Blogs / 2010 / August

Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a premier provider of background checks and drug testing based in the San Francisco area, will present an online webinar – “Legal Risks of Social Network Sites and Employee Screening” – with the Northern Californ... More...

Continuing the focus on team building from my last two blog posts, here are further approaches to strengthen your team – as a leader or as a member: a) Be careful of team building exercises that promote “teaminess” as an end in itself. Lasting teamwo... More...

Being the leader is hard, especially when you need tocounter the natural tendencies that separate you from the people you manage.Knowing what these propensities are can help you avoid them. Here are our top three to watch out for:&nb... More...

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Social Media has changed the way people use internet. With exponential growth in registered users and an even higher one in content shared over the social networks like Facebook, social media presents a lot of opportunity for different business funct... More...

What’s your biggest concern in the next six months? WorldatWork recently reported the results of ComPsych Corp. survey asking just this question of HR managers. The answer itself is not surprising: “Maintaining employee productivity and morale” ... More...

Lately we at Knowledge Infusion have been spending a ton of time working with HR and IT organizations trying to help them understand the best structure for their ownership and support of various HR technology initiatives. The term HRIS ha... More...

You know your solution. You understand your buyer’s need. You know how to sell. You understand the competition. You know how to price your solution, how to pitch it, how to run a presentation, how to follow up. You know the pitfalls, the follow-up pr... More...

Sales enablement is the new new thing: technology is taking over a lot of the solution discovery and data-sharing parts of a seller’s job. Obviously, that leaves sellers either playing catch up - knowing only a portion of the data that buyers show up... More...

Health care reform compliance deadlines are closing in on us. I have been asked by numerous clients and plan professional about "action items" that should be in place after September 23, 2010. So I thought I would share them her... More...

By Karen Zastudil Networking, even to a seasoned professional, can seem intimidating or scary at times. The reason for this is due to the fact, that networking can be positive or negative! We don't often think of "negative" networking. Not knowing... More...

Don't fall for the myth that the path to success is catering to your boss's style and preferences. Your boss's style and preferences may or may not be smart business practices. Your best path to success is to make sure you get clear and realistic... More...

The best of the best make their life and work a quest for excellence and understand that there is a difference between success and excellence. Success is often measured by comparison to others. Excellence, on the other hand, is all about being the... More...

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As more and more workers around the world work remotely, the "conference call" has become a standard form of communication amongst workers of all generations today. Knowledge Infusion works daily with organizations around the world helpin... More...

"Green Queen" Uses Eco Message to Connect With Clients Sustainability has become a key selling point in the real estate industry. This is why Susan Singer, senior vice president of sales for The Corcoran Group and a self-proclaimed "eco-b... More...

Positive Leadership Do you feel appreciated by your company managers on a daily basis? Do you consistently have the opportunity to do your best work? Are you clear about what is expected of you? Does your manager provide you clarity and focus? ... More...

What’s your investment plan for workforce improvement programs? An Accenture survey of CxO level executives (and a few HR pros) found recognition, incentive and training programs held steady or actually increased in the last 12 months. As Inc... More...

What better way to spend a weekend than by thinking about your corporate recruitment strategy? For those of you now rolling your eyes, roll them back this way and press play: http://www.youtube.com/v/id0uHBuhXtY?fs=1&hl=en_US The Green... More...

Have you seen the effects of success blindness? It is a condition where success can be your greatest impediment to growth and succeeding in the future. Success hides many ills. It masks fundamental weaknesses in the business. And can lead to poor... More...

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Strong leaders – whether in appointed roles or taking leadership action – build highly effective teams. Where teams have been effectively organized and led, the list of team outcomes have led to dramatic improvements in productivity, customer service... More...

In the United States some of the best and brightest employees and managers are products of another country. They are well educated, motivated, hard working and truly valuable assets to the company they are working for. In many cases they are highly p... More...

Benefit plan design, administration and documentation is not thrilling stuff. But when things go wrong, it can be very exciting. As a plan sponsor, there is no "perfect" plan design that you can latch on to for every plan and ne... More...

What do you think? Are we in for a double-dip recession? Seems to me that the economic pundits are waffling hard on this topic. In a Bnet article, Margaret Heffernan seems to think so, but she offers great advice for what to do in a double-dip – g... More...

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Webinar Featuring Safe Hiring Expert Lester Rosen Reveals Legal Risks of Using Social Network Sites for Employee Screening

Team Building Tips and Techniques

Avoiding the Tendencies of Poor Leaders

KPI Dashboard

Social Recruitment

How to Bounce Back from Extreme Downsizing

HRIS? - What's in a name?

You have a buying process problem, not a selling problem

Buying Decision Enablement: put the human side of decision making into the work flow

Pay Attention: Required Notices Under PPACA

Networking Know How

"Myth 3: Don't Fall for the Myth That The Path to Success is Catering to Your Boss's Style and Preferences"

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Positive Leadership for Happy People – Creating Positive Results

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HR Data Management: Gains Through Employee Empowerment

12 Steps to Building Highly Effective Teams

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