Blogs / 2009 / May

e-mail one Attention: Human Resources Joe Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found hard at work in his cubicle. Joe works independently, without wasting company time talking to colleagues. Joe never thinks twice about assisting fello... More...

Test for Dementia Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately . OK? Let's find out just how clever you really are.... First Question: ... More...

I was inspired to write this blog by a meeting with one particular client but I have to say that I had similar conversations with many people all week. Funny how lots of people seem to be thinking the same things at the same time. This client was ... More...

Task repetition, Receiving Resume through Email, Managing Resume in Excel and Outlook folders, communicating to multiple stake holders in Sourcing value chain, Job posting in various Jobsites, Searching for Passive & apt Candidates are the order ... More...

Co-authored by Lerzan Aksoy and Timothy Keiningham The landmark Ipsos Loyalty Study, the largest study of loyalty ever conducted, found less than 30 percent of US employees say they are loyal to their company. Only about 25 percent of US employees... More...

In times of uncertainty and upheaval like – we’re now experiencing – we turn to “experts” to tell us what’s going on and what we can expect. Don’t believe a word of what they are uttering. Numerous studies sh... More...

It's all the rage. Or one could say it's all the ‘Twitter’. If you are, “LinkedIn’, or have a “Myspace” and ’Facebook’ account, it can all be very exciting. You might as well, “Flickr” and don’t forget to, ‘YouTube.” If those terms are confusing to ... More...

The quick and simple answer to this often repeated question is a resounding, “YES!” Despite my strong feelings and the even stronger legal precedence in support of having an employee handbook, I find in my journeys that most small business entrepren... More...

Through the prime cost-cutting and downsizing years of the late 80s and early 90s, corporate executives would draw a cynical reaction whenever they mouthed the words, people are our most important asset. Now, when they say it, we are more likely to b... More...

Growing up in the Vietnam Protest Era, it took me a while to warm up the military. I was one of those who opposed the United States involvement in Vietnam and thought Country Joe and the Fish (whose only claim to fame was appearing at Woodstock in 19... More...

Talent in an organisation is susceptible to inconsiderate handling. An ill-managed talent will always contribute to the regretted attrition levels of the organisation. The widely used saying ‘Employees quit bosses, not organisations!’ drives home thi... More...

In a time of ongoing layoffs and insulting and insensitive reality-TV proposals for programs where employees get to decide which colleagues are made redundant, it was heartening for me to see in two prominent American publications that many compani... More...

Why do people quit? An article in the Gallup Management Journal indicates that while about 50% of people leave for better pay or career advancement 37% left either because of bad management or a lack of job fit . That means over one third of yo... More...

Last week we spoke in one of my blog posts about benefits administration outsourcing as it relates to cost reduction for buyer organizations. And reducing benefits-related expenses and the cost for administering them is, of course, critical in today’... More...

Great story about the future of pensions and perks from USA Today. As part of our overall HR Technology StrategyMap services, we are seeing the exact same thing with more and more organizations looking to drive additional costs out ... More...

It all went pretty smooth. We posted the Jobs in Jobsites, put it up for Employee Referral & hired couple of consultants too. The position was critical & we wanted to have the best of Candidates. We interviewed 10 Candidates, shortlisted 2... More...

Social Site recruiting is growing and the companies who can successfully navigate this medium will have a definitive edge. HR recruiters already have a long "to do" list so how do you successfully navigate social site recruiting? Lets use LinkedIn ... More...

Whether you love 'em or let 'em drive you crazy, we all know people who seem to have unending motivation to make the absolute most out of every minute of every day. At work. At Play. Without prompting or prodding, they always have energy for growing... More...

In times of uncertainty and upheaval like – we’re now experiencing – we turn to “experts” to tell us what’s going on and what we can expect. Don’t believe a word of what they are uttering. Numerous studies show that expert predictions are wrong. The ... More...

I am sitting on a conference call with a team of people. We are discussing dealing with stress. There are lots of ideas. Some people are exercising. Some have taken some time off. Some are diving into work. All of these ideas are good ones. I... More...

Continuing on the theme of my last post , in multiple studies employees consistently say what they want in the workplace is recognition for a job well done. Just as consistently, managers and company leaders aren’t getting the message. In a surv... More...

Many companies invest millions on employee recognition programs, yet a huge percentage fail to measure the effectiveness of these programs, leaving their CEOs in the dark on how recognition efforts are impacting the organization and its employees. A ... More...

With so many people on the hunt for jobs you would think a recruiters life would be easier, and in many ways it is. There is no shortage of qualified candidates applying for jobs. This creates an interesting situation for recruiters. Instead of picki... More...

History has shown that new employment laws and regulations typically follow periods of societal change or economic turbulence. Right now we’re experiencing both: between the new presidential administration and the economic recession, we can cou... More...

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eMail from Human Resources

Test for Dementia

The Sixty Percent Leader

The Big Disconnect in Recruitment Ecosystem

Why Managers Should Care about Employee Loyalty

Why Managers Should Care about Employee Loyalty

Don’t Believe Those “Expert” Forecasts

Leveraging social networking in the workplace

Does Your Company Need an Employee Handbook?

Make Your Attitude an Asset Think of Your Employees as an Investment

Happy Memorial Day - Hire Former Military

The Satans and The Gods of Talent - Part 1

Avoiding Layoffs * The Benefits

Turnover: Surprise... it's not all about the money.

“Up”ing Employee Engagement in Benefits Administration

The Future of Work...searching for the next perk..pensions??

Source Chaos

How To Use Social Site Recruiting

6 Things that Make Successful People Tick and Tick and Tick...

Don’t Believe Those “Expert” Forecasts

The Best Coping Strategy. Bar None.

Do What Your Employees Want * Say Thank You

Effective Measurement of Employee Recognition Programs Can Benefit the Boardroom and Beyond

Warning! Resume Overload!

AS RECOVERY BEGINS, PREPARE FOR THE WAVE OF EMPLOYMENT LAWS

	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