Blogs / 2010 / 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 / 2010 / June

The HR leader magazine celebrated its ten year aniversary and 200th issue by making some predictions about the next decade. One of the major challenges will be talent management. Leading organisations such as Oracle are building a strategic respon... More...

Professor Jeff Jones and Dr.Daniel Johnson from the Queensland University of Technology provide a number of practical suggestions on how to secure lasting collaboration within a business. They argue that for collabortion to be effective, the workf... More...

There are a number of excellent resources which help organisations to be more responsive to the needs of their customers. I recently discovered a publication produced by the Australian Parliamentary Ombudsman which provides practical assistance o... More...

Part-time employment provides an opportunity to increase the skill base of your business. Case studies highlight that part-time arrangements need careful planning and good policy. Getting the best from part-timers requires: * Great communicatio... More...

In a recent article on team resilience Eleanor Shakiba outlined ways to help build this capacity within your workplace. Five of her suggestions are: * Encourage realistic optimism * Use a range of problem solving tools * Nuture self confidence... More...

A recent 8th Circuit case involved a bank teller who suffered from morning sickness and abandoned her teller station daily on numerous occasions and sometimes was unable to complete a pending transaction with a customer. The evidence showed that the ... More...

In a recent case, an employment agency was sued by the EEOC for not referring a Muslim female to an employer who had a facially neutral safety-driven dress policy prohibiting all employees from wearing loose clothing or headwear of any kind, includin... More...

In a recent 8th Circuit case, the Court addressed issues of whether or not an amendment to a pension plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADA). The employer had laid o... More...

We are informed that the U.S. Department of Labor and many state labor departments are clamping down on employers that use unpaid internships. Therefore we thought it important as the summer hiring season is in full swing to repeat an article on crit... More...

Immediately upon becoming president, President Obama issued Executive Order 1396 stating that the government would require Federal contractors to post notices notifying employees of their “rights” under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). On M... More...

Although many economists have predicted the U.S. may see a very modest economic improvement in 2010, pay increase budgets have continued to decline over the past year. The newly released 2010 Compensation Data Services survey results show pay increas... More...

Though many companies lack the structural framework to enable proper director oversight of sustainability programs, they rarely consult outside expertise, according to a report released today by The Conference Board. The report, Sustainability in the... More...

You can help your employees improve, even on the most intangible performance issues if you start focusing intensely in your regular management conversations on spelling out concrete solutions. If an employee is failing to meet quality standards, ... More...

By Barbara Zimmer, LCSW, Former EAP counselor at Middlesex Hospital Be Portion Conscious We’ve probably all heard about the “French paradox”. They dine on fat laden croissants, cheeses, pastries, and sauces, yet on the whole as a population, re... More...

"Leadership is about coping with change. Part of the reason it has become so important in recent years is that the world has become more competitive and more volatile...doing what was done yesterday, or doing it 5% better, is no longer a formula for ... More...

"Fully 90% of managers squander their time in all sorts of ineffective activities... the smallest proportion of managers we studied – around 10% – were both highly energetic and highly focused. Not only do such managers put in more effort than their ... More...

"The cruelest lies are often told in silence." — Robert Lewis Stevenson, 19th century Scottish poet, novelist, and essayist We can't build a team or organization that's different from us. We can't make them into something we're not. Failing to fol... More...

Imagine for a moment that you are a department manager in your company, and at this moment Bob, one of your best workers, arrives late, yet again. Ever since his mom had a stroke and he has had to take care of her, not only has he been late for work ... More...

Manpower Inc. recently conducted a talent shortage survey of over 35,000 employers across 36 countries including 2,000 US employers to find the most in-demand jobs. The result was that skilled trades jobs remain the most in demand both in the US and ... More...

What would you think if you walked by a colleague's office and saw him or her staring blankly out the window? Perhaps a snide comment popped into your head just now such as "must be nice to have all that extra time". The truth is, some of the most... More...

What’s keeping you up at night? In Silicon Valley it’s the same as it’s always been – retention and recruiting. The recession made no impression on the talent market here in top tech industries. One SVP of HR reports “he still has to pay top dollar... More...

I recently was contacted by the Human Resources Director of a high-tech Silicon Valley company. She was interested in me speaking on career mojo and employee engagement at the company leadership retreat in Northern California. She specifically wanted... More...

Importance of informal mentoring Dr. Catherine Burr In researching the link between mentoring and advancement for women, several key components were identified that further support the recommendation that women will advance faster and to higher p... More...

Everyone appreciates a little appreciation at the end of the year. Historically, companies have shown their appreciation with holiday cash bonuses. J.P. Morgan & Company set a precedent in 1902 when they provided each of their employees a full-... More...

I bet you that in 15 seconds, I can read your personality and tell you what your skills, strengths and weaknesses are - and how to make it work for you in business. Reading personalities is an art form, and an extremely potent way of connecting wi... More...

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BUSINESS COLLABORATION BUILT TO LAST

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GETTING THE BEST FROM PART-TIMERS

DEVELOPING TEAM RESILIENCE

PREGNANT LADY TERMINATED

SAFETY POLICY TRUMPS RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

PENSION PLAN AMENDMENT DID NOT VIOLATE ADA

UNPAID INTERNS AND OTHER THINGS

FEDERAL CONTRACTORS REQUIRED TO POST PRO-UNION NOTICE

Services Pay Increase Budgets Decrease in 2010

Boards of Directors Need to Oversee Corporate Sustainability More Effectively, Says Report from The Conference Board

"Constant Improvement Works, Even With the Most Intangible Performance Issues"

Forget Dieting part II

More Change Demands More Leadership

Leaders Focus on Reflection and Renewal

A Checklist for Changing Me to Change Them

Tips for Caregivers in the Workplace

THE WORLD'S MOST IN-DEMAND JOBS IN 2010

Making Time for Strategic Thinking

Forget Your Top Performers. Worry about Your Second Tier Instead.

7 Common Career Mistakes – Confusing the Mode You’re in

Informal mentoring and advancement

Holiday cash bonus? 81% of companies say No

How to Identify Your Personality, Strengths & Weaknesses in 15 Seconds and Make It Work For You