Blogs / 2010 / November

Susan Jordan, from our Pittsburgh office, provides the following related to the IRS guidance issued on "in-plan" Roth rollovers: Included in the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 is a provision whereby amounts accumulated in a 401(k) plan can... More...

I’ve been thinking alot about the word “acceptance” and trying to really grasp its meaning. The definition is simply, a person’s agreement to experience a situation, to follow a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) wi... More...

Today, business success is measured in TALENT – the RIGHT talent for the RIGHT job. Lack of individual job performance effects team effectiveness and the organization as a whole. The keys to utilizing talent to its full potential lie in understanding... More...

My brilliant colleague Vanessa DiMauro< http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=15197655&msgid=342233&act=VQMK&c=193273&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.leadernetworks.com%2F > (a leader in social networking marketing, decision m... More...

The New Brain for Business Institute Diane Marentette and Richard Trafton, Ph.D.

Do you have as a fundamental element of your leadership training a course on “having the hard conversation?” Perhaps you have training on “Crucial Conversations” or “Critical Conversations.” If you have these programs, you are defining your culture i... More...

LAF: Learning, Attribution and Failure Part of what makes learning difficult is our storytelling mechanism. We are storytelling machines; it helps us make sense of the world around us. It happens at a deep and unconscious level, and sometimes it h... More...

The payoff of all that frenzied flurry of preparations for the Holiday Season can be time for reflection and looking back over the past year. As we look ahead, resolutions to change some of our habits are often a good way to kick off the New Year. B... More...

Successful employee development and engagement programs start by getting team leaders and members to understand how different people behave, and what values lie behind the behavior that could be driving it. This is critical, because your outward... More...

Retirement planning is something that every worker wishes he could do a little more of. Unfortunately, the economic woes of the past few years have made many wonder if retirement will be a reality at all. While the economic forecast has been bad ne... More...

Global Challenges for Strategic Workforce Planning Introduction The primary goal in Global Strategic Workforce Planning (GSWP) is leveraging worldwide talent to its best and most productive use. This article is a basic introduction t... More...

Health Reform is here and employees have questions. Share this video and save yourself some time! http://videobenefitsguy.com/healthreformforemployees.aspx Thanks for watching! More...

Open Enrollment for 1/1 is in full swing, but are on-site meetings the answer to your benefits communication needs? How do you handle remote employees, shift workers, telecommuters, spouses at home? What about New Hires that need benefits edu... More...

Let me ask you a question. How well do your senior leaders model the behaviors they request of their teams? SmartBrief on Leadership recently asked just that question in a poll on their site (results here ). Sadly, less than 10% answered, “all th... More...

Most CEOs I talk to take for granted that their employees agree with the organization’s strategic goals. But when I conduct surveys with their employees, that’s often not the case. In fact, more often than not, frontline employees don’t understand ... More...

"My philosophy is taking me somewhere. The big question is where. The accumulation of equity will either be there or won't be there. Life accumulates. And I'm either accumulating debt that I'll be sorry for or I am accumulating value that I'll be hap... More...

Just about every company today aims to be "value-driven." Executives are pushing their organizations to create grand statements, often known as "core values," "guiding principles" or "aspirations." Designing these lofty declarations are a good ide... More...

Trusted Advisor Enlightened leaders today hire leadership consultants and executive coaches to help with their leadership development. However, increasingly a number of my clients now prefer me to help them in the role of trusted advisor rather ... More...

Pain from neglect and abuse lives on in many people’s lives until they learn to forgive their parents, release old hurts, and move forward to create a fulfilling life. It’s challenging to forgive and forget the pain of childhood neglect and abu... More...

The Paycheck Fairness Act, an Act that would have made employers liable for unlimited punitive damages for any pay disparities, and restrict an employer's ability to compensate workers for cost-of-living differences among geographic locations, among ... More...

Do job candidates tend to stretch the truth on their resumes or at job interviews? Resume fibbing is not a rare occurrence, unfortunately, and some people actually think it's okay to fib, so employers need to be a bit vigilant in conducting backgroun... More...

According to the American Society for Training and Development, over 75% of executives target mentoring as one of the key factors in their business success. As one mentor put it, “Powerful things happen when a respected, experienced person shows inte... More...

Sexual harassment isn’t fun. One man’s – or woman’s – idea of a compliment or joke can start a mess of trouble that can cost companies big money. On January 9, 2006, the largest sexual harassment lawsuit ever, at $1 billion dollars, was filed in New ... More...

When e-learning was first introduced, it was a cool new toy and many companies tried it. But e-learning was used less than classroom instruction. Now, things are different. The cost to produce e-learning has gone down. Employees want to spend less ti... More...

I do a lot of thinking about mentoring. One reason is because mentors have changed my life and I am grateful for them. Another reason is that a lot of my consulting work is helping companies develop successful mentoring programs … you know, that ones... More...

A friend called tonight and told me about an interview she had seen with a talented classical musician turned rock star. The rock star was speaking to a group of budding musicians about how long it had taken him to craft his art. He told them he star... More...

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IRS Comes Through with Guidance on In-Plan Roth Rollovers

Sometimes All We Can Do Is Accept The Situation, Not Change It!

Finding the Right Talent for the Right Job

Sales and Social Networking: thinking it through

What If There Were No “Hard” Conversations?

LAF: Learning, Attribution and Failure

Tis the Season to Review and Reform our Habits

Employee behavior: Change bad habits to boost productivity

The Advantages of a 401k Rollover for your Employee's Retirement Planning

Global Challenges in Strategic Workforce Planning

Health Reform - what employees need to know now - free video overview

Communicating benefits using web video

CEO Values Critical to Employee Loyalty and Motivation

You’ll Be Surprised What Employees Think Of Your Strategy

Life Accumulates in Our Personal Choice Accounts

Two Keys to Adding Valuese

Becoming a Trusted Advisor - How to Build Trust

Forgiving Our Parents: How Do I Move Forward? (Part 6)

Paycheck Fairness Act Blocked

Ten Things Job Candidates are Most Likely to Fib About

Mentoring Programs .... That Actually Work

If Your Company Doesn't Do Sexual Harassment Training, Why The Heck Not?

E-Learning is Hot!

Best Kept Mentoring Secrets

It Only Takes 10,000 Hours

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