Blogs / 2008 / August

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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 / August

Travel, entertainment and other non-PO expenses represent a significant outlay for most organisations, but many concede that they exercise poor control over their expenditure. Frequently relying on in-house spreadsheet templates to capture and alloca... More...

A global study, "The State of Employee Engagement 2008, finds that Generation Y employees are the least engaged in the workplace on four continents. The new report was issued by Princeton consultants BlessingWhite. The study explores workplace a... More...

One of the most popular definitions for employee engagement is discretionary effort. But when you ask the question - "Discretionary effort for what?" - the answers can go in a lot of different directions, and they're often not very strategically tar... More...

Does your payroll match your org chart? I hope it does. There are many reasons why you need these two sources of information to match. There are requirements for accurate org charts within ISO, SOX audits, gaming commissions, energy legislation, an... More...

Avoid hype as a form of persuasion. But remember that the absence of hype doesn't mean the absence of opinion. Hired to help an investment company develop and shape their message, I listened to four executive vice presidents as they presented their... More...

What kind of employee are you? Do you begrudgingly drag yourself into work each day? Do you resent feeling obligated to show up? Or do you enthusiastically hop out of bed itching to get to work and into the next exciting task? And what about your wor... More...

A bright line differentiates client advocacy in mediation from other forms of client advocacy. Good lawyers know the difference and are getting much better results from mediations than those who do not make this important distinction. As the lega... More...

In Kentucky Retirement Income Systems v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, No. 06-1037 (June 19, 2008), the United States Supreme Court interpreted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to permit Kentucky to increase disabled public... More...

Excerpted from New York Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. In today's technological climate, it seems that almost every employee, from the CEO to the rank-and-file worker, uses some ... More...

You may have heard about it. You may be actively doing it. But chances are many of you are still wondering what it's all about. Online networking, that is. Professional online networking is the most important career management tool to come alo... More...

When it comes to salaried employees, training and on-boarding receive your full attention. You conduct research, come up with snazzy slogans and meaningful acronyms, hire experts, measure retention…and repeat. But what about your hourly employees? ... More...

Business is now conducted in a global village where the practices are as varied as the cultures. While the differences are often subtle, they are all united by a single purpose: finding and retaining the best people in order to build successful team... More...

On July 28, 2008, a new law came into effect in Korea lengthening the time that foreigner laborers can work legally in the country. This regulation applies to lower level workers, often employed in the construction and service industries by both Kor... More...

Alison Green poses an interesting question in her blog on U.S. News. She asks readers whether or not a manager can be liked. In her opinion, a manager should expect not to be liked. She writes “the best you can hope for, as an effective manager, is ... More...

The official Olympic website www.olympic.org contains a section entitled “Olympic Personal Trainer” in which athletes give advice about achieving goals. Common threads in the responses include the need for a clear focus, support from others, prepar... More...

Do you read white papers to help you make decisions and learn about new technology? White papers can provide a wealth of information on a number of topics at no cost. The Wikpedia definition for a white paper is as follows: “A report or guide that o... More...

There are several mistakes people make regarding a 401k plan, but these seem to be the five worst. 1. Opting Out: If your company offers a 401k plan, you may or may not be required to participate. If there is no participation requirement, your bi... More...

As of late, my spyware scans reveal an increasing number of unwanted items on my computer. Just last month my anti-spyware software typically discovered an average of 2 to 5 items during each scan while this month, the average number of items has ju... More...

Karla Brandau, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional)

On our last trip to Zurich, Switzerland, my son wanted my husband and me to bring him back an authentic Swiss Army knife. Steve and I shopped until we found the ultimate knife as pictured above and brought it home to Mark. It was well made, had s... More...

Article Published in ET - Emerging India - 10th December 2007 Refer Gundlapally Ramalinga Reddy (Commonly known as GR) A VERY PERSONNEL TOUCH If you can't afford an HR department for your small business, help is at hand. A new breed of HR firm... More...

The eagerly-awaited Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court, No. D049331 (July 22, 2008) decision on California meal and rest periods is out, and the news is encouraging for employers. The court decided that the lower court should hav... More...

Last night I had a conversation with a police officer. We talked about profanity directed at a person and name calling. The question was what a person can do to manage the hostility and stop the offensive speech. He and his partner are assigned to... More...

Imagine that, a couple months ago, you bought a house in a nice new development. The house is only ten years old or so and looked good when you bought it. You paid more than you had thought you would have to in order to live in the area, but you're s... More...

Everyone has clients that are a pain in the butt. Frankly we are probably that way for a few key suppliers we have where we really push them to the limits. If you want a constructive and very funny way to say goodbye to them check out www.serverbeac... More...

"I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days." Daniel Boone, American frontiersman and pioneer Many team and organization change and improvement efforts are lost or badly bewildered. Decades of studies have consiste... More...

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News

Expense Management: From Efficiency to Effective Procurement

New Global Report Finds Gen Y Employees Least Engaged

Getting the Most From Your "Discretionary Effort System"

Payroll Versus Org Chart Discrepancies Cost $800,000

Take a Point of View

Management In Real Life: Psychologically Invested?

Sincere Opening Statements Bring Best Mediation Results

Supreme Court Charts New Course in Pension Plan Case Interpreting ADEA

BlackBerry® Use May Lead to Overtime

Everyone’s Talking about Online Networking

Beyond basic training: Three tips for getting the most out of hourly workers

Retaining Talent: How It’s Done in China and India

New Regulations Regarding Employment of Foreign Workers in Korea

Can A Manager Be Liked?

The Gold In Goal Setting

Selecting the Right White Paper

The 5 biggest 401k mistakes your employees can make

Protecting Personal Data

The New Global Marketplace Requires the Versatility of a Swiss Army Knife

HR for SME's - Husys Consulting

California Court of Appeal Decides Compliance with Meal Period Obligations Requires an Opportunity

Words Filled with Power

So You’ve Got a Beef. Now What?

SEO and Talent Acquistions systems

Why Most Change Programs and Improvement Initiatives Fail