Blogs / 2008 / May

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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 / May

So everyone knows that social networking is all the rage and that we should be using this "tool" to find better talent for our organizations. But, which social network is right for referral recruiting at your company? First I thought we should al... More...

On average, companies change CMOs every two years. Is this a function of unrealistic expectations, unclear job requirements, or something more fundamental? Perhaps the solution is as simple as accurately measuring that which truly bonds consumers to ... More...

Excerpted From: “Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage” (Jossey-Bass, April 2008) Talent Matters In the last several decades, an avalanche of business books, articles, speeches, and seminars have stressed the importance of human capital ... More...

By Frank E. Melton, Olivia Goodkin and Wendy Lane, Rutter Hobbs & Davidoff Incorporated (www.rutterhobbs.com) It is difficult to keep track of the various laws affecting employers in all 50 states, but California employers that do not focus on ... More...

Sometimes managers tell me, "This organization is very conservative. We don't believe in confrontation. We don't like to rock the boat . . . So the culture is very hands-off management." Just as often managers tell me, "This organization is very prog... More...

"For what we've discovered, and rediscovered, is that leadership isn't the private reserve of a few charismatic men and women. It's a process ordinary people use when they're bringing forth the best from themselves and others. Liberate the leader in ... More...

Earthquakes have, generally speaking, very little to do with HR. The one that has just happened in China is primarily a natural disaster and should be dealt with as such. But already it is having an effect on hiring and retention. Companies in East... More...

Baby boomers are no more eager to retire than their predecessors, according to a survey of more than 2,500 senior HR executives in North America by Novations Group."Like preceding generations approaching retirement age, boomers seem to have mixed fee... More...

Excerpted from Kansas Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Foulston Siefkin LLP In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion expanding the range of employer conduct that employees could use to support a retaliation claim... More...

The technical support industry has always been in a death-spiral. No one wants to spend all of their time listening to people complain, so managers can only hire support staff who can't get jobs doing anything else. Such people don't really care ab... More...

I'm not arguing. I'm just talking to myself. Nicholas Eisaguirre Evans, Age 4 Preparing to Listen When we're arguing during a conflict, most of us are not listening; we are, as my son says, "just talking to ourselves. Clearly, one of the most import... More...

More employers have broadened their diversity efforts because of the impact of globalization, according to a survey of more than 2,500 senior HR and training executives in the U.S. and Canada by Novations Group. Over 40% of organizations have already... More...

Changing careers could be one of the best decisions you make in your life. It may also be one of the more difficult things you will do. Creating a self-inventory and doing some basic preparation can make a big difference in the way you view yourself ... More...

Real Gratitude is Rooted in True Giving. If any rewards and recognition program is going to have any real measurable and long-term positive effect it must be based on this concept because this type of giving, which is the root of real gratitude, i... More...

There isn’t a business we know which is totally recruiterproof . Getting your people ’stolen’, ‘poached’, ‘pinched’ or otherwise taken by a competitor, or even a non-competitor, really really sucks. This is possibly a strange set of tips for a Recr... More...

Using 360 degree appraisals is a very effective means of improving management and team performance. To succeed, they have to be carefully planned and well executed. The keys to a successful 360 Appraisal • Choose a supplier with ‘proven’ expertis... More...

The issue of fairness in the workplace is a dominant theme in today's employment environment. Employers and employees alike are concerned about equity in all areas of employment, from hiring decisions to promotion opportunities to compensation and b... More...

I attended and presented at the Aquire User Conference recently to discuss Web 2.0, Web 3.0, the future of the Internet, Social Media and the impact this will have on HR. Download this PowerPoint I put together about it. More...

"How can I get more from my people? is a question I get asked fairly often. Usually, the speaker follows with a question or two about organization structure like "What's the best way to organize the group for efficiency? or "How can I re-organize t... More...

A colleague was lamenting the fact that one of her best friends at work had left the company and had taken a new position in another state. The rumor mill was grinding out tales of substantial signing bonuses and a big salary increase and she was fee... More...

Training and Development play a very important role for the growth of any organisation. In spite of all companies spending huge sums on T&D, the results are somewhat not commensurate with the spending.If one try to analyze the reasons, there can be v... More...

Employee retention is a major challenge for most of the industries, notably the ones from the services sector, the ones which are commonly referred to as sunrise industries.In India sectors like Information Technology,Information Technology enables s... More...

HR and Marketing were perceived to be as different as chalk and cheese and a few decades back, experts used to see them as two different entities.The concept of integrated management has redefined relationships between domains in a professional and o... More...

Amidst the specter of recession and ever-increasing corporate belt-tightening, cutbacks and layoffs are becoming the unfortunate companions of companies large and small. Simultaneously - not to mention ironically - talent shortages still loom on the ... More...

If you think your company can postpone succession planning for a while, consider that the retirement crisis has already created a shortage of such critical skilled workers as air traffic controllers, nurses and engineers, just to name a few. Our coun... More...

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Which social network is right for recruiting?

The Solution to the Chief Marketing Officer's Dilemma - Accurate Emotional Engagement Metrics

Talent Matters

The Perils of California Employment Law

Consider the Culture of Your Workplace

Growing the Leader in Us

Practical Ways to Help for China Earthquake

Boomers No More Eager to Retire Than Predecessors

Where is the Line on Retaliation?

Change for the Better: Organizing Your New Technical Support System

Communicating Effectively During Conflict

More Employers Broaden Diversity Due To Globalization

Changing Careers

Employee Motivation and Recognition Series: A Culture of Gratitude - Takers Vs Givers

How to prevent your staff from being headhunted

How to achieve a successful 360 degree appraisal

Are Your Employees ‘Fairly’ Compensated?

Aquire User Conference

Management In Real Life: Better Than Musical Chairs

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Switching Jobs

Effective Training Methods

Employee Retention

Establishing Relationship between HR and Marketing

Doing it Right: Planning the Shape of Your Workforce

Doing it Right: Succession Planning