Blogs / 2009 / February

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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 / 2009 / February

So you’ve decided you don’t have expertise you need inside your organisation. What are you going to do about it? This article looks at your options, and evaluates in details the tools available to help you find the best available consulta... More...

The world of business is changing more rapidly than ever before. With the ongoing turmoil in the markets, most business owners have more questions about running their companies than they have answers. Even the most independent business owners and... More...

As the saying goes, a team is only as strong as its weakest link. With organizations fully dependent on their employees to drive company performance, it is critical that each individual is held accountable for his/her work. Maximizing employee output... More...

The social nature of many workplaces provides the perfect environment to get to know your co-workers. Between get-togethers every Friday after work with alcohol, food, and possibly music (which leads to dancing) and the softball and volleyball teams,... More...

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) recently reported that over 65,000 previously profitable Chinese companies had collapsed during the first half of 2008. Many more companies are facing restructuring. The Chinese governme... More...

The airwaves have been rife with importance of company culture on employee productivity. From Columnist Harvey Mackay (access requires subscription): “In tough economic times, when companies need to re-evaluate raises and bonuses, a po... More...

The story that made headlines this past summer of the San Francisco IT administrator who locked top administrators out of the city’s network for several days should spark some serious discussion among HR professionals. The incident was a class... More...

For some of you, the title of this article may fly in the face of what you have read about successful leaders – that they need to have specific attributes and style to be successful, or that they create such high-performing teams that they beco... More...

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There are many factors that will influence which organizations come out strong at the other end our current economic turmoil. One of the most important: * Will the good people stick it out until and when things start to turn around? ("The good... More...

Employee mentoring programs are becoming increasingly common in both larger and smaller businesses. Just as large corporations will find that there are a number of advantages to having a corporate mentoring program, smaller businesses will find that ... More...

Excerpted from Benefits and Compensation Law Alert Sandwiched in with all the infrastructure development and green energy provisions of President Barack Obama and the Democrat's economic stimulus plan are several provisions that affect employee be... More...

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ fell further in January. The index now stands at 96.6, down 1.0 percent from the December revised figure of 97.5, and down 18.6 percent from a year ago. “The Employment Trends Index&t... More...

Yesterday a representative of my wireless provider called. I was up against a deadline and didn’t have time to complete their customer service survey. There was nothing I could say to dissuade the rep from reading her script, in i... More...

Introduction The world that we are seeing around us has not been created or built in one day. In the beginning everything was new, fresh, and small in size, simple and fewer in numbers. With constant changes, evolution, improvements and collaborat... More...

Introduction Most of the countries all over the world are going through this phase of economic recession. Many old and big companies have already been brought down on their knees to bite the dust. Many companies as well as countries have become ba... More...

Introduction That day evening when you were enjoying that party with your family and friends, you received a call on your mobile and the screen was showing, “Boss is calling”. What did you do? Did you answer the call or did you let it ... More...

25 Motivation skill questions I. Introduction about motivation skill Questions below will help you interview candidates about their motivation skill. II. Interview questions of motivation skill 1. Describe a project you were involved ... More...

Office gossip is nothing new. But with fears of layoffs abounding, employees have been sharpening their ears, resorting to eavesdropping. Because of this, HR professionals have seen a rise in rumor-spreading in the workplace over the past 12 months. ... More...

Back in the '70s, experts forecasted that robots would take over some human functions in the future. As a child, I vividly imagined a robot cleaning the house from top to bottom for me when I grew up. But though computers, and yes, robots, have taken... More...

Desperate times call for desperate measures, they say. In the middle of the current recession with layoffs abounding, a trend has been emerging - that of the furlough: time off without pay for an extended period of time in lieu of being laid off. Com... More...

If a year could be captured by an image, 2008 would be a roller coaster. Political, social or financial, it was a year of emotion. With stories of fear leading in the news, managing reaction and creating hope in 2009 will be the greatest challen... More...

In response to my recent blog: “Dealing with rude behavior.” J. Rafael Castaneda wrote “the issue is more pressing when the subordinate has to deal with a rude and brusque supervisor and all of the above will not work in that case.” Joan Lloyd s... More...

You are getting this because you are a subscriber to the Navigator Newsletter.After many years of sending you the Navigator in plain text, we are providing you the option to upgrade to a prettier version. (No charge/no cost--still free)If you are hap... More...

For nearly 40 years, women have been delaying childbirth longer and longer, partly to launch careers. Now, this trend may be ending. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123371049941845977.html?mod=djemCJ Posted by Chart Your Course International We... More...

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Business Coaches: Do You Need One When Budgets Are Tight?

Dashboards: Ticket to Success in Gauging Work Performance

Mixing Business and Pleasure: Dating in the Workplace

China Increasing Efforts to Ease Economic Recession

Does Your Company Culture Hurt Productivity?

How HR Professionals Can Play a Role in Protecting the Enterprise

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10 Strategies for Maintaining Commitment in Tough Times...

Mentoring In The Workplace

What Obama's Economic Stimulus Plan Means for Employee Benefits Plans

Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI)™ Continues to Decline Sharply

Start Your Own Stimulus Plan With Renewed Client Interaction

The Making of a Great Company – Stages in the Life of a Company (Part I)

Global Economic Recession, Lay-off’s and its Impact on You – Survival of the Fittest

Boss is calling – Understanding the Psychology of Bossism

25 Motivation skill questions

The Case of the Eavesdropper

Death of the Headhunter?

The Furlough

The Emotional Roller Coaster

Dealing With a Rude Boss

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