Blogs / 2012 / 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 / 2012 / December

Distinguishing outputs from outcomes | Steps to take when you absolutely must improve project and solution delivery by darrin devereaux @ecgstudio With time, budgets and scalability at the center of most projects, business leaders need a shared... More...

Relationship experts sometimes encourage couples to fight. Some topics need to be argued out and fights can actually strengthen a relationship. Your organization will also face conflict. Anytime a group of people come together, there will be some lev... More...

Recognize This! – Cash is the currency of compensation, not motivation. I’ve written often about why cash not a good method for motivating employees (including my post yesterday as well as these older ones on cash bonuses incenting employees ... More...

Working Resources is an Executive Coaching San Francisco Bay Area Firm Helping Companies Assess, Select, Coach and Retain Emotionally Intelligent Leaders; Talent Management; Leadership Development; Competency Modeling; Succession Management; and Le... More...

Economic conditions have been steady in the U.S. for the year 2012 for small business owners, according to a survey done by a leading financial institution in New York the first half of 2013 will see a drastic drop in hiring employees. This is due to... More...

Dear all, For those of you who are beginners in the Recruitment & Selection area or for those who dream of becoming recruiters, I have put together details concerning the tasks you will be performing, about the skills you need, about threats, ... More...

Three-quarters of the world's workforce spends at least some time connected to their workplace outside their typical workday. And, around three in every ten workers spends more than six hours—close to another full day at work—doing this. Many of u... More...

The Myths of Career Transition * Only people who have been fired are in career transition. If potential employers find out I am in transition, they won’t hire me. * Only losers who are in transition go to networking group meetings with oth... More...

Last week, I had coffee (and I admit it – I also had dessert) with a former client who has become a great friend. We were celebrating an incredible job offer that he recently received and accepted. Earlier this year, I wrote about the more sobering... More...

Q: From co-workers to bosses, everyone has a different approach to doing things. How do I get my point across? A: Learn to recognize traits of the four basic personality types. Then, adapt your style of interaction to communicate with fellow emplo... More...

There's some good news and bad news about the way companies recognize the efforts of their employees. Let's start with the good news - according to a survey by WorldatWork nearly nine out of ten businesses have some type of employee recognition progr... More...

Read the full post on the SharedHR blog . Every once in a while an author comes along who can synthesize a very complex topic into a few very compelling and memorable points. I had that experience recently with Patrick Lencioni’s book, The... More...

As time has passed, more and more departments inside organizations have become strategic and data-driven. When we think of departments like Finance and Operations, we can easily visualize those being strategic and highly analytical, but we don’t ofte... More...

Under two recent decisions relating to employee rights under the Minnesota Parental Leave Act, any agreement between an employer and employee to extend leave taken under the MPLA beyond six weeks should address whether reinstatement rights are also b... More...

In 2008, Whirlpool facilities were closed and the current bargaining agreement (CBA) expired. Each CBA included a supplemental insurance agreement setting forth the general agreed health benefits for active members and for retirees represented by th... More...

The employee, Jenna Wood, worked as a Human Resources Assistant, employed at SatCom, a telemarketing company. Her job description included reviewing employment applications, maintaining and updating employee records, performing reference and backgro... More...

A Perfect Storm Sparks Disruptive Innovation By Nicole White - November 05, 2012 While the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Sandy, it struck me that the confluence of a sluggish economy, increasing healthcare costs, high unemployment, stagnant w... More...

The United States Supreme Court heard arguments last Monday in a case that presents the Court with a choice between two definitions of the term “supervisor.” The broader definition, used by the EEOC and adopted by the 2nd, 4th, and 9th Circuit Appel... More...

In the October E-Letter, we reported yet another example of the NLRB’s apparent attempt to expand its traditional regulatory boundaries when it challenged an at-will employment provision in an employee handbook under Section 8 of the NLRA. In that c... More...

An interesting dialogue sponsored by AFLAC on how today’s agents and brokers can help their clients navigate healthcare reform offered these pointers: Carriers and brokers will be supplying a Summary of Benefits Coverage in 2013. Payroll compa... More...

I’ve come across a few surveys recently that really got my attention. According to a Gallup – Healthways Wellbeing Index, here’s the health status of full-time employees: 13.9% are normal weight and without chronic conditions 17.9% are ov... More...

I’ve read numerous books and watched webinars about managing younger workers. Here’s a summary of the key points to remember: 1. Don’t micromanage them. A better approach is to be very clear about the outcomes you’re looking for and al... More...

A new year always means new beginnings for all of us. It’s that time of year when we analyze our lives and make New Year’s resolutions – to improve our personal and professional lives. But as we all know it is not easy – resolutions are easier mad... More...

A recent issue of Scientific Mind discussed studies of truthfulness and physical signals. The bottom line: Opportunists or liars tend to display a cluster of four cues: hand touching, face touching, crossing arms, and leaning away. Although none of t... More...

I don’t like the idea of traditional performance evaluations. Most managers don’t like to give performance evaluations – and most employees don’t like to get them – because they seldom identify the real issues. For example, poor performance can be ca... More...

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Steps to take when you absolutely must improve project and solution delivery by darrin devereaux @ecgstudio

Do You Make These Common Conflict Management Mistakes?

3 Lessons from Edward Deci on Why Cash Is Not King for Employee Motivation

The 5 Disciplines of Genius-Makers

Small Business Survey Reports 'Hiring Plans' are down

Recruitment ABCs - All You Need to Know in One File

The 'Always Connected' Worker

Whether You Know It Or Not – You Are Always In Career Transition

How to Find an Executive Job – When No One is Hiring

ROPELLA ANSWERS: "How to Tailor Your Communication to Co-Workers"

Recognition is an Essential Part of Doing Business: Do it Right

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Strategy in Human Resources? Is that possible?

DECEMBER TIP OF THE MONTH

Maytag cleans the union claim

CLAIM OF RETALATORY CONDUCT FAILS

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SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE TO DETERMINE DEFINITION OF “SUPERVISOR”

NLRB GIVES CLARIFICATION ON PERMISSIBLE AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT CLAUSES

Considering Obamacare

Most Employees Face Health Challenges

Leadership Challenges with Millennials

How to Rope-in Mentees in the New Year

Spotting Scoundrels

Improving Performance Evaluations