Blogs / 2010 / 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 / 2010 / March

If you are a single adult reading a news story about a teenager killed on a motorcycle because he wasn't wearing a safety helmet, you may feel sorry, shake your head, and continue reading. However, if you just bought your 18-year-old a motorcycle and... More...

If a candidate is "reaching", "tuning" or "shading" their resume, they will frequently tell you not to contact a current employer. Candidates are advised that this makes them appear more valuable within an organization. They are advised to check a "n... More...

Through the eyes of a child ... A mother was driving in afternoon rush-hour traffic, having just picked up her 7-year-old daughter from school. While Mom drove, the little girl worked quietly, drawing pictures in a notebook on her lap. Af... More...

Leading and Influencing Co-Workers One of my executive coaching clients is working on increasing her ability to influence other members of the executive leadership team. I am coaching her to become a better listener, and to help team members be... More...

Continuing on the theme of what you should avoid as you take on a Recognition Resolution , be sure not to complicate the simplicity of recognition. When making recognition available to all, which we’ve seen is most effective with peer to peer recog... More...

Bad Day? 5 Tips to Keep Your Motivation A couple of weeks ago I had a bad day. Actually, it was a terrible day. Every piece of news I got was disappointing. Did it affect me? I still have bruises from the rock I tried to hide under. Guess what?... More...

Resilient Managers and Jerk Bosses One of my senior manager executive coaching clients is working on leading her boss and helping her to do her job better. I am coaching a several middle managers to better lead their boss, and help team members ... More...

It is very cumbersome for users, at times, to type through passwords and logon ids to runm view and print a simple report. I've just found an easier way: provide them with an MS ACCESS Database. Once you build the Tables, li... More...

What does Toyota’s ongoing recall problems and Tiger Woods’ infidelities have in common? They’re both a great source of material for comedians and late night TV. They are also very expensive, make sensational headlines, and have tarnished stellar bra... More...

Many mistakenly think that recognition is only about expressing appreciation – telling someone thank you and moving on. In reality, recognition is about far more and, when applied strategically as in peer-to-peer recognition programs, it encourages... More...

In conjunction with the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 that provides for the extension of the COBRA subsidy period to March 31, 2010, the DOL has published new model notices for COBRA and for application for the subsidy. The notices are a... More...

The following was passed on to me by Susan Jordan, a partner in our Pittsburgh office: Taxpayers who have attained age 70-1/2 and are obligated to take required minimum distributions from their IRAs may exclude those distributions from gross income b... More...

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Posted by RecruitingTrends.com on Mar 15th, 2010 By Tim Giehll During the recession of 2008/2009, websites like Forbes’ Layoff Tracker displayed a running list of companies that laid off hundreds, thousands and even tens of thousands of ... More...

A week ago on Employee Appreciation Day, I issued a challenge to make recognition an ongoing effort and not a once or twice a year affair. With that in mind, let me offer you a few more cautionary tales on how not to recognize as you make recognition... More...

During the next few weeks signs of Spring such as March/Spring Breaks are breaking out in school districts across many areas of North America. There are also promising signs of global economic recovery – “green shots” – breaking out and starting to g... More...

The tragedy of the Ohio State University shooting is that it might not have happened had a full background check, including a reference check, been conducted by a reputable third party consumer reporting agency. Nathaniel Brown lied on his employment... More...

Let’s be clear. The terms employee engagement and employee satisfaction are NOT interchangeable. This article is one of the worst examples I’ve seen of the terms being used interchangeably, to great confusion. Why does this matter? Employees can... More...

Because the COBRA subsidy continues to be a very hot topic in conjunction with the various efforts to pass jobs legislation, Congress continues to fiddle with it. The extension of the COBRA subsidy to March 31, 2010, brings a new twist that wil... More...

Sales is a needs assessment-problem discovery/solution placement model. We use relationships and industry knowledge and well-conceived product data to align with prospects to help influence them to choose us. Now, with technology, we have eve... More...

Bob Gandee estimates that half the resumes he sees in his Mentor recruitment operation are poorly done. "There is no excuse for that," said Gandee, president of Recruiting Solutions International. Gandee is also president of Mentor-based BackTr... More...

Managers on the Way Up One of my senior manager executive coaching clients is becoming better at leading her boss and helping her to do her job better. I am coaching a several middle managers to better lead their boss, and help team members beco... More...

Do you know who the real power players are in your organization? I don’t mean your star salesperson, either. I mean those people who are the “go-to” people when you need to get something done. Who’s the mid-level associate who always brings the pr... More...

Last week we looked at various attributes of recognition done well. This week will be a few examples of what recognition is not. First up, Paul Hebert over at Incentive Intelligence and the i2i blog recently posted a couple of interesting ideas ... More...

New story from Earth Times published by Daniel Pleasant March 12, 2010 Log into HR.com to see entire story. Mobile telecoms operator MTS-Ukraine transforms talent acquisition and delivers substantial ROI with StepStone Solutions including annu... More...

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News

Create Immediacy to Generate an Emotional Response

When should a current employer be called?

Perspective Matters: Where Are All the Jerks and Idiots?

Leading and Influencing Co-Workers – Engagement by Listening

Don’t Complicate the Simplicity of Recognition for All

Bad Day? 5 Tips to Keep Your Motivation

Resilient Managers and Jerk Bosses: Dealing with a Jerk Boss

ACCESS MACRO

Doing Good is Good for Business and How We Do Anything Means Everything

Recognition * More than Just Appreciation

DOL Issues Three New Notices and Revised Model Notices for COBRA Subsidy

IRA Distributions to Charity Excluded from Gross Income

Human Capital Supply Chains - The Book Trailer

HR’s Missing Link - Why Human Capital Supply Chains are critical for post-recession success.

Thoughtless Rewards & Methodologies * Bad Recognition Practices

The “Soft” Side of Productivity Improvement is Really Hard

THE REALITY OF A BAD BACKGROUND CHECK – THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY KILLER

Understanding the Difference between Engagement and Satisfaction

COBRA Subsidy Extension With a Twist: A Change in Eligibility

The Job of Sales Must Expand

The Secrets of Job Hunting

Managers on the Way Up: Assertive Diplomacy

Don’t Ignore the Hidden Power Players

Wisdom on What Not to Do

TalentManagement-Editor's blog 329 March 12, 2010