Blogs / 2009 / June

The current economic climate has increased the demand for the management and monitoring of distributed teams within organisations. Distributed teams are a group of individuals/staff who work across time, space, and organisational boundaries through a... More...

Seth Godin writes, “Change is the new normal” and that “If you and your company are not taking advantage of change, change will defeat you” in his book, Survival Is Not Enough (p.6). It is hard to argue against the statement that change is the o... More...

Compounding economic pressures, most U.S. healthcare organizations saw an increase in their health insurance premium. Although the average premium increase had been decreasing in previous years, the numbers are up again. The 2009 Compensation Data ... More...

Does the presence of a visible tattoo affect an employee’s performance? Differences of opinion exist around this issue. Some organizations claim that the presence of a visible tattoo can affect a customer’s perception of the goods and services be... More...

In my last post I discussed goal setting which is the first step on the path to success. I mentioned that goals have to be measurable and have a time table associated with them. This week I am going to discuss the reason behind the time table requi... More...

Last week’s post included this quote from The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler: “Without cultivating a pliant mind, our outlook becomes brittle and our relationship to the world becomes characterized by fear... More...

On Wednesday, June 17th, the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Pensions and Labor approved regulations aimed at bringing to surface concealed 401(k) fees that are thought to be compromising the security of Americans’ retirement funds. The bi... More...

I discovered this company called PureIQ ( www.pureiq.com ) a few weeks ago. They are offering pre-employment testing. The greatest thing about their system, you can select multiple subjects (ex: CISSP certification + Cisco Networking... More...

Laid off workers today are competing in one of the toughest job markets in the nation’s history and struggling with increased financial pressures. A new CareerBuilder survey finds that, despite the hardships many of these workers are facing, t... More...

Continuing on the change management theme of my last post , how do you effect positive behavior and culture change in your organization? Values-based employee recognition helps manage this change process by clearly showing employees how the... More...

Are you stuck in a measurement loop, measuring for measurement’s sake with no real action or benefit tied to what you learn? A few weeks ago, I posted about the difference between awareness and enforcement and what this means to actually changin... More...

It is becoming increasingly important in today’s market that companies are able to effectively and efficiently respond to the needs of their clients. RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) companies can be negatively impacted by processes that limit... More...

Innovative new Revenue Models for Recruiting Firms Currently revenue generation models in Recruiting are very limited in India. Staffing, Placement & Head hunting are the only income for more than 95% of the recruiting firms in India. W... More...

"When you arrive at a fork in the road — take it." — Yogi Berra, major league baseball Hall of Fame player and coach Many paths lead to higher performance. The high performance route is individual and unique for every perso... More...

The following article are partial excerpts and additional comments from the authors of the book, Inspiring Leaders: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate by John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman (authors of the bestselling The Extraord... More...

The following article are partial excerpts and additional comments from the authors of the book, Inspiring Leaders: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate by John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman (authors of the bestselling The Extraord... More...

The following article are partial excerpts and additional comments from the authors of the book, Inspiring Leaders: Unlocking the Secrets of How Extraordinary Leaders Motivate by John H. Zenger, Joseph Folkman (authors of the bestselling The Extraord... More...

Independent Contractors: The Employer’s Way to Have an Un-committed Relationship By: Michael L. Elkins, esq. In these uncertain economic times, employers are increasingly looking for ways to hire employees without the burden of having t... More...

One of our free services allows subscribers to receive a couple of my featured articles every month. We seem to have a wide variety of subscribers ranging from magazine editors who reprint my materials as regular columns or articles, bloggers, intern... More...

Human Resource managers are pulled in many directions, especially in the current economic climate of layoffs, downsizing and furlough programs. Continued monitoring of your employees’ behavior is the workplace is now more impor... More...

Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Democratic Members and the staff of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) have been working to cultivate laws “to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce cos... More...

Diversity is difference. It is a natural phenomenon, intimately related to uniqueness and identity. There is a rich world of discovery awaiting us when we are ready to fully encounter diversity. But first we have to lift our heads above the bustle ar... More...

As a leader your principal job is to create an operating environment where others can do great things. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. The growth and development of peop... More...

The economy is not going to recover anytime soon. I blame this largely on the derivatives market. The existing derivatives exceed the total GDP of the entire world. This is what has driven the credit/banking/investment market in the tubes because ins... More...

As part of the company's efforts to reduce costs by $1B (yes, that is one Billion), CEO John Chambers has cancelled the 2009 Global Sales Meeting and is replacing it with a Virtual Conference that will combine video and voice technologies. At... More...

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PeachyPeople.com Helps with the Management of Distributed Teams

Change and Performance Management

Health Insurance Premium Increases are Up for the Healthcare Industry

Visible Tattoos

Don't Confuse Effort With Results! - Part 2 - Methods

Can You Detach and Press Pause?

Panel Approves Bill to Expose Concealed 401(K) Fees

I found this service very useful for my staffing needs "www.pureiq.com"

Laid Off Workers Report How They’re Making the Most of a Difficult Time

Effecting Positive Behavior and Culture Change

Measuring to Drive Change, Not Just Results

Effectiveness and Efficiency are Key in RPO

Innovative Business Opportunities for Recruiters!

Change Checkpoints and Improvement Milestones

Emotion: The Channel for Inspiration

Emotion: The Channel for Inspiration

Emotion: The Channel for Inspiration

Independent Contractors: The Employer’s Way to Have an Un-committed Relationship

Leaders Don’t Play the Blame Game

HR Dos and Don’ts for a Legally Compliant Workplace

Senator Kennedy’s Affordable Health Choices Act

Lets stop hijacking diversity

Real Leadership

Thoughts on our economy:

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