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

Q: From co-workers to bosses, everyone has a different approach to doing things. How do I get my point across? A: Learn to recognize traits of the four basic personality types. Then, adapt your style of interaction to communicate ... More...

The first requirement of a successful mentoring program is that Senior Management must embrace the philosophy of a “Learning Organization”. They must support with visible actions the belief that employees are a valuable resource and that investing in... More...

Recognize This! – “Market research” can never tell you what your employees want. Only they can. As I was driving to the office the other day, I caught a news snippet from National Public Radio (NPR) in America about a tea controversy (ahem... More...

It’s a given that mothers who return to work after childbirth will now need more work flexibility. But a large number of mothers who return to work after giving birth end up leaving the work force. I’ve seen this with my own eyes. The main problem is... More...

Executive Wisdom for Smart Decision-Making I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients – the president of a professional services firm. We had an enlightening coaching conversation that revolved aroun... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— Medical insurance costs are continuing to rise for banking and finance industry employers across the country. The 2011 Compensation Data Banking & Finance survey results show organizations reported an average premium increase... More...

My contributions on other sites this month include an amazing story out of Globoforce customer Intuit. Be sure to check out the posts via the links below. Compensation Cafe: When a $1,000,000 Reward Is Appropriate * Live the Values (September ... More...

It has become accepted wisdom that an active online presence is critical to career advancement. The Internet, and social media in particular, has provided the opportunity for individuals to stand out in a crowded marketplace, with their own personal ... More...

New job—Getting a Jump Start The first day in a new management or executive position can feel a little like that first day of school; you’ve chosen your outfit with care, selected your supplies and shined your shoes…you’re excited and optimi... More...

Dear Joan: In the past month or so, I saw your site and found some the articles helpful and good food for thought. Do you have any articles related to the following situation? Recently one of my coworkers (in another functional group) conf... More...

by Sue Clement One of my favorite sayings is "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Since it's Saint Patrick's Day today, I wish that quote had been by someone Irish, but it's in fact by Seneca, a Roman philosopher who lived... More...

by Jonathan Bender You've been there. Yes, that networking event you had to push yourself to attend. After heading to the bar and getting a drink, you plaster a smile on your face, grit your teeth, and make small talk. And hope that, somehow, it... More...

Under Federal law, and most state laws, an employee may work an excess of 8 hours in a day without incurring overtime, so long as they do not work more than 40 hours a week. The California rule, however, requires that an employer pay overtime if an ... More...

When you are dealing with at-will employees, the risk of a lawsuit potentially increases if the person is in a protected class. Of course, in such cases good documentation and treatment similar to other employees are very important. Asking the foll... More...

A reader has inquired as to whether or not an employee wage deduction can be made if an employee fails to return company property upon termination. Unfortunately, both Minnesota and Wisconsin law are clear that an employer cannot make a deduction fo... More...

A former employee of a grocery warehouse brought an equal pay action claiming that her compensation as a head grocery buyer at the company’s St. Cloud facility was less than the head grocery buyer for the Omaha, Fargo, and Minot distribution systems.... More...

Clearly, understanding how personal, professional and structural loss, change and unfinished or anticipated grieving impact an employee’s role-relationship-team performance is mission critical for corporations and organizations. An effective manager... More...

Practice Safe Stress…Just what does it mean? The short answer is it’s an attitude and a way of grappling with a challenging and uncertain world by appreciating and actively engaging with life’s demands, disappointments and disruptions. At the same ... More...

An earthquake…a hurricane…and an upcoming ten-year anniversary; whew, what a powerful trifecta to close out the summer. And as unnerving and disruptive as the first two have been (or continue to be), neither evokes the indelible 9/11 images and memo... More...

The number eleven myth about Generation Y is that they don't respect their elders. That's not true. They do respect their elders. Remember, Generation X may have been the great unsupervised generation. We turned the latchkey into a metaphor. Bu... More...

leadersBy Mark Murphy, CEO of Leadership IQ Imagine you’re out on a date (it could be date night with your spouse, or a blind date with a total stranger, or whatever). Now, let’s say you really want to win that date over, become the only person ... More...

Home agents are finally becoming common place. There are many benefits for agents and the organization. One of the few downsides is that many significant, traditional workforce motivational practices are no longer effective because the agents are n... More...

The concept of hiring bigger than the job as a conscious decision, in order to create tactical and operational advantages during change-intensive periods within a Shared Services, holds definite merit... By: Riette le Roux, Head, Africa Support, P... More...

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Kris Dunn, Founder of Fistful of Talent, the popular and influential blog devoted to human capital, recently sat down with Newton Software Co-Founder, Joel Passen. The interview uncovers the “HR Mafia”, Joel’s recovery and a recruiting methodology ... More...

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ROPELLA ANSWERS: "How to Taylor Your Communication to Co-Workers"

Successful Mentoring Programs

What Bad Rewards Say about You to Your Employees

How to Keep your Working Moms

Executive Wisdom for Smart Decision-Making - Wisdom in Action

Medical Insurance Costs on the Rise for the Banking and Finance Industry

Million Dollar Rewards, Juggling, Federal Government Employee Performance & More

Connecting with Work

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: New job—Getting a Jump Start

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Tell the company a coworker is leaving?

How to Get Lucky in Business!

6 Ways to Network Easily and Effectively and Get Clients

WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA EMPLOYEES WORKING IN CALIFORNIA

QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE TERMINATION

DOCKING FINAL PAYCHECK

EQUAL PAY AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

Workplace Wellness, Wholeness & Wisdom: Grieve, Let Go and Inspire Flow!

Practice Safe Stress: Using Humor to Build Resiliency

Ten Years After: A Personal Remembrance of Sep 11th – Strategies for Grieving, Surviving and Evolving

"The #11 Myth about Generation Y"

The Worst Way to Start a Job Ad

Are You Considering or Do You Already Use Home Agents? Your Current Employee Incentive Program May Not Work Very Well.

Hire “Bigger than the job”

Run Interactive Staffing Meetings with Newton Applicant Tracking Software

Fistful of Talent interview reveals the “HR Mafia”, a recovering addict and “the truth teller”