Blogs / 2010 / December

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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 / December

www.electronici9.com It’s been a busy week in the press room for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), as ICE continues to aggressively pursue employers (regardless of industry) that violate immigration laws or engage in abuse or exploitation ... More...

There are key steps that you can take if you want to reach business and person success in 2011. The chances are a vast majority of people will opt for success training courses of some kind or another in 2011, and this blog will run you through a smal... More...

Equality around pay is to remain a murky topic for many, as it has emerged over here in the UK that large businesses will not be forced by the government to disclose gender pay gap information. Inequality within society is endemic, and the in... More...

"From my eleventh year I have been launched upon a single enterprise which is my main business! My life has been permeated and held together by one idea and one goal: namely, to penetrate into the secret of the personality. Everything can be explaine... More...

Thinking about death can produce a passion for life. Early in my career, I was introduced to the idea of clarifying my life's purpose through contemplating my death by Charlie Jones, a personal effectiveness and leadership development author and spea... More...

"To give life meaning one must have a purpose larger than one's self." — Will Durant, early 20th century author of historical and philosophical epics. His fascinating and sweeping book, The Story of Philosophy, sold millions. Continually peeling b... More...

"The self-explorer, whether he wants to or not, becomes the explorer of everything else. He learns to see himself, but suddenly, provided he was honest, all the rest appears, and it is as rich as he was, and, as a final crowning, richer." — Elias Can... More...

A key element of "knowing thyself" is sorting out what's really important to you. Without a clear sense of our personal principles and priorities, it's almost impossible to bring the picture of our preferred future or vision sharply into focus. Inves... More...

"We will all eventually die. The real tragedy is failing to fully live. Too many people are having 'near-life experiences'." * "How many people work for your company?" "Oh, about half." * "I think you're confusing me with someone who care... More...

"A parrot talks much but flies little." — Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer On the one hand, some people who fail to grow the distance, do but don't think. They are like the hyperactive entrepreneur who burst into a travel agent's office a... More...

Leadership Character My most effective executive coaching leadership clients know the “why” of their business. They are open, optimistic and forward thinking. Emotionally intelligent leaders know that creating a workplace culture and climate ... More...

The holidays are usually stressful for most of us but I’m finding that for our parents or older relatives it is an unusually stressful and depressing time. I was recently conversing with a caregiver in regard to their personal experience with anxi... More...

Recognize This: ALL employees matter, regardless of geographic location. What’s your general opinion of the employees in your company? If you have multiple locations, do you feel the same respect and appreciation for those in another office, a... More...

It appears that the global economic battering we've had has taken a toll on domestic relations. The stress of keeping a business going and being able to balance the books has kept many a boss up at night as they take the strain of work home with the... More...

It's that time of year again, the time for giving and receiving gifts, but also the time for giving and receiving holiday bonuses. The giving of bonuses should have a process laid out around it, especially if this is the first time you are doing it a... More...

Recognize This: Don’t prostitute your staff by paying them to work against their values. Bnet recently ran an article on “10 Bad Ideas That Can Destroy Your Company.” No. 7: Incentivize people to boost performance struck home with me, maki... More...

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” - Confucius, ancient Chinese thinker and social philosopher “... More...

Kansas City, Kan. – Although many executives saw their pay decrease in 2009, the salaries for most executive jobs are finally beginning to rebound. The Executive Compensation 2010/2011 survey results found the average base salary for a company pres... More...

Kansas City, Kan. –Providing medical care is growing more expensive each day and as a result, employers across the country are seeking ways to reduce the overall cost of providing healthcare benefits to their employees. The newly released Benefits U... More...

My youngest daughter is currently a college student, studying literature. This focus gives her a different eye on many of the HR topics I usually address in my blogs and that eye is what brings me to the topic of this blog. We were discussing her stu... More...

By Greg Brown Marketing Director, Melissa Data A recent Aperture Research Institute study reported upwards of 70 percent of organizations have adopted a green initiative of some kind. While those companies should be lauded for their efforts at e... More...

Recognize This: The emotional impact of recognition is huge compared to the low monetary investment. Last month I had the pleasure of participating in a webinar, Recognition the KPMG Way: Driving Employee Engagement and Success , with Sara Tu... More...

Over the last several years, our work with municipalities, counties and private organizations have brought to our attention the issue of resilience. Especially during times of change and uncertainty organizations are looking for ways to help their em... More...

www.electronici9.com Last week, news sources reported that at least 50 workers at several Minnesota-area Chipotle restaurants were fired in response to an I-9 audit initiated by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). While details of the ... More...

As you look back over the past year and forward to 2011, schedule time to get your team re-energized and re-focused when you get back to work in January. Here are a few ways to do it: Summarize Your 2010 Accomplishments – this can be done as an “An... More...

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News

Homeland Security Investigations: Tales of Donuts, Deli’s, and Drywall

Personal development snippets from success training courses

Equality training needed in the UK?

Just a Job or Part of Our Deeper Purpose?

Clarifying Personal Purpose

How I Express My Personal Purpose

Exploring Inner Space

Clarifying Our Core Values

Beyond "Near-Life Experiences"

A Call to Action

Leadership Character and the Greater Good – Character Matters

Holidays can be very depressing for elders grieving with the loss of a loved one

"Phased" Rollouts of Global Employee Recognition Programs Fail

Marital Woes at the Office

Tips for Handling Holiday Bonuses

Living the Values Should Not Equal Prostitution

Thoughts That Make You Go Hmmm…on Reflective Learning

Executive Pay Increases in 2010

Organizations Seek Methods to Control Medical Insurance Costs

The Machiavellian Approach to HR

Greening the mail can keep companies in the black

Employee Recognition ROI at KPMG

HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION RESILIENT?

Rock Meet Hard Place: Form I-9 Audit in Minnesota Leads to Mass Firings

Tips and Techniques for Reviewing, Assessing, Celebrating, and Refocusing