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 order to establish a prima facia case in disability, among other things, a person must show they are qualified to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without accommodation. In the case at hand, the Minnesota Federal District Court... More...

A Minnesota Court of Appeals had an opportunity to look at a situation where an owner was clearly attempting to persuade an employee to have sexual relations with him as well as to potentially become his new spouse. Without regard to whether the con... More...

The 8th Circuit has had another opportunity to review circumstances under which the corporate veil can be pierced, making, in this case, shareholders and officers potentially liable for contributions to union employees’ fringe benefit funds under ERI... More...

The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today that Employment Screening Resources (ESR) has successfully proved compliance with the Background Screening Agen... More...

“Owe no man anything but to love one another. ” Paul, a Jewish rabbi and early Christian apologist. I think that it was Lord Polonius in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” who said, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and ... More...

‘Turn prospects into buyers with content marketing.’ ‘Create opt-in permission to deliver content through email using the drip/nurture system.’ ‘Deliver content to develop trust and authority.’ What, exactly, do these claims mean? And how is ... More...

Reason for writing Coach Yourself to Win: I recognized that there was a sizeable coaching gap in the corporate world between those executives at director level and above—in whom companies are willing to invest—and all others. Beyond that, everyday... More...

Employee Motivation Are you working in an organization where managers know how to motivate employees? Do employees at your workplace believe they will be justly compensated for a good performance appraisal? I coach a number of managers who do... More...

Employee trust in and loyalty for the employer has been dying a slow, agonizing death for the last several decades. It began with massive layoffs in the 1970s-80s when employees who thought they had a job for life, like their parents before them, fou... More...

As you know, my brand new book, IT'S OKAY TO MANAGE YOUR BOSS, was just released. If you are a manager, I strongly predict that you will want all of your direct reports to read it asap. Please consider purchasing the book online at Amazon (<... More...

From the moment — the very moment — that I downloaded the program, I began to get emails. Emails introducing me to additional capability that I could get if I purchased the entire program. Deals if I purchased NOW rather than waiting for the trial pe... More...

The DOL has issued a second "FAQ" about implementation of health care reform. The sheet is available here. I picked out some interesting tidbits that I found interesting: First, relating to recissions, there has been some ... More...

Sarah Ivy, from our Chester County office, shares the following: Effective January 1, 2010, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 removes cell phones and similar telecommunication equipment (such as PDAs, blackberry, smart phones and the lik... More...

My last post (“Bouncing Back from Adversity is a Core Leadership Skill”) featured PEAK’s Learning Adversity Continuum. The research that produced this response range for dealing with life’s setbacks, pain, and suffering showed that a tiny minority of... More...

I’m sure you’ve read just as many articles, blog posts and research on this topic as I have (which is far too many to count). But after my last post on all the benefits and bottom-line results companies with high employee engagement see, I thought... More...

In the world of recruiting, using social media as a recruiting source has become one of the hottest trends lately. Dr. John Sullivan, writing at ERE.Net, calls social media “the most powerful recruiting tool since the telephone.” How viable is soci... More...

The Navigator is published by Greg Smith, Lead Navigator, Chart Your Course International Inc. View this newsletter on our website: http://www.chartcourse.com/Enav-171.html See the bottom of this newsletter to subscribe or to unsubscribe. ##... More...

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist. Not just a great line from a classic movie (The Usual Suspects, 1995) but a great way to introduce my blog for October. Over the past nine months as I upskilled in... More...

Employee Performance Are you working in an organization where managers know how to motivate people? Are managers held accountable for listening to their employees and addressing any complaints? I coach a number of managers who consistently co... More...

According to Wikipedia, presenteeism is the opposite of absenteeism. Presenteeism occurs when employees come to work but are unable to focus on their jobs. This distraction is often caused when a sick family member or loved one at home needs frequent... More...

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Deaing With Difficult People Are you stressed out dealing with difficult people at work? If you are, then may benefit by learning some emotional intelligence interpersonal communication strategies. The workplace is full of difficult people wh... More...

A vital skill for success in today’s society is the ability to communicate effectively with all people at all levels within an organization. The average employee spends a major portion of his or her day in some form of communication and working as a ... More...

HR Technology Chicago September 2010 In true fashion, that only Bill Kutik could pull off, this years HR Technology event was buzzing with loads of new news and deals being consummated and is truly the only HR tradeshow that is run for entertai... More...

At a time when private enterprises are trying to increase productivity, reduce costs and enhance the quality of their products or services there is a growing crisis in corporations today that is preventing them from achieving their corporate goals. F... More...

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FACTORS IN DETERMINING ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION

OWNER PURSUIT OF MANAGER NOT ACTIONABLE

PIERCING THE CORPORATE VEIL

Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Achieves Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) Accreditation

Owe No Man Anything But to Love Him-Thoughts on healthcare reform, debt and public policy!

Content Marketing: is it helping you buy me?

The Coach Behind the Book

How Managers Kill Employee Motivation

Employee Trust in Its Death Throes

Bruce Tulgan - my new book

THE JOB OF MARKETING HAS CHANGED – BUT TO WHAT?

Additional Guidance on Health Care Reform Issued

Changes to IRS Treatment of Cell Phone

Leading Through Adversity: Reframing Tips and Techniques

How to Help Employees Get Engaged

Social Media and Call Center Recruiting

Navigator #171 | TAKE TIME TO LAUGH

The Greatest Trick: The HCM SaaS Myth

How Managers Undermine Employee Performance

What is Presenteeism and How is it Affecting our Workplace?

Spread Betting

Ten Tips to Deal with Difficult People

Building High Performing Teams

HR TEchnology Conference Part 2

The Growing Silent Crisis: Caregivers in the workplace