Blogs / 2011 / September

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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 / September

Recognize This! – Keeping perspective on your work, your colleagues, and your boss is critical to winning in the workplace. Last month I issued the challenge to submit your “ Six Words about Work ” to the Mercer/ SMITH Magazine contest. The... More...

The following is a list of common interviewing errors that can breach the validity and reliability of the interview: Poor Planning – This often results in unstructured interviews, with minimal information to accurately compare candidates. The ... More...

Some messages coming out of your mouth bypass the vocal chords. Turns out that your teeth, gums, and surrounding tissues also have plenty to say -- about your overall health. What we see in the mouth can have a significant effect on other organ s... More...

No matter how brilliant a strategy may be, if your staff does not have the tools and resources to execute, it will fail. Obvious though that may seem, resourcing is consistently ranked as a key issue for staff in implementing change. Without the r... More...

It's official! Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc is now LegalShield - Total Access Total Freedom! Please review our company's newest video! www.youtube.com/legalshieldvideo Wouldn't you like to join other businesses and offer voluntary... More...

Q: How can I keep my employees happy and improve job retention? A: Becoming a good boss takes hard work. The effort invested is much less costly than a chronic turnover problem. Here are a few management tips: ■ Commun... More...

The History Competencies have been around for quite some time now. The history of competencies could be stretched as far back as the 1950’s with John Flanagan’s Critical Incident Technique. McClelland offered a definition of competency in the 19... More...

How can we maintain the cost of benefits and still provide employees with an added value over their existing salary and compensation plans? This is one of the questions HR and corporations are asking. With the cost of healthcare continuing to r... More...

Are you getting the most from your team? There is recognition that teamwork offers huge rewards in the end but many get frustrated with the amount of time and effort required to make teams work well. One of the ways to get an immediate return i... More...

Still think Twitter is a silly fad? A month ago, I posted a blog that included a negative comment about the new Chevy Volt and our cash-strapped government’s plan to support the vehicle through incentives and outright purchases. The very next d... More...

Recognize This! – Workshops across the U.S. will help you define your strategy for creating a culture of recognition in your organization for bottom-line results in just months. I’m very excited to be able to invite you to join me and yo... More...

Many people who work full-time say they don't have a life outside of work. After working for 45 hours a week and spending approximately 5 hours commuting, they say there is no time for much else. If you calculate that we have 168 hours a week and sub... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— Medical insurance costs are continuing to rise for not-for-profit industry employers across the country. The 2011 Compensation Data Not-For-Profit survey results show organizations reported an average premium increase of 9.9 perc... More...

These distinct shifts in the global workforce— demographic changes, a shortage of talent, the growing empowerment of skilled employees and the rise of free agents —have converged into a perfect storm for recruiters and HR managers. So, here’s the que... More...

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Though is this an archived article, it is pertinent in today's marketplace. Fortune Magazine survery of Vice Presidents and Personnel Directors of Fortune 500 companies were asked: "What employee behavior disturbs you most?" 1. Dishonesty ... More...

www.electronici9.com [Editor’s Note: today’s blog is courtesy of Sharon Mehlman and Kimberley Best Robidoux of Larrabee | Mehlman | Albi | Coker LLP.] There are some wonderful electronic I-9 programs out there, and like any ot... More...

For many of you, making your corporate executives better leaders is a big challenge. Connecting them to mentoring and coaching is a great way to add value to your relationship with them, gain their trust and better effect cultural improvements within... More...

Everyone knows that having effective sales people is critical to business success. There’s no doubt high performing salespeople are more likely to help you make quantum leaps in your business So the question is “what does an effective salesperson ... More...

Recognize This! – Rewards are an important component of a strategic recognition program, but poorly executed rewards can destroy all of the intended goodwill. Usually I focus on the importance of the recognition moment – taking the time to ... More...

Leadership Wisdom I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients – the president of a professional services firm. We had a collaborative coaching conversation discussing the comp0nents of wisdom. My e... More...

We are now well into September. I hope your schedule is starting to organize its self. For employee wellness this is a time that is full of excitement with in our programs. The kids are back in school and parents are finally finding time for themselv... More...

More than often we are unaware of the repercussions our professional actions tend to have on our future prospects. Certain actions in the pursuit of a new job leave a dent on the information returned during a background check. The following five acti... More...

We are been retained to conduct a salary, allowance and benefit survey for the booming oil, gas and minig sector in Western Australia. We have designed two job matrices, one based on operations/organisational structure and one based on occupationa... More...

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Winning Six Words at Work

Interviewing Errors

Benefit Dental Blog

Bridging the gap between strategy and execution

Voluntary Employee Benefits Available At No Direct Cost To The Employer

ROPELLA ANSWERS: "How to Improve Retention"

Realizing the Value Promise of Competencies

Voluntary Benefits: Maintain Cost, Add Value

Are You Getting the Most From Your Team?

Tweet Leads to an Electric Experience

Join Me and Build YOUR Winning Culture of Recognition

Get More Done in your Work Day - Stay Home

Medical Insurance Costs on the Rise for the Not-For-Profit Industry

Riding Out the Storm: What Can HR Learn from Marketing?

One Path to Serenity

Fortune Magazine Lists "What Employee Behaviors Disturbs You Most"

Evaluating an Electronic I-9 Program – the Devil is in the Details

Help Your Senior Executives Redefine Their Coaching Needs As They Rise In The Ranks

Sales Selection Focus - Top 10 Characteristics of a Good Salesperson

Global Employee Rewards * Critical Lessons from the Experts

8 Pillars of Leadership Wisdom

The summer is coming to a close

Five Ways for Spoiling your Background Check

Five Ways for Spoiling your Background Check

Remuneration research into the Oil Gas and Mining Sector