Blogs / 2012 / January

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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 / 2012 / January

Q: I know salary is part of a compensation plan, but what other incentives should I ask about before accepting a job? A: The good news for employees is that compensation packages are moving toward diverse plans that cater to a growing need for a ... More...

Following the economic events and strategies of 2011, the theme of 2012 will be doing more with less. When it comes to learning management, cost cutting and time cutting have always been initiatives that seemed difficult to incorporate while still de... More...

Recognize This! – Even if burnt-out employees aren’t ready to quit, they certainly are not delivering top-level performance any more. Since the recession began in earnest, employers first took actions to preserve the company – layoffs, salar... More...

I’ve spent a lot of time listening to great managers analyzing their mistakes. One of the patterns that emerged is what I like to call “breakthrough paradox” (sounds somewhat more scientific than “miracle”). I have heard many stories of failed effor... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— It's no surprise that companies have struggled over the past few years to provide the level of benefit coverage they were offering their employees five years ago. One of the most expensive components of some organizations' benefits... More...

www.dbsquared.com/dbblogmation/ Read Mark Tocco's latest blog entry on job valuing. More...

www.electronici9.com [Editor's Note: today's blog is courtesy of Charles M. Miller , co-author of the ABA’s new best-selling book Immigration Compliance Auditing for Lawyers ] U.S. employers have had continuing troubles with the F... More...

Feeling stress in the workplace? Here are 10 Tips to Reduce Workplace Stress: http://www.youtube.com/embed/kVjsrBQtU4k More...

Sales training and development can be a little bit like eating your vegetables. Or exercising. You know it’s the right thing to do, but the excuses are so easy and there’s never enough time. But as 2012 kicks off there’s really no better way for ... More...

Sales Effectiveness and Cloud Computing Leader Recognized With Highest Possible Rating in Gartner MarketScope PLEASANTON, CA, Jan 09, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Callidus Software Inc. /quotes/zigman/91454/quotes/nls/cald CALD -0.76% , the l... More...

Millennials are comfortable working on a “need to know” basis…as long as it’s understood that they are the ones who need to know. For Gen Y the boundaries between friends, coworkers and superiors are more than just a little blurred. They have no qual... More...

The war for talent is brutal. And if you aren’t willing to put your competitors on the ropes, you better believe they are willing to do it to you, especially when A-level talent is a competitive differentiator. Your business is only as good as the... More...

Mandatory salary increases are common in Europe and in some parts of Asia and Latin America. The mechanism for the increase can be a fixed percentage, a flat amount or, in some cases, an individualized calculation. Depending on the country, the incre... More...

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I heard this on the radio this morning, I don't know the origional source though. Enjoy! Today the ACTUAL hours and lifestyle of the average worker….. –The average office worker starts at 8:09 A.M. and leaves at 5:22 P.M. –That means the ave... More...

A former vice president at a major office supply company recently talked to us about targeting and segmenting her customers for the sales organization. Below is some of her wisdom and advice: “We tried to help our sales people understand whe... More...

Future Focus Question for Discussion – Why is the competency of “forward-looking” so important for leaders? I recently read Steve Job’s biography which I found fascinating because of his creativity and the complexity of his personality that... More...

Annual review season is in full swing, and most of the experienced managers and long term employees on your staff have been through the process before and know exactly what’s expected of them. Self-evaluations are being typed up and edited as we spea... More...

Ever heard of the thirty second rule? The one about how long recruiters actually spend reading resumes? Good recruiters, that is. It takes a lot of practice to accurately read resumes at the speed of a QR code scanner. Note the word “accurately”. ... More...

By Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC The Mojo Coach® We’ve all heard that our perspective, which is our outlook, slant, or point of view is important when it comes to our happiness and success. It’s our perspective that acts as the lens to our view of the ... More...

If you are like me, you haven't won a Nobel Prize in Economics lately. But if you are a Human Resources professional in a public company, you are probably on the hook for explaining the intricacies of the Black-Scholes option pricing model. But how w... More...

The world’s economic woes are not shared equally. In fact, for those in Asia, slower growth may just provide welcome respite. Businesses can use this time to consider how they will tackle the barriers to future growth, including: - Finding and sec... More...

In 2011, the effect of the US economy crash was felt in India in terms of job loss, decreased projects and more importantly the clamour of oversees clients to get more ROI from their Indian service provider. The wavering job market provided the emplo... More...

Recognize This! – Linking employee data to business needs lets you get bottom-line value from survey results. How much employee data does your organization collect? If you’re like the majority of mid to large-sized organizations, quite a bit... More...

Once upon a time a woman went to work for a new company. As she walked around the halls she noticed posters everywhere that read “Every Customer Happy Every Time.” So she went to the CEO. “What’s with all of these posters?” she asked. “Aren’t ... More...

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ROPELLA ANSWERS: "What Perks Should I Push For?"

Top Learning Trends for 2012

Is the Balance of Power Shifting to the Employee?

How to do miracles

Retiree Health Benefits Causing Financial Strain on Employers

Defining Value - Part 1 A new blog entry by Mark Tocco with DBSquared

Form I-9 Remediation in a Private Audit: The Bridge Over Troubled Waters

10 Tips to Reduce Workplace Stress

It's Good for You: Coaching and Development

CallidusCloud Receives "Strong Positive" Rating From Principal Analyst Research Firm for the Second Consecutive Year

When Engaging Millenials, Access Is Everything

Guerrilla Tactics for Recruiters

Mandatory Increases — The Bête Noire of Pay-for-Performance in Europe

HR and Legal outsourcing

Average Worker Lifestyle

Targeting & Segmenting Sales

Future Focus - What People Want from Leaders

Reviewing New Employees: Giving Valuable Feedback Using Minimal Data

How Resumes Get Read

Perspective-One of the Secrets to Radiant Health?

Black-Scholes Is Not A Foot Disease

Enter the Dragon - The real Asian Talent Challenge

2011 – A Evolutionary Year for Background Verification Service Industry

What to Do with Employee Data & Survey Results

Every Customer Happy Every Time?