Blogs / 2009 / March

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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 / March

In many small offices there is no one in charge of safety. In some cases, the office manager will be "responsible", but often times this gets relegated to the bottom of the list of chores. These life savings facts about emergency exit rou... More...

In my posts on this forum, I’ve examined the impact of the recession on employees, managers, and industry at large. I’ve commented on the seemingly vast research on this topic and on news reports surrounding the recession and the impact to workplace ... More...

Leadership Lessons from the Canada Goose by Chris Edgelow Every spring Canadians look to the skies for the welcome sign of geese headed home from the south flying in a common “V” formation. The scientific reason for the "V" formati... More...

Hello, I am starting to take on responsibility for the Non-US HR Operations and wondered if anyone has ideas on what to include for a Non-US (also known as international) Mission Statement. Thanks, Laura... More...

In these tough economic times, recruiters are faced with the ultimate catch-22 - Find talent without spending money - yikes! A one-two combination better left for those seeking out pain and discomfort. For everyone else, recruiters do have several ... More...

Anyone who sponsors a defined benefit plan should be familiar with the minimum funding requirements of Section 302 of ERISA. Basically, the minimum funding requirement sets forth the minimum annual contribution required to maintain the plan, an... More...

I teach an interviewing course at a local university and one of the topics that my students have the most interest in is employment interviewing. I am looking for insight that I can pass onto my students specifically as it relates to industries that ... More...

Flat is the New Up I’ve been spending lots of time lately reading about the difficult economic times that we are in. I want to be informed for my business and also be able to hold up my end at cocktail parties. So I plunge on reading and absor... More...

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif.-based provider of talent management software and services, has raised around $9 million in Series E funding, according to a regulatory filing. Backers include Meritech Capital, Bay Partners and Bes... More...

Lessons Learned 6 : March 11, 2009 - Look outside our local markets often My coworker forwarded me a YouTube video the other day, indicating the world in changing much too fast. As seen by over 1,000,000 "youtubers", its scary how fast our world ... More...

After seeing the tremendous number of layoffs in January and February, I was struck by the many reports showing the negative impact layoffs have, not just on employees and morale, but on actual company financial performance. Just look at this one exa... More...

Just as customers today are demanding “just in time, just for me” from companies, audiences are losing patience with speakers using overly theoretical or purely entertaining approaches. It’s often useful to learn “what’s... More...

By Andrea Chilcote and Susan Reece, PhD. A daunting business problem seems to be emerging in the face of the dismal economic climate. Unlike the seemingly intractable problems like the credit crunch, the housing meltdown and the stock market plung... More...

Written by: Andrea Chilcote and Susan Reece Pollyanna was the optimistic heroine of a classic children’s book. Bernard Madoff is a present day Ponzi villain. The two create a thought provoking juxtaposition of values. Today’s headline ... More...

Potential Is the Holy Grail There are three areas in which managers constantly struggle. One area is deciding who to hire and where to find good talent. The second is deciding who to invest the time in turning around, and the third is determining ... More...

Perhaps the most overlooked dimension of managing people is the understanding of what motivates people and what satisfies people about their work and their employer. The best managers, without question, are adept at reading people and knowing how to ... More...

I can’t seem to read any news outlet now without seeing multiple stories about cutting costs, especially managing employee costs. It seems companies are trying anything to avoid layoffs – furloughs , pay freezes , even pay cuts (which, according to... More...

For years, the research on Employee Engagement has centered on how managers and organizations can build higher levels of Engagement in the workplace - a continued focus on what Best Practices can be employed to make a workforce more Engaged. Simply p... More...

Visit my blog: http://workforceengagement.blogspot.com . Provocative thoughts and questions on workforce engagement and culture building. I hope you enjoy! And, you don't actually have to burn after reading... Steve ... More...

Lessons Learned: March 10th –Print vs Online. In the fall, major media followed the story of Computerworld no longer offering a print version and moving all to online. Recently Newsday started charging for content see http://new... More...

Co-authored by Daryll Neuser and Daniel Barker It is probably safe to say that every labor relations professional, union-side and management-side, is anxiously looking forward to the spring of 2009. The reason is that most pundits believe that th... More...

Outsourcing certain administrative human resource (HR) functions often makes good business sense, especially in today’s hard economic times. However, along with outsourcing’s “pros” come a number of “cons,” includi... More...

In the interest of full disclosure, a significant chunk of my livelihood depends on companies bringing people together -- in meetings. People are mad as hell : * The government is doling out hundreds of billions of dollars to keep business... More...

Dear Joan: I am very disheartened by a situation here within my corporation. We have imposed a "no increase" rule until our profits return and the economy stabilized. My head accounting manager submitted a request for increase for one of h... More...

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News

Life Saving Facts About Emergency Exit Routes For Your Office

Tell Me * How Is the Recession Changing YOUR Company?

Leadership Lessons from the Canada Goose

Non-US HR Operational Mission Statement

Tight Budget Requires Savvy Recruiting

Make Sure To Make Minimum Funding

Interviewing Insight for College Students

Flat is the New Up

Cornerstone on demand raises series E round ...

Lessons Learned 6 : March 11, 2009 - Look outside our local markets often

Counteract the Negative Impact of Layoffs

Beyond the Hype and Fluff: Let’s Get Practical

A New Recipe for Lemonade: Simple Ways to Thrive in Turbulent Times

Pollyanna and the Ponzi Predicament

The Seduction of Potential

Dealing With Your Employees Effectively

Layoffs, Pay Freezes, Pay Cuts, Furloughs * What to Do to Keep Your Best Workers

Why the Lopsided Look at Employee Engagement???

Burn After Reading

Lessons Learned: March 10th –Print vs Online

The Employee Free Choice Act: Get Up to Speed on Interest Arbitration

The Employee Free Choice Act: Get Up to Speed on Interest Arbitration

The New Secret Weapon for Improved HR Performance: SaaS for Human Capital Management

Meetings... Can't Live with 'em, Can't Live without 'em

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Myopic Manager Doesn’t See Big Picture