Blogs / 2009 / February

Working across cultures is usually more interesting, if not always more enjoyable, than if we were just doing business with our own nationality. It is most likely that 60 to 70 percent of "the ways we like to do business" are quite familiar - if n... More...

Recently, I hosted a series of webcasts that will help individuals who want to promote virtuous organizational cultures and/or who are interested in organizational storytelling. In the first webcast, Professor Kim Cameron of the University of Mich... More...

One of my main motivations in Blogging is to pass along ideas, inspiration, resources, and info about causes I think help make the world a better place... We need to spread the word about hunger. Oxfam estimates a billion people worldwide... More...

Living in Charlotte, I can't help but be engrossed in the banking crisis. Afterall, we are the second largest financial center to NYC in the country and my property values are directly tied to these firms making it and not going under! The recent ... More...

Julien Dionne recently had a thought-provoking post on the LeapComp blog including the statement: “In a strong economy, one of the major arguments in favor of incentive compensation is employee retention. During a recession, the main argument is to... More...

Michael Lewis Schrock was a man people treasured knowing... A year ago today my friend Mike was killed tragically. He was in Fargo, ND. His father had died days earlier of a heart attack while doing volunteer work in New Orleans. Mike was hel... More...

Here it is 9 pm and I'm still online working. Has this become the norm in today's society? There is no such thing as a 9-5 job anymore. If you don't put in 7 days a week, you're considered lazy...at least that's the case in North America. I recently ... More...

At a time when the rollercoaster economy has thrown the business world for a loop, 10 award-winning companies have sought balance using a simple formula for success: strong benefits can build a strong workforce which helps support a strong bottom lin... More...

Every independent business owner knows that competing against the big boys for top talent has always been a tough contest to win. With their well-recognized brands and rich benefits packages, large companies seem naturally to have what it takes to at... More...

Research firm Watson Wyatt recently released “Ten Principles for Managing Employee Reward in 2009.” While I don’t agree with all elements of the list, I do strongly agree with a comment by Carole Hathaway, head of strategic reward consulting at Wat... More...

LAKE FOREST, Calif., February 25, 2009 - In recognition of the economic power of privately held businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading business-to-business internet site, recently named Accurate Background, Inc. as one of the t... More...

When I tell managers, "You've got to spend more time talking with your people one-on-one about the work," a lot of times managers will say to me, "Well, I do talk to my people; I check in with them every day: how's everything going? Is... More...

Inspiring Trust, Laughter and Creative Collaboration (especially in times of Crisis) Given the fact that budgets have been cut, everyone is being asked to do more with less, and the overall economic climate is bleak, this could have been a very de... More...

Dear Joan: I work in a small sales office, in an open cubicle/workstation situation. We are generally an energetic group, but one of the administrative staff is a non-stop chatterbox. I have to avoid engaging in conversations with her, because... More...

I am working in a Security Company where expatriates form about 90% of management team. There is nothing like career training, training and development, welfare services and salaries are very meagre.Apart from that there traces of job mismatch and jo... More...

I've been doing some research for a white paper we are writing on Best Practice in Performance Appraisals. I came across an article written for a 2004 conference on performance appraisals. The authors suggest that performance appraisals are often... More...

Thailand was known as a new star in Asia during the past decade but now everything has changed. We all faced the Asia crisis during 1997, which started in Asia and moved to another part of the world, but this time it has come another way around. Duri... More...

During the fourth quarter of 2008, the already-struggling Japanese economy shrank by over 3%. This is Japan’s worst economic performance since the mid-1970s. As a result of the dismal economic outlook, many firms in Japan have resorted to layin... More...

So you've finally built a great IT team / department and now you can't sleep at night because you are worried that everyone is going to leave. Well guess what, you're probably right -- everyone will eventually leave; however, how fast they leave depe... More...

Jason Corsello of Knowledge Infusion asks “Should organizations create a social index and rate individuals “social score”? in his blog. This question generated a lot of interesting discussion. Make sure you see the reader comments. My pe... More...

Communication can be a tricky thing and there are four steps that we can take to help us be as effective communicators as possible. They are: 1. Formulate –What do you want to say and how. 2. Send – Give out the informat... More...

"My definition of self-actualization...when you are confused about the difference between work and play." — Ken Blanchard, leadership author and consultant Years ago I worked in a company with a powerful and emotionally intelligent... More...

Out in the heat, the cold and the rain. Always on the lookout for rattlesnakes and other varmints. A cowboy’s life isn’t all fun. In many ways, traversing the dangerous, often dreary route between Texas and Kansas is like embarking on ... More...

Why Bad Networking Has Everyone Peeved By Douglas B. Richardson Networker: "Mr. Roper? You don't know me, but I got your name from..." Mr. Roper: "Oh, man, this isn't one of those networking calls, is it?" Networker: &q... More...

In this economy, many companies are trying anything to cut costs before turning to layoffs. We’re seeing variable pay and incentives components put under increasing budget pressure. Indeed, for many companies it may be a no-bonus year . And for ot... More...

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Global Cross Cultural Diversity Training: Focus Singapore

Virtuous Organizational Cultures and Organizational Storytelling

Spreading the Word on Hunger... A Worthy Cause

Stress Test Your Employer Brand

Motivating More Employees with Less Budget

Paying It Forward... Remembering Mike Schrock

How Much I Love to Work

Best Practices in Employee Benefits

Recruiting: Close the hire!

Manage Costs of Employee Recognition in 2009

Accurate Background Named to Nation’s Top Business List for 2009

Start Asking the Right Questions

A Leader’s Greatest Gift – TLCs

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: How to Deal With an Office Chatterbox

YOUR VIEWS

Asking too much of the annual appraisal

Difficulty of HR in Thailand during Economic crisis

Multinational Companies in Japan Seek Labor Cost Reduction Plans

Retention, Retention

A Question About Social Networking

How We Communicate – “Are You Talking to Me?”

Stop Working and Start Living

Pssst ... Want to Know my Secret?, says 2008 Benny Award Winner

Why Bad Networking Has Everyone Peeved

Motivating Employees When Merit Increases Are Cut

	Good Guy = Bad Manager :: Bad Guy = Good Manager. Is it a Myth?

	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

	Rewards, Vacation and Perks Are Passé; Canadians Care Most About Cash