Blogs / 2008 / December

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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 / December

Starbucks Loses Round in Battle Over Union The New York Times reports that the National Labor Relations Board has determined that Starbucks committed unfair labor practices by terminating three baristas and engaging in other improper activities ... More...

Bradley-Morris, Inc. (BMI) Contingency Recruiting Firm

Hiring military is a great business strategy because the talent is top notch, and military job seekers are more open to new career opportunities than retrenched passive candidates. A recent post at our HireMilitary.com blog from military HR consult... More...

Layoffs have claimed jobs from more than 2 million workers this year, including some 533,000 who lost jobs in November alone, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mental health experts at ACI Specialty Benefits believe that many of... More...

As the economy remains unstable, many business owners and human resource managers are forced to downsize their operations, but businesses must aware of the proper protocols prior to initiating layoffs. That’s why CalBizCentral, a division of th... More...

Finding Hidden Profits in Unusual Places in Your Organization There are many messages landing in your inbox these days. The vast bulk (beside the amazing “pharmaceuticals”) pertain to running your core business and “how to&rdquo... More...

By Laura Simcox, SPHR, Solution Manager – Human Resources, Perceptive Software With the current economic downturn, human resources (HR) departments are looking for ways to eliminate inefficiency and introduce new cost saving measures. From... More...

1/4 Recession: The Human Capital Challenge By Jack Keogh www.JackKeogh.com Year end is a good time to take a look at what you might need to adjust in your HR department. Here are some ideas to mull over during the holidays. You might decide ... More...

By Linda Finkelstein, Founding Partner and Lisa Ryan, Senior Consultant MICA Consulting Partners A growing number of business leaders are learning that in order to set their people up for success they need to provide support and recognition, oppo... More...

The problem that a lot of firms are faced with today is that they don’t fully understand the advantages technology offers. This is due to a lack of knowledge, understanding, in-house expertise, lack of time and the general confusion surrounding... More...

See the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I don't remember ever making a blanket recommendation about a film. Even close friends have different tastes, and I try to take that into account before suggesting someone see something I like. But this is dif... More...

Frank’s holiday decorations make an appearance before the first snowflake has fallen each year. He doesn’t even wait for Thanksgiving to let the festivities begin; after Halloween, it’s all fair game. A string of alternating red and... More...

Employee Engagement is more than a buzzword. Health care organizations that place a high value on actively cultivating a Culture of Engagement will stand apart from their peers – and enjoy better business outcomes. The numbers don’t lie: ... More...

Leadership is about inspiring action in others. And beyond that, the most effective leaders inspire not just action, but excellence, in others. Isn't that what we all aspire to do as leaders or managers? However, too often the ways we manage people l... More...

What is your age? How long have you worked here? What is your gender? Which is your ethnic/racial category? These questions seem innocuous enough, but can make some respondents uncomfortable. The same people that will tell you they ha... More...

Organizations have embraced employee surveys to better understand and act upon employee perceptions. In fact, between half and three quarters of large U.S. companies regularly conduct employee surveys. Why? The answer is simple: People like... More...

It’s hard to know exactly what you’re getting when you hire someone. According to CareerBuilder.com, one in 10 people lie on their resume. If these presumably professional people are lying, what do you know about the people walking in off the street ... More...

According to research at HR Solutions, a shocking 75% of the U.S. workforce is Disengaged. The majority of those employees are Ambivalent (59%), leaving a mere quarter of Actively Engaged Employees. With such a low number of Engaged Employees, it is ... More...

“Pay packets to shrink as slowdown dents growth”; “Worst is still to come….”; “Salary cuts of between 15% and 25% on the cards for…..” These are just some of the headlines screaming out of leading newspapers. So what does an organization do abou... More...

Despite an economic slowdown and widespread layoffs, companies cannot afford to lose the talent war. In a knowledge- based, talent-centric global economy driven by ideas, the company with the best talent wins. Period. Jettisoning employees in fina... More...

Tip #10: Stop re-arranging the deck chairs. The greatest problem with change is that no one wants to admit that it can happen to them. The big three automakers kept ignoring signals from both the consumer as well as the market place. Be honest... More...

There is no performance grace period for the US president-elect in his first 100 days, nor for new financial managers, who are expected to produce results immediately, a recent survey suggests. One in five (21 per cent) chief financial officers (CFOs... More...

When times get tough, when people get stressed, and when they are faced with a crisis, it is interesting to observe how many people seem to suddenly become skilled in the Art of Blamestorming. Loosely defined Blamestorming is a meeting of like-minded... More...

Contributors to this article: Susan Johnston, Director Human Resources, East Alabama Medical Center Ken Lott, Vice President of Operations, East Alabama Medical Center From 2003 – 2007 East Alabama Medical Center’s (EAMC) annual Empl... More...

Avizent Sees Renewed Interest in Alternative Risk Programs and Increased Demand for Integrated Claims Management Services COLUMBUS, OHIO (Dec. 18, 2008) - The volatile, uncertain economy and historical upheaval in some segments of the insurance ... More...

Set The Pace For A Healthy Workplace 2009 Six years ago the Global Corporate Challenge® (GCC) set out to tackle the alarming increase in chronic illness directly linked to the sedentary lives of our corporate workforce. Shane Bilsborough,... More...

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NLRB Ruling Against Starbucks

How Hiring Military Veterans Helps Your Company Save Money – Part 2: Staffing Hard-to-Fill International Positions and Assignments

Happy Holidays - Here's Your Pink Slip

CalBizCentral to Conduct Free Web Seminar on Layoff Do’s and Don’ts Jan. 7

Finding Hidden Profits in Non-obvious Places

Take Control of the Human Resource Paper Trail, by Laura Simcox, SPHR

Managing Human Resources in an economic downturn

Coaching 2.0:How SaskEnergy integrated high-performance coaching into the fabric of the organization

Companies who lack technology also lack profitability

Slumdog Millionaire Has a Message for You...

Candy Canes in Your Pen Bowl

The Engagement Dilemma: An Investment or a Cost?

Are You Trying to Get the Most or Best From Your People?

Why Race Matters in 2008: Should you code for race/ethnicity in your next Employee Survey?

Survey Says...Making Sense of Employee Survey Options

Pitfalls of standard background screenings

Selecting for Engagement and Retention

Dilemma of talent development in an economic downturn

Never Forget It’s The Talent

Counting Down The Top Ten Tips For Leading Yourself And Others In An Economic Downturn

Hitting the Ground Running

The Art (or not) of Blamestorming

CEO Gets a Buzz Cut as Employee Survey Participation Rate Reached 91.5%

Approaching Hard Market Sounds Warning to U.S. Businesses for 2009

Reduce Sick Days & Increase Productivity