Blogs / 2012 / 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 / 2012 / October

Have you been considering corporate chair massage for your office? Staff writer, Kelly Metz-Matthews of Massage Table Outlet (www.massagetableoutlet.com), spells out why massage is important to her and some persuasive facts you can share with... More...

Good Followers I recently consulted with a San Francisco Bay Area multi-billion dollar financial institution who wanted to create a succession plan for their retiring CEO. We created a Competency Model for the CEO position, and I presented it to... More...

The Leadership Circle offers well-written, researched white papers to help deepen your understanding and support your actions around leadership development. This month’s white paper, “Mastering Leadership,” presents thought leadership and techni... More...

How much cash should a top sales person potentially earn in a given year? More than her manager? More than the head of sales? More than the CEO? The answer to this question is indicative of an organization’s pay philosophy and its ability to attract ... More...

Kansas City, Kan.— In 2012, nearly 59 percent of banking and finance employers experienced increases to their medical insurance premiums, according to the 2012 Compensation Data Banking & Finance survey results. The average increase reported by... More...

Toronto, Oct. 22, 2012 – York University has launched a bridging program for internationally educated human resources (HR) professionals to help skilled immigrants fill the gaps between their credentials and what is required to land a position in the... More...

Recognize This! – Determining core values must be a joint exercise with an end-game of making them part of the daily work for all employees, everywhere. Following last week's post about why company culture is important (from the viewpoint of two... More...

October 22, 2012 In Kramer v. Trans-Lux Corp., No. 3:11-cv-01424-SRU, 2012 WL 4444820 (D. Conn. Sept. 25, 2012), Kramer sued his former employer for retaliatory discharge under the Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Acts, alleging that his repeated co... More...

Hosting reseller is where by the site account owner has the command to use his or her storage space to host websites on behalf of others. The aim of the web hosting reseller is to make profit since he purchases the host’s services at wholesale and se... More...

When conducting training, I find that a funny poster, cartoon, video, or photo is often helpful in getting an audiences' attention. Below is a link to free and funny safety resources that you can download and use to liven up your next ... More...

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Ask any sports champion about their journey through their championship season(s) and the truly great ones will all share one basic principle and practice they each have in common that allowed them to perform at their highest levels. One of the main ... More...

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Summer is usually a slower time for most of us. Though it may seem like there is a lot going on, it is mostly fun focused activities. The weather is nice and the days are long. The summer is a lot easier with seniors able to get out and about more ... More...

I had the distinction of speaking at the Illinois Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM) conference on the effect of elder-care on the workplace. As I finished my presentation an attendee approached and as she did the tears welled up in her eyes... More...

In the past, OSHA inspectors were not allowed access to insurance company safety inspection reports. Well that’s all been changed by some recent legislation. Now, the courts have given OSHA the legal right to see insurance company inspection re... More...

Although you may think you have your stress under control, chances are, others around you see it differently. In Tom Searcy’s “3 Signs That You Are Stressed Out (And How To Fix It),” he describes his mentor perfectly organizing her sock dr... More...

The workplace can be a major contributor to muscular aches and pains, affecting job performance and decreasing overall productivity. A 2010 The Bureau of Labor Statistics report states over 346,000 cases of musculoskeletal disorders exist, cau... More...

Strategic workforce planning aims to proactively put the right people, in the right place, at the right time at the right cost in order to mitigate workforce risk now and in the future. The dynamics of a global economy have made strategic workforce p... More...

In the opening session of the second day of SHRM 2012, Malcolm Gladwell gave one of the most talked-about topics a fresh and unique twist. He began by addressing one of the biggest challenges facing a lot of organizations: employee recruitment and re... More...

This book is a quick 100 page read which will: - teach you the framework, - provide you with multiple implementation approaches, - outline how to successfully sell the concept and what to do if selling the concept fails, - demonstrate i... More...

Your online mentoring program is off to a great start. Pairing mentees to mentors went smoothly. Everyone is engaged and making progress toward their learning goals. You are enjoying watching your program hum along without a hitch. Beyond monitoring ... More...

Welcome back! Last week’s post provided an overview of employment contracts. This week, The Emplawyerologist focuses on one of the sub-topics, employment-at-will-- specifically how employers can avoid creating implied contracts and preserve employme... More...

HERNDON, VA--(Marketwire - Sep 25, 2012) - The newly released version of Meridian Knowledge Solutions' Meridian Global LMS 2012, part of Meridian's human-capital software platform, looks different from its predecessor inside and out. The product's ar... More...

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Employee Explains Why Massage Makes Her More Productive

No Leadership without Good Followers

Out With the Old, Defining a Better New

Making More Than The Boss: Sales Incentive Pay

Banking and Finance Employers Turn to Wellness Programs to Suppress Rising Costs

York University launches bridging program for internationally educated HR professionals HRSDC forecasts future shortage of skilled HR workers

2 Lessons on Core Company Values from CEOs

Federal Court Applies Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley Act Whistleblower Protection to Employee's Complaints about Qualified Pension Plan

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Getting Back To Basics To Rebuild Your Winning Team

Pro-Active vs Re-Active Caregiving

Caregiver Chaos

Fall is Here...Let the Chaos Begin!

The Billion Dollar Employee Crisis

OSHA Can Use Insurance Reports Against You!

Don’t Know If You're Stressed Out? Ask A Co-Worker

Is Your Job A Pain In The Neck...Literally?

Learn Strategic Workforce Planning in 100 Pages - New Book Release

Three Big Tips For Keeping Your Employees

Strategic Workforce Planning :Guidance and Back-up Plans - Author Tracey Smith

How to get more from your mentoring program

Employment-at-Will: Walking the Fine Line, Part I

2012 Version of Meridian Global LMS Boasts New Architecture and UI