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

Some hiring companies are bypassing resumes, and instead are asking for a candidate’s link to their Web presence on social media, such as Twitter, or for them to submit a short video on why they are interested in the job position. According to th... More...

Recognize This! – Your company culture underpins every success and every failure. Bob Sutton , Stanford professor and author of No Asshole Rule and Good Boss, Bad Boss is on the top of my list of must-read blogs and books. Last week... More...

Payroll, wages, compensation, benefits, emoluments and salary are all different words for the same concept – giving workers payment for their services. Yet, with so many definitions for the same idea, it’s no wonder that the issue of payroll is so co... More...

How do you ensure the most critical positions in your organization are held by the most talented people? There is no universal standard for placing a value on talent. But, there is a wealth of information out there describing the characteristics o... More...

Who do you seek out when you are faced with something new? Someone who has done it before, of course. Leading and managing change is fraught with risk—nuanced, contextual, dynamic, and difficult to decipher. Judgment is acquired over time and experie... More...

Change Management practitioners are in the fray of turning strategy into ROI. This often feels like nailing Jell-O on the wall but seasoned practitioners have insights that the rest of us can benefit from. This is a continuation of the interview ... More...

Who knows more about change management than practitioners in the trenches? These are professionals who are vested in helping organizations achieve the promises to the Board (the strategy, “the change”) and who have dedicated their careers to figuring... More...

Few organizations have figured out how to do strategy execution well. One of the enigmas of implementation continues to be the gap between project management and change management. This post is a review of a new book that tackles this very challenge.... More...

News & Events FEI - National Capital Region Chapter Beyond the Numbers: The Evolving Leadership Role of the CFO Jill Birch, Principal and National Capability Lead, Knightsbridge January 26, 2012 Ottawa, ON Read More HRPA Annual Con... More...

Automating HR Step-by-Step As companies grow, so does the work in HR. Introducing automation can reduce headaches and help you save money at the same time. Implementing HR technology is one of the easiest ways for you to show HR value to manage... More...

Attracting and retaining top talent is both a priority and a challenge for many HR managers. With 46% of new hires failing within the first 18 months, managers need to determine how to hire the right candidates who will stick around and perfor... More...

Can your business detect if an individual is trying to conceal a questionable background or is an outright credit thief attempting to perpetrate a crime using a CPN - Credit Profile Number (fabricated SSN used for fraudulent purposes)? How does a co... More...

The Golden Rule in HR Personally, I think one of the most critical underlying goals in HR that extends to every aspect of HR is the Golden Rule. Every decision in HR should automatically be held to the Golden Rule: “One should treat others a... More...

Payscale.com recently published their “Fortune 50: Ratio of Pay, CEO to Worker ”. As you might imagine the numbers are interesting, staggering, amazing, or awesome; and I expect your exact adjective of choice will no doubt be determined by your per... More...

One of the most telling results from our latest survey is the way employees feel about their boss’ ability to prepare employees for the future. In every region and across all generations, employees feel that this is a task their leaders are not liv... More...

What does it take to achieve Excellent Management? By Craig A. Stevens Excellent Management requires a systemic, repeatable, and balanced approach to mastering seven essential attributes. These seven attributes are more than just words. Th... More...

For the first time in US history, four generations are working side by side, representing a 50-year age and experience span. On the upside, companies benefit from the range of experience and unique views those decades provide. On the downside, each g... More...

Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of accredited background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR) , will present the webcast ‘Top Ten Trends in Background Checks for 2012’ at the Institute for Human Resour... More...

It's WOW Wednesday! HR leaders, execs, and managers: How do you WOW the people who go above and beyond for you in your business? Or, how have you been WOWed? Today's WOW Wednesday comes from Julie. She says: "At our recent all company meeting our... More...

Profiles International is proud to present the 2011 Large Sales Force Analysis of America’s Most Productive Companies. The report features a list of America’s most productive companies in sales and identifies best-practices for sales success. ... More...

Dear fellow HR specialists, I have just started a new HR blog - HR FAQ. My purpose is to answer most common and interesting questions about HR addressed most of them by non-HR people. I even accept delicate questions like "Why are HR people ineff... More...

Three important technology trends left their mark on the world of human resource management in 2011, and all three are poised to gather even more strength during 2012. Each trend brings a corresponding set of recommendations for managers and HR profe... More...

There is an obviously happy Apple customer on this picture. A very simple question: If the foundation of a business is human weakness, can this business be ethical? Another one: forget the foundation! Can a business be ethical if it’s drive... More...

In a December 20th Webinar, AccuScreen.com’s CEO will reveal ” The 7 Commandments of Using Facebook in the Screening Process.” TAMPA, FL — The rapid rise of online social media has drastically and permanently altered the world... More...

Barbara Reilly, PhD., brings more than 20 years of strategic human resources and consulting experience The human capital consulting and survey firm Morehead Associates announces the addition of Senior Vice President of Science and Research Barbara Re... More...

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Do you Still Believe in the Resume?

2 Reasons Why Google Repeatedly Tops the Best Companies Work For

The Hidden Complexities of European Payroll

Repairing your workforce gaps

Insights in Change Management—Interview with James G. Bohn, Ph.D., Johnson Controls (Part 3 of 3)

Insights in Change Management—Interview with James G. Bohn, Ph.D., Johnson Controls (Part 2 of 3)

Insights in Change Management—Interview with James G. Bohn, Ph.D., Johnson Controls (Part 1 of 3)

Building Capability - Innovating Project and Change Management to generate better results - Book Review

KNIGHTSBRIDGE ON PEOPLE

Automating HR Step by Step

46% of New Hires Fail Within the First 18 Months: Why Hiring for Attitude Will Help

Credit Profile Numbers and Synthetic Name Fraud Have Infiltrated Your Company

The Golden Rule in HR

Defining Value - Part 1

Prepare your people for the future

What does it take to achieve Excellent Management?

Managing Multi-Generational Workforces

Safe Hiring Expert to Present Webcast on Top Ten Background Check Trends for 2012

Be Recognized with Earth-Friendly Awards

Sales Productivity: Who are America’s Most Productive Companies?

HR FAQ Blog

Performance Management Resolutions that Managers and HR Should Strive to Keep

Are you running an ethical organization?

Upcoming AccuScreen Webinar

Morehead Associates Adds SVP of Science and Research