Blogs / 2010 / November

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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 / November

I’m an environmentalist. I’ve even hugged a few trees, but I don’t claim that they’ve talked back to me. I’ve also sat on environmental non-profit boards and ran a non-profit environmental agency. That was the three-year environmental phase of my car... More...

This is an important case for Workers’ Comp insurance brokers to understand. To make a long story short, the plaintiffs sued after Bibinz, an uninsured and undocumented worker with a lengthy criminal record, drove his vehicle negligently while under ... More...

I read some interesting research in Scientific American on how touch affects how people feel. It turns out that “everything we think is somehow tied to the physical experiences we have.” These experiences fall into these categories: Weight, texture, ... More...

This fall we’re deep in the thick of helping a number of Clients plan and execute extensive multi-year implementations of leadership and culture development processes to dramatically boost customer service, product/service quality, safety, employee e... More...

My last blog post discussed some of the commitment confusion and challenges we see with many management teams we’re working with. Here are two key behaviors that send very loud, visual messages about managers’ true priorities: Visible, Felt Le... 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 input ou... More...

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. The happiest and most effective people are Leaders who may need a “therapeutic visit to Pity City” but bounce back from changes, setbacks, and problems. However, most people are Followers and wait for someon... More...

This fall we’ve been working extensively with executive teams striving to transform their cultures to boost safety, customer service, quality, and leadership at all levels. I wrote about some of this work around our Commitment Continuum in an earlier... More...

Five year plans are nothing new -- they've been all the rage since 1928 and the favored mode of strategic, centralized planning for all your favorite well-known bureaucracies. But while Five Year Plans are a dime a dozen these days, the latest one to... More...

There are a lot of theories out there about how to be 'your best' at work. Let me take a quick look at the leading theories: Here's one--Play to your strengths at work. Try to work primarily on tasks and responsibilities that you enjoy and tasks a... More...

New Forecast Predicts Only Small Rise in U.S. Holiday Retail Sales; 1.5% Increase Hints Recession’s Impact is far From Over Archstone Consulting’s Analysis Identifies Some Positive Indicators, Including Opportunities for Value Retailers and Reta... More...

By Rebecca Harris, MS, LPC, CEAP At last those horrible campaign ads have ended! The negativity was driving me crazy, and the counter attacks were not at all helpful or informative. I wanted to vote for “C” – none of the above! Is anybody telling... More...

Brent Holland, Vice President for Research and Consulting at FurstPerson , has produced a series of blog posts entitled “Generational Hiring for the Optimal Customer Experience”. Over the coming weeks, I will present some of his research on gene... More...

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

If you’re like me, you are probably in the middle of some change effort right now, either business or personal. If you are like most people, you also have quite a history of change efforts. Who hasn’t? What business hasn’t? To steal from Dr. Phil... More...

Our down economy, the Wall Street fiasco, and our resulting and natural old brain fear of a catastrophic future leave us in a position to ask the question: how do we do things differently going forward? If your business is down, your normal metrics a... More...

Like finding a $20 dollar bill in the pocket of a jacket you haven’t worn for a while, it’s always delightful to rediscover inspirational gems. Over the past few weeks I’ve been working with a very progressive and delightful Client to finalize a two-... More...

Do you think that it's what you say that counts the most in terms of getting a job offer? Think again!That's not to say that you shouldn't go into an interview fully prepared to get your message across, ask good questions, and answer questions ... More...

I recently attended an inspiring online Enlightened Business Summit hosted by Chip Conley Founder & Executive Chairman, Joie de Vivre Hospitality - California's largest boutique hotel group. Chip is the author of PEAK: How Great Companies Get ... More...

Lots of stories – some of them hilarious, some of them tragic – about the increasing use of social media by HR professionals are out there. Until now, much of the use has been directed toward finding and screening candidates. But problems associated ... More...

It’s always good to be validated by the research. Thankfully, we did not see companies we work with contracting their recognition efforts in the recession. Most saw the importance of continuing employee recognition programs as critical to their abili... More...

New data released by payroll firm ADP shows 52% of small businesses expect to grow over the coming 12 months, with 35% believing their volumes will at least stay the same. The results demonstrate an increase in optimism among business owners who now ... More...

Written by Kevin Wilde from General Mills on October 25, 2010 "Lost at Sea" is a classic group exercise in which you imagine being set adrift in a life raft after your ship sinks. The task is to select essential survival resources. The list of pos... More...

Have you ever been involved in a conversation that went something like this: “Why did you get so upset at what I said?" "Look, all I said, was 'blah, blah, blah.'” “Yes, but what you meant was XXXXX.” “All I said was, ‘blah, blah, blah.’... More...

Play your role 110%. Once you really understand your role in any context, then your number one responsibility is to play that role to the absolute best of your ability. That means, contribute your very best thoughts, words, and actions. Put in more t... More...

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Green HR

Sprinkles v. Associated Indemnity Corp.

High Touch

Keys to Strategic HR Leadership

Management Team Behaviors That Speak Louder Than Words

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

Bouncing Back from Adversity is a Critical Leadership Skill

Involved Leadership: They See You Loud and Clear

DOL's Five Year Plan to Stamp Out Misclassification

"Bring Your Best to Work Every Day (Part I)"

New Forecast Predicts Only Small Rise in U.S. Holiday Retail Sales; 1.5% Increase Hints Recession’s Impact is far From Over

New Forecast Predicts Only Small Rise in U.S. Holiday Retail Sales; 1.5% Increase Hints Recession’s Impact is far From Over

Guiding Principles Part 1- Undercover Boss

Generational Hiring for the Optimal Customer Experience, Part 1

Your Brain on Autopilot! Change is hard. Here is one reason why...

5 Ways to Stop Charging Backwards

Harnessing or Hindered by This Powerful Force?

Harvard Researcher Sheds Light on Interviewing Poses

Leadership By Design - The Pursuit of Perfection

HR and Social Media: Looking Ahead

Keeping What’s Important * Employee Recognition

Small Businesses Forecast Growth

Lost at Sea: 5 Tools to Realign a Talent Management Practice

Make Sure Your Nonverbal Cues Don't Contradict Your Words

"Play Your Role 110%"