Blogs / 2011 / June

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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 / 2011 / June

Over the past six months I have been developing a new measurement scale for executive developmental feedback. I was looking for the biggest bang for the buck, something that would be easy to use, yet powerful. I wanted something that could really mak... More...

In a recent article: What Predicts Executive Success? , the author identifies that “conventional thinking holds that a CEO with a hard-charging, take-no-prisoners style will more often positively impact an organization's bottom line than a ‘nice guy... More...

By Jonathan Schoonhoven William Golding’s classic, Lord of the Flies, has commonly been viewed as an allegory for Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and what happens as a group descends down that pyramid. Less commonly, but more applicably, it has been v... More...

Leadership excellence doesn't grow in seminar rooms, it blossoms on the shop floor, in executive suites, in the cubes of middle managers. Superiors foster it in subordinates, who pass the new constructive habits down in turn. To truly affect a compan... More...

Q: My co-worker has a complete “diva” personality and always grabs the spotlight. What can I do to keep my patience and still do my job? A: We all have egos. They give us self-confidence to succeed, but exaggerations in ego can be extr... More...

This morning my oldest daughter had to drive to Greeley, Colorado (a couple of hours from where we live) to pick up her diploma from the University of Northern Colorado. I told her to be sure and stop by Starbucks on her way home. When she asked me w... More...

There really is no such thing as anonymity anymore. Thanks to the Internet people can be quickly identified and every step they take can be retraced. So what can you do to ensure your privacy in the age of the Internet? Brian Stetler of th... More...

Any good business man knows, to be successful you have to make your customers happy. But that may not be enough, you may need more than a good product in today’s weak economy. Many companies are looking for ways to engage their customers to i... More...

I have written about key talent measurements that are missing in the talent review process in the past. In my white paper, Unlocking the DNA of Potential, I discussed the types of measurements that are needed to quantify an estimate of advancement po... More...

Reader "Redneck Smith" has provided an interesting comment on last week's piece about Anonymity, Sock Puppetry, And Fraud . He suggests a layout with four quadrants to map various online personas, ranked according to whether the individual using the... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— Although the economy is still struggling to make significant strides towards recovery, small improvements are starting to become more evident. The 2011 Compensation Data Utilities survey results found pay increase budgets fell to... More...

Recognize This! – There’s no “silver bullet” for employee engagement, but there are indisputable key elements to creating an environment in which employees want to engage. I just finished reviewing an interesting report “Hitting the Right... More...

Are you thinking about enlisting the services of an HR consultant? Whether you need professional assistance creating an employee manual, if you are seeking guidance regarding how to handle the difficult employee issues that arise from time to time or... More...

Globalization has been underway for centuries. Vikings crossed the Atlantic. Inuits started in what is now Russia and crossed the Bering Straits into Canada. Marco Polo took lengthy trips around China... but he wasn’t looking for the white sands a... More...

The number one myth about Generation Y is that they're disloyal. I'll tell you something interesting we've learned in our research. One of the questions we ask people every single day is this: "Are you loyal to your employer?" The oldest, most ... More...

By Jay Jamrog from i4cp In 2011, i4cp partnered with Human Resource Executive® to continue our study of the practices of world-class organizations with the goal of identifying the commonalities of what makes them tick as well as what differentiat... More...

1. According to a recent international study of 4,000 employees, approximately what % of Baby Boomer employees (ages 56-60) believe “working harder and taking responsibility will get recognized and rewarded by the organization”? a. 10 – 20% ... More...

It’s time to take the next evolutionary step on the path of business success. While the step seems obvious, as many have noted common sense is often quite uncommon. More than ever businesses need to initiate new and varied approaches to connecting an... More...

By Gwen Kesten, Ph.D., Solutions EAP Coordinator-Middlesex Hospital Most of us spend a substantial portion of our time in the workplace. We devote significant emotional, intellectual, and physical energy to our jobs. Unfortunately, in the Unit... More...

I learned a valuable lesson many years ago. There is a huge difference between reacting and responding. A reaction is typically quick, without much thought, tense and aggressive. A response is thought out, calm and non-threatening. A reactio... More...

We spend a lot of time in the marketplace, talking with HR leaders who have a common challenge: getting their HR generalists to become more strategic business partners. As the role of "HR Business Partner" has emerged and, over the years, become mo... More...

When it comes to the hiring process, there are a number of situations that can unnecessarily complicate the process. If you’re burdened with more recruiting work than you can efficiently handle, outsourcing the tasks to a Full Life Cycle Recruiter... More...

If I had to give one piece of advice to a just-out-of-college job-seeker, it would be this: manage your social media presence wisely. Because experienced staffing professionals – i.e. the ones who have the tools to screen your résumé – know how to us... More...

OFCCP News Release On April 26, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). This NPRM (76 FR 23358) proposes revising regulations implementing the aff... More...

News Release OFCCP News Release: [06/16/2011] Contact Name: Michael D’Aquino or Michael Wald Phone Number: (404) 562-2076 or x2078 Release Number: 11-0903-ATL ThyssenKrupp to pay more than $288,000 to rejected female job applican... More...

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Increasing Psychological Well-Being and Entrepreneurial Performance

Is it Possible to Predict Leadership Success? Part 1

Lord of the Flies, Maslow's Hierarchy and Better Employee Benefits

Great Leadership Training Never Stops! It is a Mindset, not an Event

ROPELLA ANSWERS: "How Do I Deal With Diva Co-workers?"

That and Five Dollars...

Whether You Like It Or Not You’re In The Spot Light

Engage Your Customers To Boost Business

A Deeper Look at Leadership Derailers in the Talent Review Process

Classifying Online Personas

Pay Increase Budgets Decline Slightly for Utilities Companies

Employee Engagement Best Practices

Five Tips for Selecting an HR Consultant

What HR Can Learn from Marco Polo

"The #1 Myth about Generation Y"

The Five Domains of High-Performance Organizations

Webinar Poll Questions

Top Ten Mind Barriers to Maximizing Business Performance & Success: Part I

Becoming Happier Part III - Happiness at Work

Reacting Vs. Responding

Business Partner Development: Three Tips for Senior HR Leaders

Simplify Your Hiring Using Full Life Cycle Recruiters

Checking Out Candidates on Facebook !!!

VEVRAA NPRM Comment Period Extended

OFCCP Sex discrimination Case Settles For More Than $288,000 To Rejected Female Job Applicants