Blogs / 2008 / June

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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 / June

If you have an employee with a persistent performance problem the first question you should ask yourself is, "Is it you or is it me?" Are you as the manager providing enough guidance, direction, support, and coaching? Are you telling this person ever... More...

Excerpted from New York Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. It's no news flash that companies must proceed with caution when classifying someone who provides them with services as an i... More...

It's no surprise that staffing is the most critical part of creating a winning technical support team. You can make mistakes in other areas and still come out on top if you hire the right people, but not the other way around. This article will focu... More...

The high gas prices have already added to an unstable U.S. economy. Employees are now struggling with high gas prices for their commutes to get to and from the office or place of work. HR Managers and Business Managers are and/or will stuggle wit... More...

The ability to teleconference, carry a mobile phone and connect to the Internet from almost any location has allowed people to develop creative approaches to improve workplace productivity. One of these approaches is proposed by HR professionals Cali... More...

Most people are on their best behavior when meeting with hiring managers, but some actions fall nothing short of bizarre. In a recent survey, OfficeTeam asked executives to recount the most embarrassing job interview moments they had heard of or witn... More...

Social Workers and Human Resource Managers in High Demand as Weak Economy Hits Home for Many Findings of Report, Jobfox Most Wanted U.S. Job Candidates: June 2008 McLean, Va. (June 11, 2008) - It's a sign of difficult times for many. Social w... More...

Hate writing job descriptions for a new position? I'd like to share a few tips that should make your entire team happy. When you know you can hire a new person, or as you build a case for hiring a new person, check out the team that will be working w... More...

It sometimes seems that the sheer volume of immediate and pressing details organizations must deal with everyday make it difficult to focus on the fundamentals of running a successful business. For HR professionals and senior management, getting back... More...

We have used online job boards for over a decade – you go to one of them, put a few keywords that you feel describe the position you might want to pursue, or the candidate you are looking for, click search….and….nothing. Well, not exactly nothing – t... More...

RECESSION WOES PUT VACATION DAYS IN THE RED New Yahoo! HotJobs research reveals economic downturn is leading to a summer vacation slump SUNNYVALEMay 21, 2008 Increasing workloads and threats of a recession have Americans feeling stressed and in... More...

A few months ago, I facilitated a senior management retreat for one of my clients. Managers flew in from around the country the night before to assemble at the owner's house for a homemade Italian dinner cooked by one of the senior executives. It had... More...

A few years ago the CEO of a manufacturing company hired me to coach his COO, a talented man, also stubborn and opinionated. The first time I met with him to go through his direct reports' feedback, his reaction was, "But Marshall, I don't do that.... More...

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Excerpted from Kansas Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Foulston Siefkin LLP Recently, I met a plaintiff's lawyer during a particularly expansive mediation. He was on the opposing side, and after we were throu... More...

The Tempest "The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. - Harlan Ellison On May 16, 2008, George Bush visited Israel on the occasion of its 60th birthday party and, in a speech to the Knesset conveying b... More...

So many times your open door policy has resulted in constant interruptions and last minute meetings that eat away at your day. You want your employees to be able to openly communicate with you but you also need to get your work done. What can you do?... More...

( The Beacon Group - June 10th, 2008) Earlier this year The Beacon Group, an HR advising firm, conducted a study on the state of Human Capital in Canada. We asked 4,070 Canadian executives about talent management in their companies. The message wa... More...

Although most U.S. organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premium, the average premium increase is decreasing, according to the preliminary results for the Compensation Data 2008 annual survey. The results showed the average prem... More...

Co-authored by Martin and Joshua Seldman Executive Stamina has two applications. Daily stamina is necessary to maintain energy and enthusiasm for the task at hand without steep drop offs by the end of the day. Retaining mental clarity and alertn... More...

In the rural setting of Livingston, Montana, Jessie starts her day with a scenic drive to the office. She lets the wind blow through her hair as she winds past the Yellowstone River and into town. Once at headquarters, she greets co-workers and snack... More...

Last week in Hanoi, more than 1,000 workers at one of Panasonic Vietnam's four assembly facilities initiated a labor strike. The workers are demanding a 25% pay increase up from the current average of 1.05 million Vietnamese dong (about US$65) per m... More...

We hear the recession woes in the headlines every day: 240,000 jobs shed in the first four months of this year; 80,000 workers got pink slips in March - the most in five years; for the third month in a row the U.S. employment rolls shrank. With these... More...

Remember the saying “I owe, I owe, so off to work I go?” Although compensation is the reason people work, why they choose to work at a particular place involves other factors such as the availability of training, the supportiveness of the workplace a... More...

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Dealing With a Problem Employee

The Independent Contractor Snarl

Change for the Better: Staffing Your New Technical Support Team

Skyrocketing Gas Prices - What's an HR Professional To Do?

It’s All About Results

Dancing, Smoking, Sleeping and Other Bad Interview Moves

HR Professionals in High Demand

The Better Way to Get a Job Description

Doing it Right: Getting Back to HR Basics

JOB BOARDS ARE COMPLETELY USELESS

RECESSION WOES PUT VACATION DAYS IN THE RED

How "Eating" and Organizational Success are Related

Leading With "No," "But," or "However"

Test for press releases

What Motivates an Employee's Lawyer?

Appeasement and Diplomacy

Can We Talk? Real Communication In The Age of Text Messages

Companies lack direction in "war for talent"

Health Care Costs Increase at Slower Rate in 2008

Executive Stamina: Essential Skills for HR professionals

Executive Stamina: Essential Skills for HR professionals

Has Your Office Gone to the Dogs? Maybe it Should

Labor Strikes Threaten Foreign Manufacturers in Vietnam

Recruiting, Retention and Recession; How to Recession-Proof Your Business

Linking Pay and Performance