Blogs / 2011 / October

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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 / October

I don’t recall how this Native American fable ended up in my database: A native brave came upon an eagle’s egg which had somehow fallen unbroken from an eagle’s nest. Unable to find the nest, the brave put the egg in the nest of a prairie chicken ... More...

Last week I finally saw the famous musical My Fair Lady based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. I took our fair daughter, Jennifer, to see My Fair Lady at the Shaw Festival in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. We thoroughly enjoyed it. ... More...

I am happy to share with you our next 'View from the Top' – interview to further explore the minds of leaders who make a difference. This time we caught up with Rattaya Kulpradith, Director of Synovate Thailand Research Division, a market research ar... More...

There are many benefits to 360 feedback . However, a lot of 360 projects can go wrong, which results in poor ROI and can give a bad impression of 360 feedback. It is unfortunate some perceive 360s in a bad light because 360s were created to generate... More...

Here today, gone tomorrow. Or perhaps, in a month. This is the unfortunate fate of many corporate engagement programs—from mission statements to employee surveys to improvement initiatives. Focus fades quickly after fanfare-laden rollouts fall vic... More...

In today's economy, nearly every organization faces pressure to reduce waste and run at peak efficiency. For many, this means eliminating positions that don't add sufficient value to the organization, and either eliminating or redeploying people in t... More...

It’s an all-too-familiar scene, tell me if it rings true for you. My company is called-in to help an organization create training or improve the training they currently offer their employees. Everyone is excited, they tell us. From the CEO on down, w... More...

Let’s face it… A company’s human resources or training department usually has too much on its plate. Rarely is there more budget than there are projects to complete; it’s almost always the other way around – you only have so much budget and so many p... More...

We’ve had wall-to-wall meetings this week with clients, discussing improving their training and I realized there were some common themes. I thought I’d jot them down before the weekend when… well… you know what happens when you have a brilliant thoug... More...

Now is the time for organizations to focus on executive performance. A recent survey of 1,800 executives conducted by global management consulting firm Strategy& found: “The majority of executives in all industries indicate that their compan... More...

how economy,cultural and ideological differences can impact HRM policies and practices in different countries. More...

Back by popular demand, LawLogix is pleased to host a free one-hour webinar on how to properly complete the deceptively simple one-page Form I-9. As many organizations and attorneys are keenly aware, the government is now investigating employers of a... More...

The subject line: is essential and must reflect the subject of your message. Identification: Always include your address and telephone number. When in doubt, leave it out: This pertains to messages you're replying to: repeat just enough of ... More...

Recognize This! – Avoid the games and get more benefit from 365-day, 360° performance appraisals with strategic recognition. I’ve yet to meet an HR pro who will say with 100% conviction, “Our annual performance management process works perfe... More...

New eBook presents the financial impact of sales person onboarding and the steps to take to implement it. MINNEAPOLIS, October 5, 2011 – The Revenue Accelerator™ announced today the publishing of an eBook titled Sales Person Onboarding ... More...

I find it amazing how some Managers always want to be the good person not the bad person. I have seen the difference when a stern Manager rules their team compare to a fun and joking Manager. I have seen productivity increase as well as moral due... More...

As a manager, I have learned over the years how important it is to lead by example. So many times, we see managers doing things at work they should not be doing but it is ok because there the manager. However, if we see an employee behaving in the s... More...

In today’s world we work all kind of hours of the day and night and sometimes it is hard for some of us not to show our emotions. If an employee feels the need to cry you should allow that employees to express themselves. It is very important as part... More...

I was reading an interesting article in regards to domestic abuse called “Out of the Shadows” by Dori Meinert and how 1 in10 employees are currently being abused. As an HR specialist it is our responsibility to make sure every employee feels safe at ... More...

I run my department different from other managers. I have realized how important it is to give employees not only recognition but the responsibility of completing a special project. When this is done you are showing your employees you trust them enou... More...

It will be a headache if you do not know to manage your seo workers as nobody will work hard consciously.My suggestions are:to make working plans for them like a day-working-plan,a week-wroking-plan,a month-working-plan etc. First you need to know w... More...

Recognize This! – Your employees want to help you achieve your goals, but they need clear communication, priorities and recognition to do so. Companies are looking to grow again – but not grow their workforces. A recent article pointed out... More...

When you’re looking for a job, it’s all about standing out in a crowd. With more than 14 million Americans looking for work, that’s one huge crowd. How do you stand out in such a group? A few years ago, you might have only been up against ... More...

In a recent interview Clay Shirky described some of the challenges of managing “Millennial” workers. Shirky warns that in the absence of a clearly articulated career path, it’s easier for many employees to “find a better job in a different city, w... More...

Highlights from the Conference Board's HR Summit By David Creelman Why do we go to conferences? Some say to get out of their bubble, others want to meet people working on the same kind of problem they are, but the most common response is “If ... More...

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Native American Folktale Illustrates the Power of Expectations

My Fair Lady Shows the Power of Expectations

Don’t let mistakes defeat you – Interview with Rattaya Kulpradith

Best Practices for 360 Feedback

With Employee Engagement, You Get What You Measure

Want to land a trophie? Use a lure the trophies can't resist!

Time: The enemy of Training, and what to do about it.

The Case for Choosing Onboarding as your Next Project

10 Strategies to Improve Your Training

9 Keys to Managing Executive Performance

IHRM differences

Back to the I-9 Basics: How to Correctly Complete the Form I-9

E Mail Rules of Engagement

3 Benefits of Using Strategic Recognition for 360° Assessments

Sales Person Onboarding Best Practices Teaches Executives How to Protect Their New Hire Investment

Being Stern Does payoff

You must lead by example as well.

When employees cries at work

How to make a diffrence when dealing with Domestic Abuse

Making employees feel valuable does payoff

How To Manage Your SEO Workers

How to Increase Productivity without Increasing Headcount

4 Ways Job Seekers Can Stand Out in an ATS Database

How To Manage Millenials

12 Ideas from an HR Summit