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

Inside the Mind at Work Question for Discussion: How important is focusing on small wins in motivating employees? The topic of controlling bosses and perceived negativity comes up quite often in my executive coaching sessions. My clients wan... More...

Cynthia Gurne is president of CareerCentralOn-Line, a workforce solutions company focused on delivering innovative solutions to recruiting and retention. cbgurne@careercentralonline.com VIRTUAL JOB AND CAREER FAIRS IS THERE A BENEFIT? Cynthia Gu... More...

I’m feeling very fortunate right now. For the first time in about six weeks I have some semblance of physical wellness after a bout of flu that moved into pneumonia. I will do my best to have the good sense to be mindful of capacity when scheduling... More...

By Siamak Farah The famed children’s fable, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, tells the story about the Grinch who attempts to ruin the holidays from the children of Whoville by stealing their gifts and decorations. As in most fables, the Grinch’... More...

New Orleans, LA | March 5 - 7, 2012 Use the i4cp code KASP200 to save $200 i4cp is proud to sponsor the KnowledgeAdvisors 2012 Analytics Symposium taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 5-7, 2012. This annual event brings experts and ... More...

Authors: Patricia Reilly and Matthew Curtin Connecticut and Rhode Island construction industry employers are facing a significant increase in government scrutiny of their labor and employment practices over the next several years. On November 30... More...

The curtain rises on January 12th 2012 but key players are still singing different tunes. Let’s peek into their performance as they start taking center stage. FTC, the Federal Trade Commission, has sent a letter to ICANN on December 16th 2011. R... More...

If the thought of upcoming holidays fill you with dread, you’re not alone. Many people get stretched pretty thin this time of year by money and social obligations. Here are 25 ways to keep your sleigh on track this season. 1. Set realistic e... More...

Authors: Thomas Flaherty and Rebecca Roche In Home Paramount Pest Control Cos. v. Shaffer, No. 101837, 2011 Va. LEXIS 222 (Nov. 4, 2011), the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that a covenant not to compete was overbroad and unenforceable, even tho... More...

Authors: Ken O'Brien and Philip Berkowitz The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest independent non-profit regulator for all securities firms engaged in business in the U.S., has proposed a long-awaited rule change inten... More...

Authors: Dionysia Johnson-Massie and Gina Cook The typically conservative Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently found in favor of a transgender employee claiming sex discrimination when her employer fired her after she announced plans to ... More...

Authors: Joshua Kirkpatrick and Stephanie Hankin On December 5, 2011, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the impro... More...

Authors: Rod Fliegel and Jennifer Mora In July 2011, the Federal Trade Commission released a comprehensive Staff Report discussing "40 Years of Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act." Employers that use background reports for employmen... More...

by Kelley Robertson The 6 reasons you should change your cold calling sales behavior. Bring up the subject of cold calling with a group of sales people and you are assured of a lively conversation as they lament about the challenges associate... More...

Dear Joan: I am a manager of 12 employees at a very large company. I recently completed the annual review process with my employees. There are three categories to use when rating performance. Those in the upper category receive a larger raise, a... More...

By Dianna Booher Clear the Clichés from Your Brain Ridding yourself of all clichés will be an impossible task. But try to get the most egregious out of your veins: "Have a nice day." (Gee, I was planning on having a rotten day.) "Safe tra... More...

In our “Hyper-Speed Digital” (HSD) world, the medium is not just shaping the message but also the messenger, along with the mentality of over messaged-stimulated masses. One obvious example: attention span appears to be shrinking across the age spe... More...

Please click on the following link to access "The Generational Diversity Lens Alone Does NOT Let You Know How to Manage Someone" http://www.rainmakerthinking.com/blog/ More...

Please click the following link to view "Why Do Annual Reviews Have Such a Negative Reputation?" http://www.rainmakerthinking.com/blog/ More...

From 5 Dec 2011, the EU-27 are obliged to adapt their national laws to comply with “The Agency Workers Directive (AWD)”. Under the directive, ‘equal treatment’ applies to basic working and employment conditions of temporaries, such as pay and work... More...

With unemployment hovering around 9% across the continent, and the economic recovery remaining sluggish, Europe’s occupational structure is evolving rapidly to meet the rising demand for skilled workers. With so much change on the horizon, what wi... More...

Open enrollment—if those two words are sending you and your company into a tailspin, take a deep breath. It does not have to be that way. Open enrollment can be an exciting time. It can also be an opportunity to reengage with employees and present... More...

Q: Sometimes I find work to be very stressful and find myself getting upset and frustrated. Do you have any advice on how to manage work stress? A: When you become frustrated, angry, or upset, you are exhibiting an innate Fight or Flig... More...

http://www.dbsquared.com/dbblogmation/?=p152 Please follow this link to the latest blog entry from Mark Tocco with DBSquared. More...

Recognize This! – Helping employees engage in their work and your organization is not difficult. It’s as simple as giving them feedback. We tend to over-complicate employee engagement. Between the various survey tools to measure engagement... More...

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Inside the Mind at Work – Facilitating Progress and Dealing with Setbacks

Virtual Job Fairs and Career Fairs: Is There a Benefit?

BEYOND IDEOLOGY December 15, 2011

Don’t Let the Grinch Ruin 2012 for Your Business

KnowledgeAdvisors 2012 Analytics Symposium

U.S. Department of Labor Targets Connecticut and Rhode Island Construction Industry Employers

THE GTLD OPERA

Solutions EAP Weekly Etip: Holiday Tips Part II

Virginia Supreme Court Further Narrows Non-Compete Covenant Enforceability

FINRA Proposal on Predispute Agreements to Arbitrate Whistleblower Claims

11th Circuit Rules for Transgender Employee in Sex Discrimination Case

Colorado Latest to Join U.S. DOL to Reduce Worker Misclassification

FTC Staff Report Illuminates Areas of Potential Class Action Exposure for Employers

Why Companies Hate Sales People Who Cold Call

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Performance review with forced ranking

Communicate With Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition

Taking Kaleidoscopic AIM: Designing a Matrix for “Cognitive-Communication” Consciousness

The Generational Diversity Lens Alone Does NOT Let You Know How to Manage Someone

Why Do Annual Reviews Have Such a Negative Reputation?

Wage Trends in Europe

The European Workforce Evolution

It’s That Time Again – How to Ensure Your Next Open Enrollment Process Runs Smoothly and Pain Free

ROPELLA ANSWERS: "How Do I Handle Extreme Work Stress?"

Tis the Season - Latest blog from DBSquared

Give the Gift of Feedback (and Reap Engagement)