Blogs / 2011 / 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 / 2011 / December

Author J. Alan Wallace When selecting a new workforce management system, among the most fundamental choices is the deployment method - that is, software as a service (SaaS) hosted by the service provider or licensed software that is installed loca... More...

Recognize This! – Employees need recognition. Stats don’t lie, especially when similar results are found from multiple studies and sources. In a guest post on the Great Leadership Blog, Dr. Paul White (coauthor of The 5 Languages of Appr... More...

For recognition to be meaningful it must be personal. Nowhere is this seen more clearly than in the differences between the generations in today’s workforce. To make you engagement efforts matter it helps to understand a few key differences. Over ... More...

Message and Mantra for Transforming Reaction into Response Increasingly, research is showing a direct correlation between employee productivity, business profitability, and the degree to which employees feel their employers are concerned abou... More...

Please click on the following link to view my latest blog "How to groom Gen Y to take the company reins" http://www.rainmakerthinking.com/blog/ More...

Please click on the following link to view my new blog "The Key to Understanding Generational Differences" http://www.rainmakerthinking.com/blog/ More...

Hello Everyone! If you relate to the experience below, let me know! Happy Holidays from Cyndi Anyone who flies on business knows that air travel is just not what it used to be when it comes to service, roominess, baggage, and the like. But has any... More...

Why average employees can stimulate top performers Caroline was getting average to slightly above average grades as a first semester freshman in college when her TA (teacher’s aide) in an entry level math class asked her if she would tutor a couple ... More...

The current state of the global economy has created new challenges for companies all over the world. This has led to executive decisions being made out of panic, such as firing quality employees and slashing important programs. Regardless of ... More...

Assessments on the cutting edge no longer require a series of assessments to gather the information needed to: Match the right person with the right job On-board new employees Coach, mentor and develop employees Guide performance appraisals... More...

Recognize This! – Proactive, explicit sharing of what you need from employees and how they are delivering are the keys to realizing meaning and purpose at work. Over the last year, TLNT has become a favoured go-to source for me for news a... More...

What is a workforce management system? A workforce management system is a comprehensive tool which seeks to automate, regulate and centralize the process of workforce management. Scheduling, time and attendance, managing employee requests and abse... More...

The American Telemedicine Association has announced that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and inventor of the world’s first personal computer, will deliver the keynote address at ATA 2012, the association’s 17th Annual International Meetin... More...

Having long term expertise in the field Buy-Followers enjoys popularity in providing followers. Buy-Followers implements a combo of tested methods to gain Twitter followers. For this period it has managed to perfect its methods and gain high reputa... More...

A year ago the new international website www.experika.com was launched in the CIS, providing an ideal platform for recruiters and job seekers to come together. Now we are expanding our services to the English-speaking market. Experika was crea... More...

The world of work is evolving. Actually, it’s becoming simpler. There are many jobs that require a specific locality. But there is an increasing array of jobs, and elements of jobs, that can be tasked to individuals in any part of the globe. Now, if ... More...

Soft skills - those oh-so-important qualities such as adaptability, critical thinking and creativity - are what’s needed to bridge the gap between good and great employees. Unlike with black-and-white technical skills, however, these types of compete... More...

The News Corp. chairman may not understand trust but he does offer some powerful teachable moments for the rest of us. By Dennis and Michelle Reina The phone-hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation is far from finish... More...

Job Description Create the overall strategy and implement an integrated talent management infrastructure and framework to support the organization. Specifically lead the alignment of culture, talent and organizational design to support Day & Z... More...

Recognize This! – Compensation and recognition are two entirely different things. Be sure to not confuse the two. On Wednesday I discussed why the end-of-year bonus practice should be ended . Then I read this post from Jill Geisler on P... More...

Buying a car in USA? Car leasing and financing service for expats offered by ExpatRide. Car financing for foreign nationals already in the U.S. or moving to USA . Lease a used car in USA or a new car. When trying to get an auto loan in USA as a ne... More...

Authors: Christopher Kaczmarek and Joseph Lazazzero On November 23, 2011, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law the "Gender Identity Bill." This makes Massachusetts the 16th state – along with California, Colorado, Connecticut, ... More...

Dear Joan: Today my manager was called down for a meeting with his boss. His boss told him that he was being relieved of his manager duties and was supposed to focus on building up the sales volume of our Department. My manager was only ju... More...

By Marcia Eager, LCSW, CEAP, Solutions Program Coordinator “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou What are other ways to use the exercise of... More...

Please click the following link to download Bruce's new blog "Generational Diversity in the Workplace, Three Things That Are Different Now" www.rainmakerthinking.com/blog/ More...

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SaaS Vs. Licensed Workforce Management

No Recognition = Lost Productivity & Lowered Performance

Engaging Boomers

Two Communicational Tools Providing Perspective, Patience and Presence:

How to groom Gen Y to take the company reins

The Key to Understanding Generational Differences

Does Anybody Look at Anybody Any More?

Who Is Motivating Who?

The Single Greatest Challenge for CEOs/Managers in the Current Economy

Assessments on the Cutting Edge

2 Steps to Showing Employees the Meaning & Purpose of Work

Understanding Workforce Management Systems and the Benefits of Investing in one

Steve Wozniak, Apple Co-Founder to Speak at American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting

Buy-Followers Will Feature You Best Results

New Opportunities for Job- and Staff-Search

Be ready to go virtual

How-To: Getting Seasonal Help Up To Speed

Rupert Murdoch’s Grand Illusions About Trust: Three Lessons for Leaders

This would be a good position if I was in Philly

Compensation Is Transactional. Recognition Is Relational.

Financing A Car In USA - Car Leasing And Financing In USA For Expats (Foreign Nationals) By ExpatRide

Massachusetts Passes Legislation Protecting Transgender Employees in the Workplace

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Boss’s demotion irks employee

Mindfulness: how this simple technique can help – Part 3

Generational Diversity in the Workplace, Three Things That Are Different Now