Blogs / 2008 / July

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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 / July

Just as competition for customers intensifies during an economic downturn, so does competition for talent. Throw in demographic change and a shortage of skilled workers and the result is a very tight talent market. During a recent Aberdeen survey of ... More...

So often when things go wrong we blame a failure of communications. Communication missteps contribute to poor product launches, lousy customer service, and disgruntled shareholders. Even losing sports teams cite communication problems between players... More...

Contrary to popular belief, not every teen or twenty-something wants the 9-to-5 office job and its salaried pay. In fact, according to a recent survey, 40 percent of 18-29 year olds see themselves as a career hourly worker. That's virtually tied wi... More...

By Daisy Miller, Chief Clinical Officer with Hollywood Pavilion Most business owners face the common and costly problem of worker stress whether they are aware of it or not. In a recent Gallup Poll, 80 percent of workers said they feel stress on... More...

For online training instructors, creating meaningful performance assessments for online training is a critical issue. Nowadays, most online training instructors like to evaluate what learners learnt during the learning process through traditional... More...

Janet and Kawas have worked together for three years. From the beginning, they've argued over their responsibilities on shared assignments, requiring their manager's intervention each time. Their disagreements are becoming increasingly strident and t... More...

Many people consider their pets to be members of the family. The thought of relocating "Fluffy along with the rest of the household goods creates a concern for both the transferee and their employer. For a safe, healthy and happy relocation with pet... More...

By Jeff Kiger Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN A Mayo Clinic-spawned weight management company is on the move with a new CEO and a push to bring its device and program to market. Muve Inc., based on research from founder Mayo Clinic Dr. James Levine,... More...

By Mike Temkin If you are not taking advantage of every opportunity to communicate appropriately with your current and prospective workforce, the consequences might be detrimental. A current employee might think you are taking them for granted, whil... More...

By Joyce Maroney Today’s challenging economic climate creates an opportunity for human resource professionals to significantly increase their value to their organizations. How? Because their role provides them with a broad and employee-centered vi... More...

Most people don't want to admit to themselves - or to anyone else - that they may be stuck in their jobs. That is, until it may be too late, according to according to ClearRock. "Unless a job is interfering with one's personal life and causing re... More...

The Changing Global Market Place Talent Management has risen to become a global issue, affecting more organisations than ever before, with 67% of Global Directors already taking the issue seriously into account (Deloitte Global Talent Pulse Survey... More...

At one time or another, most employees you manage will have personal problems that hinder their job performance. Often, the problems aren't serious and employees can quickly return to normal productivity. But in some cases, deeper personal pro... More...

Networking works. Groups are formed to promote it. Companies sell how-to lessons. So Networking must be wonderful--right? Many corporate contracts go to "somebody who knows somebody." Quick. Easy. That's been the political-payback system since... More...

Excerpted from West Virginia Employment Law Letter and written by attorneys at the law firms of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC The general rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is that employees aren't entitled to compensation for travel tim... More...

By Ken Keis, President and CEO of CRG - Consulting Resource Group International, Inc. A proper assessment/measurement strategy can offer amazing freedom, clarity, direction, and release to individuals and organizations. Recent research has discovere... More...

By Ken Keis, President and CEO of CRG - Consulting Resource Group International, Inc. Rodney Dangerfield may have said it best: “I get no respect.” He could have been HR’s poster boy. Why is it that HR continues to get no respect or lacks credibilit... More...

Hire the Right Person—the First Time! by Ken Keis, President and CEO of CRG International, Inc. Hiring the right person the first time doesn’t happen by accident; it happens by design. Hiring the “wrong” people costs you money and time, not to ment... More...

BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM TRAINING By John Ayala, senior vice president of service and operations, ADP TotalSource Business owners are struggling to do more with less in today’s changing economic environment and are exploring new ways to stretch t... More...

It always amazes me how people are so quick to give a vendor a second chance when they have been treated so poorly in the past. Recently I was asked to make a presentation to a potential client who said they were looking for a new vendor for their se... More...

Janet Rae-Dupree of the New York Times asks an interesting question: Why do some people reach their creative potential in business while other equally talented peers don't? Whether you are a senior leader tasked with developing others or an ambit... More...

What CEO's say they want Human Resources leaders to do in their organizations, and perceptions about the HR function in many organizations are as far apart as Terre Haute and Timbuktu. Several years ago the cover of "Fortune magazine depicted a... More...

Why buy a company when you can cherry pick the employees? Companies often acquire other organizations to attain talent, and do not realize all of the costs involved other than the initial sticker price. Goldmines of Talent. Some companies ar... More...

Employee data breaches are becoming more and more common for companies. Lately there are more and more news stories about data breaches, averaging up to 4 or 5 per week in the media. Sometimes it is the missing laptop that was stolen from someone’s... More...

Increasing energy costs are impacting all aspects of our daily lives and seem to be here to stay. In response, many organizations are focusing on cost savings that can be achieved through more efficient use of energy. Unnecessary energy use may be ... More...

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Coping During a Talent Shortage

Communicate… or Else!

Introducing the ‘New Collar’ Workforce

How to Relieve Stress in the Workplace

Online Training Needs Assessments: How to Measure Learning Performance Effortlessly

The ‘Evilution’ of Workplace Conflict

Relocating Pets with Reassurance

Mayo-spawned weight-management company pushes ahead -7/1/2008

New Media and Old Techniques Support Recruitment, Retention and Workplace Productivity

Omniscient HR: Use Technology to Become a Strategic Asset at Your Organization

Seven Signs That You May Be Stuck In Your Job

The Global War on Talent: Keeping One Step Ahead

How to Counsel Employees Who Have Personal Problems

Networking. . .Why?

When Must You Pay For Travel Time?

Assess for Success - Creating Greater Value in the Workplace

Happy Staff

Hire the Right Person - The First Time!

BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM TRAINING

Second Chance?

Keep Growing Into Success

What CEO’s Say They Want from HR Leaders

An Economic Decision

Passwords and Security

A Buffer against Rising Energy Costs