Blogs / 2010 / October

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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 / October

In my last post , I talked about recent research from Towers Watson on the important role company culture plays in a company achieving its strategic objectives. Other research from Randstad confirmed the same: “Two thirds of working adults... More...

New Paradigm-People are Not Your Most Important Asset—the RIGHT People Are. Successful CEO’s have always understood that the recruiting selection process must be systematized and linked to revenues and profits. Are you confident your company is ... More...

CRUISING THE SIX SIGMA HIGHWAY. Six Sigma is driven along a powerful road map called. DMAIC—Defines, Measures, Analyzes, Improves, and Controls. This system provides incremental improvement for existing processes not meeting specifications, including... More...

Hello Everyone. I've been researching I-9 compliance. One source says that an employee can not put a PO Box for their address. Does anyone know if a PO Box will result in non-compliance fines in an audit? More...

My last blog post highlighted the big problem of a culture of fear within many teams and organizations. In the middle of preparing today’s post, I’m doing some fall clean up in my garden while listening to a radio panel discussion on the ... More...

Employees are our biggest asset and investment, so shouldn't we expect to get the greatest ROI from their service? Many business struggle with the issue of keeping employees (whether old or new) engaged in their jobs, but few seem to have answe... More...

Employees — or even owners — may suddenly need a lot of time to look after an aging parent. Small businesses are ill-prepared for the growing effect that elder-care issues will have on their workforces, not to mention their bottom lines, experts sa... More...

LBi Software Chosen to Present a Session at the Southern New England User Group Fall Event LBi Software has been chosen to host a session on employee benefit enrollment at the SNUG Fall 2010 Meeting to be held at the Farmington Marriott in Farmi... More...

There is no question that the way we learn has changed dramatically over the last several years. Our own experience in working with training and development has taken us on a journey into the unknown – online learning. Even though I have taught onlin... More...

John looked from his computer to the sullen face of Hitler and smiled. He had posted the photo in his cubicle weeks ago and it still gave him pleasure. In his right-hand middle drawer John kept a gun. It was not your ordinary pistol, rather, a... More...

Does a brand like Harvard, Stanford or MIT bring extra value in leadership training? Should you send your emerging corporate leaders there for executive training? Think hard about that: The value gained from such executive management courses is signi... More...

Flow States Are you working in an organization where managers help employees enter into flow states to be more productive? Do employees at your workplace believe that their managers help create a workplace where flow states are nourished? I c... More...

A recent survey of more than 400,000 employees across various industries by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) showed that “nearly half of executive teams lack the information they need to manage effectively because employees withhold vital in... More...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration announced issuance of a final rule requiring disclosure of fees and expenses associated with management of their 401(k)-type retirement plans. Under the rule, worker... More...

What role do you think the culture of your company plays in the company’s success? Wait. Let’s back up. What do you think your company culture is? Intimidation? Get it done at any cost? Supportive? Innovative? How does that culture influence people’s... More...

There was a time when you could get a job straight out of school, or even not have completed school, and become employed and remain employed for 30 years or more. Nowadays, you pretty much need post secondary education to get a job, and as you may kn... More...

Christmas is a time of joy and gift giving, a time of office parties and bonuses. But what will you do for your employees to make sure that they return in the New Year motivated and ready to increase performance and move your organization forward? Ho... More...

Learn how to create hr practices that will also create more money for yourself and your company. Effective communication techniques result making you feel better about yourself as you make a difference in your company. Come to my webinar on October 2... More...

T. Reed Gary Talent Acquisition / Recruiting has traditionally included: identifying & engaging candidates; screening; selection; negotiation & closing; reference checks & drug tests; and even on-boarding / orientation processes which... More...

Goal Setting Are you working in an organization where managers help employees develop goals to be more productive? Do employees at your workplace believe that company developed goals help them become more productive? I coach a number of mana... More...

"Success is every minute you live. It's the process of living. It's stopping for the moments of beauty, of pleasure; the moments of peace. Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of the journey." — Jennifer James, Suc... More...

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2016. The plan is about workers, accountability and doing what works. The Plan includes the five following goals: 1. Prepare workers for good jobs and ens... More...

Productive Employees Are you working in an organization where managers develop employees to be more productive? Do employees at your workplace believe that company perks help them become more productive? I coach a number of managers who are s... More...

This week I’ve discussed the death of trust and loyalty in the workplace and the dehumanization of the workforce , but I didn’t offer many solutions. Of course, I believe the obvious solution to much of the outfall of these practices is strate... More...

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News

What Type of Company Culture Do You Have?

Recruiting and Selection Risk Management

Excellence in Recruiting and Selection through Six Sigma (Part 2)

I-9 audit

Thoughts that make you go Hmmm on…Courageous Conversations

Do you hate your employees? Do your employees hate you?

Is Your Business Prepared for the Silver Tsunami?

LBi Software Will Sponsor the SNUG Fall 2010 Meeting

THINKING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM!

Performance Management Turned Dangerous...

Should your company pay for Harvard-style executive training?

How Managers Create “Flow” Experiences

A Culture of Courageous Conversations – Speaking Up and Listening – Overcomes the Price of Fear

DOL Issues Final Rule on 401(k) Fee Disclosures

Why You Should Care about Your Company Culture

Is Going to College Still the American Dream?

Engaging Staff for Christmas

HR That Works Webinar - October 20th, 2010

HR That Works Webinar - October 20th, 2010

My Sourcing Toolbelt

How Goal Setting Creates Happy Workers

Celebration is the Pause that Refreshes

DOL Strategic Plan FY 2011-2016 and the Role of the OFCCP

Happy Workers Are Productive Employees - Truth or Fiction?

Rehumanizing the Workforce: Telling Stories that Resonate