Blogs / 2009 / June

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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 / June

During a Practice Safe Stress and Team Building workshop for legal assistants and support staff of a major law firm, a paralegal, with an edge in his voice, recalled a frustrating encounter with one of the firm’s partners. Apparently, misinformation ... More...

Poor hiring decisions are costly mistakes that can range from 150% to 300% of an employee’s base salary. Financial losses include expenses associated with hiring and training, low employee morale and decreased productivity. Plus, poor hiring choices ... More...

Part of the on-boarding process for most in-house recruiters is the completion of the pre-employment background check. The challenge is that they are typically under intense pressure to complete the hiring process quickly and to get the new person ... More...

Decision making during a crisis is the ultimate test for a leader. Especially when the problems are complex, roles become ambiguous, and urgent decisions get made hastily or pile up. The results are confusion and sometimes even paralysis. A leader ca... More...

Some good news for the HR technology and Talent Management technology vendors in the space based on informal poll. A few things to remember:Don't go out blindly, be prepared with new business processes before speaking with vendorsTry to b... More...

For five consecutive years, we have seen a significant upswing in online classroom enrollment as companies shift from in-person to online instruction. According to current research, virtual learning, whether in real-time or at the learner’s o... More...

There’s plenty of evidence to show that we’re in the midst of a major world shift. We’re living through another of dozens in a centuries-long line of disruptive pivot points. Part of nature’s rejuvenation is a phase of cleansing and purging. This usu... More...

There are several ways to enhance listening effectiveness, especially when engaged in a complex or emotional exchange. A fundamental technique is "Active Listening." Here's an acronym to help transform less than attentive or self-centered listening i... More...

“I’m sorry, but the company has no choice,” said the Boss fixating his eyes on the table and waited for Siddhant’s response. Siddhant knew there’s no point discussing further because the management had finalized to get rid of him and any reasoning wi... More...

Speed and greed are today’s obsessions. To do more and do it faster isn’t something, it’s everything. People are richer than ever in material goods—at least in the Western world—but it still isn’t enough. They run ... More...

A federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a ruling affecting the remedies an employer may seek when a departing employee misappropriates information stored electronically in Lasco Foods, Inc. v. H... More...

Once a critical part of the manufacturing process and still a major part of transactional processes for the past two decades, the quality function is now at a crossroads, according to a report by The Conference Board Quality Council. Through inter... More...

As the recession grinds on you have a choice to make. If you look carefully among all the whiners and worriers you will see the opportunists. They are the people who are quietly building their portfolio of skills and abilities…poised for the n... More...

Hi,Well, I'm entering the 21st cyber century, if not kicking and screaming...certainly, belatedly blogging. Actually, I must give credit to Brenda Pianezza, HR.com, Website Development and Content Manager, bpianezza@hr.com. She wants to posts my writ... More...

I was recently at the VirtualEdge 2009 conference in California with our CEO to check out the industry's thoughts on virtual technology. It is being used by early adopters for a number of things including User Conferences, Trade Shows, Conferen... More...

I recently received this question from Vijender B. via my blog: “How important is this for the company to have their employees motivated in terms of their work related issues and moral support? How important do you consider the employees’ issues ... More...

U.S. Companies in Canada: How to Survive the Employment Law Minefield Companies Turn to Human Resource Outsourcing to Ease Growing Pains Toronto, Jan 26 – While opening an office in Canada is an exciting way to expand into new mar... More...

Excerpted from Georgia Employment Law Letter written by attorneys at the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP Q: Now that it's getting warm (or should I say "hot"), some employees are wearing less and less to work every day. It doesn't re... More...

In tough economic times, it is easy to feel stuck—stuck in the wrong job, stuck in a failing company or stuck in the unemployment line. But a slow economy does not necessarily mean that you have to remain stuck. In fact, getting stuck at work u... More...

"There are two kinds of people in the world: those who make excuses and those who get results. An excuse person will find any excuse for why a job was not done, and a results person will find any reason why it can be done. Be a creator, not a re... More...

In previous entries on this topic, I have noted that we should be continuing to receive guidance from the Department of Labor and the IRS on how to administer the subsidies. Once employers got past the notice period, the task of administration ... More...

The June issue of my monthly e-newsletter, The Leader Letter, went out last week. In it I included an item from my April 30 blog posting responding to a workshop attendee who read one of my articles with a chart on moving from casual or moderate to i... More...

There are so many job boards out there today that the process of selecting one for your company is more difficult than it needs to be. When selecting the right type for your company it is important to consider these things: What type of applicant ... More...

Laughing in the Face of Layoffs"How can the person displaced or downsized see both the danger and opportunity in career change or disruption? Can we learn, even, to both cry and laugh at this career crisis turning point?"To be able to see the comic ... More...

Strategic Confrontation of a Company CEOQ. I am the HR Director at a small company. I have been asked by the head of our small company to counsel my boss, who is the company CEO, about his tendency for insulting employees and making racist comments ... More...

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Transforming Conflict: Replacing Blaming "You"s with Tactfully Assertive "I"s

Choose Wisely-Now Is The Time For Strategic Hiring

Recruiters And Background Checks - How To Speed Up The Process

Getting it Done: How To Execute in A Crisis

Poll Results - Spending in 2010 predicted to be higher by 94% of respondents

How to Choose the Best eLearning Vendor

Choosing our Perspective: Invigorating or Disastrous Time to be Alive?

The Science and Art of Active Listening: The Stress Doc's CPRS Method

Better than You Think

There's No Time!

Missouri Court Paves the Way for Federal Jurisdiction: Misappropriation of Electronic Information

The Quality Function is at a Critical Crossroads in Companies

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Who Will be Most Promotable After Recession?

Welcome and Four "R"s of a PROductive Relationship

Cisco is Holding this Year's Sales Conference Virtually

Invest in Appreciation to Prepare for the Upturn

U.S. Companies in Canada: How to Survive the Employment Law Minefield

Workplace Dress Codes and Hot Weather

Top 5 Signs that You’re STUCK at Work

Leaders Take Responsibility for Their Choices

Some Additional Guidance on COBRA Subsidies from the IRS

Improving IT’s Internal Service Levels

The benefits and drawbacks of free versus paid job postings

Laughing in the Face of Layoffs

Strategic Confrontation of a Company CEO