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

I was reading an article today about a famous women tennis player Justine Henin who retired from the game of tennis at the ripe old age of 25. I’m sure there are a number of us who wish we could have retired at such an early age. I don’t think Ms. ... More...

In most households in China problems are solved by making a ‘cup ‘o cha’, and offering a listening ear. The tea itself is not the point. It’s just the fulcrum, or tool, that you use to leverage the problem. ‘Tea?’ is the universal word for welcome;... More...

As in any downturn in nthe economy and job looses across the organization chart, the question arises as to whether the vacated organization charts "blanks" will ever be filled in again. In many cases the HR function will continue to list empty organi... More...

So many times we see the same type of job postings on job boards and newspapers and wonder why employers even bother posting them in the first place. Stating that a position requires X years of experience doing this, and Y years of experience doing t... More...

Last month I was privileged to be a part of a VBusiness Expo panel on corporate training and, along the way, came across several interesting ideas that I wanted to share with you. One of the presenters was Scott Randall attacking issues of trying ... More...

One needs to have dreams, plans, strategies to be successful in any venture. This is a basic requirement. If you do not know what you want, where you want to reach and how you want to reach (your mode and plan for success), you certainly cannot reach... More...

The 6th annual Expedia.ca and Ipsos Reid survey reports that 29% of employed Canadians are not taking all of their yearly-allotted vacation days. This figure is up from the 21% found in 2007 and if your company has similar rates to the national aver... More...

Unquestionably, the effective management of talent has to begin at the very top of the organization. The senior management team needs to spend a significant portion of its time focusing on talent management. Just how big a portion is hard to specify ... More...

We are putting together two manuals, one is an Employee Handbook and the other is Management Policies. We are looking for HR professionals in large companies to provide their opinions on what policies should go into each. If you believe you can hel... More...

"Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yo... More...

Excerpted from Oklahoma Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and many employers have started thinking about adding stud... More...

America has a “crack” problem and I’m not referring to drugs. I’m talking about cleavage and low-riding pants for starters. I was enjoying a glass of wine with some HR executives recently and as the conversation turned to d... More...

Mention Compensation to most HR Generalists and the usual reaction is either an inadvertent shudder or a blank stare. Compensation may be the least understood specialty within the Human Resources function. My goal in this article is to try to demysti... More...

One of my favorite magazines is Men's Health. If I were a business owner, I'd buy a subscription to Men's Health or Women's Health for every one of my employees. In a recent issue, 24 year old center-fielder for the Boston Red Sox, Jacoby Ell... More...

Help desks in companies implementing telework programs will experience a higher volume of calls and requests than normal, especially during the first month following implementation. Without proper planning and infrastructure in place, the help de... More...

Escalating fuel costs and the turbulent state of the economy are taking its toll on employees. "The more employees are paying at the pump and at the grocery store, the more stressed they are at work. And, this stress is hitting the bottom line,... More...

Is your workforce loyal to your company or self-motivated? If your business suddenly went through a very bad patch, which of your employees would stay and work all the harder to get you out of it, and which would look for new jobs? More often than no... More...

Here's a short article I wrote offering employers reasons not to use performance improvement plans (PIPs). Skip the PIP I would love to hear reactions from HR professionals, managers, and employees who have been involved with PIPs. - Alex More...

Like it or not, conflict between people is inevitable, yet fair and acceptable resolution is not. In business as in life, people interact and their differences lead to conflict, and often to dispute. As Roger Fisher, William Ury and Bruce Patton wrot... More...

To some it may seem counterintuitive to invest in a customer survey during an economic downturn. However, a few clients have recently asked us to help them with this type of project. It's likely they realize the importance of always staying in touch ... More...

13 Tools for Resolving Conflict in the Workplace, with Customers and in Life by Lee Jay Berman Conflict happens. It is inevitable. It is going to happen whenever you have people with different expectations. This makes conflict management critical... More...

This morning, a Reuter’s article confirmed that the Tata Jaguar and Land Rover acquisition is now complete. When I think of a Jaguar, I still think of a British product even though – since my childhood – the company has been owned by Ford Motor Comp... More...

As our enterprises continue to work at improving profitability, one aspect of struggle is often either not used or underused. This is the use of job satisfaction on the part of the individual employee to suggest methods and procedures improvements. T... More...

Isn't too much attention being paid (re: collaboration) to the technology of the computer and to the wonder of its togetherness. . .without considering what's really needed: expertise! Expertise comes of experience. Yes, anyone's expertise can be s... More...

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News

Knowing When To Quit

The Importance of Tea

Organization charts - filling posts or consolidating positions?

THE FUTURE OF JOB POSTINGS

New Hire Orientation in Second life

Resources, Tools and Methodologies for Talent Acquisition, Hiring and Recruitment

Comprehensive Wellness Programming - Vacation Benefits

Management Priorities

Policies - Employee Handbook and Management

Accept What Can't Be Changed and Change What Can Be

Strict Safety Requirements For Teen Workers

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Crack Problem

Compensation 101 – Salary Structure Design

Being Ready For The Big Break

Help Desk Support for Teleworkers

Employee Assistance Programs Take Aim at Stress of Rising Prices

Where Did Loyalty Go?

Performance Improvement Plans

The Huge Costs of 'Being Right'!

What Are You Thinking? A Customer Survey in This Market?

13 Tools to Resolving Conflict in the Workplace, with Customers and in Life

PM: An Anchor in a Sea of Change

Job Satisfaction and Better Profits Go Hand in Hand

Collaboration: expertise needed, not just technology and togetherness