Blogs / 2008 / November

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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 / November

This is my 150th blog on HR.com. As a result, I would like to ask for help create a list of actions that help build employee engagement. Employee engagement is always top of mind for HR professionals, and a 2007/08 Melcrum confirms widespread inter... More...

We define a high performing employee as someone who meets or exceeds reasonable, but demanding expectations on a consistent basis. We are continually amazed at the number of organizations that have an unacceptably low percentage of their total employ... More...

Business books, magazines and newsletters are full of recommendations about becoming more efficient. They talk at length about the importance of the bottom line and incremental gains from reengineering and total quality efforts. And they talk about h... More...

If you're an HR manager or administrator in an organization with more than a few hundred employees, you know the challenges associated with managing change in your workforce. If your organization is risk-sensitive, such as in a regulated industry, or... More...

When a new employee shows up for their first day at a new job, they face a mountain of paperwork, a bleak office or a stark and empty cubicle, a bunch of strange faces, a new role to learn, and a new company to learn how to fit into. You as the emplo... More...

Either your VP of Human Resources has told you they need an onboarding system, or you're looking for ways to cut costs in HR and you came across this strange term. Why this system, and why now? Your VP, consultants, and your own independent research ... More...

On the aisles of the expo hall at IHRIM '08 in Orlando last month were no less than a dozen vendors with an onboarding product. It didn't take much more than three booth stops to come to the conclusion that there are as many definitions of onboarding... More...

Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the number of religious-discrimination complaints against employers has gone up by 67%. To address that, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued new guidelines for employers on what’s considered a ... More...

There are a growing number of dual-income and single parent families that depend on the income of working women. Meanwhile, these women may also be juggling childcare and eldercare responsibilities. Today's women are not only facing greater financi... More...

Recently, a member asked for “views on competencies relevant to junior, middle and senior level employees.” Definitions for competencies vary, but Michael Zwell describes them in an easily understandable fashion when he writes “the most useful defi... More...

Influencing is the ability to change the minds and decisions of others without necessarily having formal authority to do so. And this capacity lies at the heart of leadership. The art of influencing and leading can be learned, much like swimming, but... More...

Over two thousand years ago, a young man in his eighteens had this intense desire to seek out the truth. He discovered that there was a man in his town he could go to in his search for wisdom - and this wise old man was Socrates. He met this philosop... More...

Now the question is, which organization should you join? Who will hire you? Should your focus be on the social sector or the private sector? These might be the questions you are asking at the moment! To start with, I would urge you to find a job on m... More...

The challenge with aligning functional IT areas with the business lies in undertaking practical measures that form the foundation for alignment. This can be particularly challenging for the network organization, as much of what the group does is - an... More...

The Cobbler's Kids: My formative years as a Human Resources professional were mostly in a variety of High Tech Companies. Throughout those years I often wondered why the HR departments always seemed to have some sort of psychological disorder. Rar... More...

According to the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), depression affects about five million women working outside the home each year. For many women, the economic reality of our times has forced them to make adjustments in their lives ... More...

An article in the Denver Post warns college graduates about the risks of embellishing resumes during the economic downturn (see article here: http://www.postnewsads.com/RealWorld/articles.asp?type=jobs&title=resumefraud ). It’s true that the job... More...

Feedback does not come in just one flavor. You probably already serve at least one to your employees. There are more to choose. All of them can assist your employee engagement efforts. This posting will quickly, simply define and describe the thre... More...

As identity theft becomes an escalating risk for Americans, we find that the Oakland Mayor’s office failed to conduct a background check on an intern who turned out to be an identity thief and embezzler (read story here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-b... More...

Following the fund fraud cases of Tom Petters for the past few weeks leads businesses on Wall Street to a very hard reality: charm is not an indication of trust, it’s an illusion. As noted today in his home state’s Star Tribune , ‘a simple backgroun... More...

Employee morale is a fuzzy issue at best. Measuring morale can be difficult and inconclusive since employees will often not reveal their true feelings. But make no mistake about it. Employee morale has a major impact on productivity and ultimately pr... More...

The U.S. election today reminds us of the effort needed to support succession management. Planning and integration are two important components of succession management. I recently read a Financial Post article which quoted a small business owner... More...

It's not true in every organization, but it is true in many. Managers often don't understand their employees. They don't know how to motivate, inspire, and correct people effectively. As I work with my clients, I hear the same questions repeatedly: "... More...

Misinterpreting other people’s intentions creates one of the biggest challenges I see in much of my coaching and training work. I suppose this is a natural part of human nature. Often, the only frame of reference we have for interpreting other people... More...

Given the state of the economy, many companies are looking for ways to cut operating costs, while simultaneously increasing employee morale. Sound like an HR nightmare? It needn't be. There is an easy and cost-effective solution that accomplishes bo... More...

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Managing Workforce Change with Personnel Action Notices (PAN) and BPM

Using Microsoft SharePoint for Acculturation Onboarding

CEO to CEO: Why You Need An Onboarding System

Employee Onboarding: An HR Technology Seeking a Definition

EEOC issues new religious-accommodation guidelines

How HR Can Help Address Gender Disparity in Life Insurance Coverage

Competencies For All Employees

Having and Using Influence

In Search of Wisdom

How to Find a Job

Three Keys to Aligning the Network Organization with the Business

Top 3 HR Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Women Suffering From Severe Depression Due to the Economic Slowdown

Background Checks, the Economic Crisis, and the Rise in Resume Fraud…

The 3 Feedbacks That (Can) Matter to Employee Engagement

California Mayor’s Office Hires Identity Thief…

A Lesson from Wall Street, Always do a Background Check…

Low Employee Morale

A Manager's Role in Succession Management

The 5 Be's of Motivation

Focus on Behaviors and Not Your Interpretations

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