good to see the nice things that people do for each other in the work place. I guess you might call me an optimist but I do believe that most people are just plain good folks, th... More...

Kenexa Last week Kenexa reached out to analyst press and influencers and hosted a number of us to a wonderful evening at Rudy’s house, followed by an overview of the product lines and business strategy the next day. There are several things that ... More...

It is characteristic of a paradigm shift that significant differences and disagreements on implementation strategies exist during early adoption stage. As a result, I was not surprised finding myself in the middle of such disagreement past Friday, A... More...

The war for talent is a tangible fact of organizational life. Every day organizations struggle with having the right talent, at the right time, and in the right place to move the strategic business goals of the organization forward for today and tomo... More...

The early days of HR Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) were mainly driven by the promise of reduced costs. Today, decision makers are turning to HR BPO based on two factors that might be even more valuable: service and domain expertise.Forward-think... More...

In the U.S., economic pressure is forcing layoffs. Reports, such as those by CNNMoney.com that “employers slash jobs for third straight month while unemployment jumps to 5.1%, a nearly three-year high, 1 demonstrate the depth of the situation. Ye... More...

Dear Joan:How do I deal with the Queen Bee Syndrome? I work in HR. My boss consistently places the blame rather than solve the problem. There are not any hard, written procedures on how to deal with various scenarios to provide direction on comple... More...

Leadership in today's marketplaces is perhaps more challenging than it has ever been. Executives are managing a complex mix of accountabilities from operations to finance to personnel, as well as a myriad of critical relationships that ca... More...

As corporations look to curb those staggering health care rates, wellness and disease management programs are being pushed more than ever. These programs are intended to address the “20% of the population responsible for 80% of the healthcare costs”... More...

The IRS has established a new cross divisional team comprised of members from the audit examination, appeals and legal departments to address the IRS's ongoing efforts to combat improper tool reimbursement plans. This issue has drawn significant IRS ... More...

Take a peek at the Financial Times article by Lucy Kellaway entitled “Why does no one notice I’m coasting?” At the beginning of the article a 41 year old marketing executive writes: • “I have been in marketing for 15 years and have always worke... More...

Introduction Seamless Recruiting—what is it? Should it be done? Can it be done? Oftentimes, clients will ask, “Where in the corporate scenario or process should recruiting begin and where should it end?” Before this question can be answered, w... More...

There are a variety of reasons why an employer may conduct a compensation self-audit. Regardless of the reason, the steps necessary to construct the analysis framework are similar. The first step in developing a successful self-auditing program is to... More...

It started out two years ago with a viral email that was sent around China showing pictures of the Google offices in Beijing. They looked pretty much like this first set which you can see here . A conspiracy theory approach would suggest that may... More...

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Let's Start a Conversation about Performance Management

The Power of Direction

A Certification Standard Has Not Emerged In Emergency Preparedness Plans

An Affordable Health Insurance Option for Small- and Mid-sized Companies

Interviewing: 25 Good Questions To Ask … And 8 To Avoid

Pregnancy Complications: Disability, No; Discrimination, Maybe

Only One in Three Employees Engaged

Seven Sizzling Solutions to Predictable Hourly Stressors

Measurement Traps

Simplicity Works

Mental Resilience: Develop the Focus of a Warrior and the Peace of a Monk

Employee Motivation and Recognition Series

Kenexa Media and Analyst Day

Second Life: best practices.

Should Leadership Development Programs Reflect the Differences of Race?

HR BPO: Building on a Heritage of Service and Expertise

Retaining Talent in the Face of Economic Pressure

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Queen Bee

Leaders are Born and Not Made

Mind the Gap: Where Wellness Falls Short, Behavioral Health Kicks In

IRS Establishes Cross Divisional Team to Combat Improper Tool Reimbursement Plans

Coasting? Yikes!

Seamless Recruiting

A Practical Guide to Compensation Self-Audits: Understanding the How and Why

Googletopia - The Only Way to Work

	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