Blogs / 2013 / March

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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 / 2013 / March

A Q&A with Leadership IQ CEO Mark Murphy Q: How can managers maximize their middle performers? MM: First I want to dispel one giant misunderstanding about what maximizing middle performers really means. Because too often when I ... More...

Joan, I was just starting to draft some notes for a topic I’d like to send out to our HR team, and I thought you might have some perspective. Our culture is such that HR is literally invited to everything and it consumes A LOT of time. ... More...

Authors: Margaret Hart Edwards, Lucas Munoz, and Stephanie Lee The California Supreme Court recently clarified the defenses available to employers defending against claims of discrimination. In Harris v. City of Santa Monica, No. BC341469 (Cal... More...

Authors: Terri Solomon and Morgan Matson In the aftermath of the Connecticut and Colorado mass shootings, national attention has turned to attempts to stem the tide of gun violence through stricter firearm regulations. Most of the debate has c... More...

Authors: Joni Andrioff; Rebecca Aragon; Philip Berkowitz; Michael Congiu; Robert Conti; Oscar De la Vega; Margaret Hart Edwards; Edward Ellis; Adam Forman; Katherine Cooper Franklin; Steven Friedman; David Goldman; Philip Gordon; Barry A. Hartste... More...

In the past I have seen industry data on the ratio of Learning & Development professionals to employee headcount. I'm just starting to look in to finding this data (preferably a global figure) again. Does anyone have any proposal... More...

What is needed to register vehicles in each of the U.S. states? We would like to share our experience with local DMV offices about registering vehicles for foreign nationals in the U.S. For this purpose, we have created a two-page PDF which you are w... More...

Dear Friends, On Boarding is one of the vital part of HR process hence we all as HR professionals should make it effective as much as possible. This gives first impression to candidate. Here is my post on how to make your On Boarding process effec... More...

“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” Albert Einstein Kids these days have a phrase: “FAIL.” It means something like “epic failure” and describes scenarios often so common or standard that when someone fails i... More...

When BNP Paribas terminated withdrawals from three hedge funds citing “a complete evaporation of liquidity” on August 7th, 2007, it didn’t have the slightest effect on employees anywhere. Business was booming and companies were recording record pe... More...

Certé Consultants: “Effective solutions to current needs” Everyone faces the difficult challenge of maintaining motivation when you want to achieve your goals. The truth is that rethink things, change or start again, however small that is the fa... More...

If you are looking to obtain your HRCI Recertification in a PHR, SPHR or GPHR designation, you know that getting access to all 60 credits is difficult to do at a reasonable cost. With this is mind, HR.com has created a Certification Preparation Membe... More...

WARNING! YOU’RE ABOUT TO GET FIRED by Jeff Carroll I was lining up my shot on the third hole, par 5, and just ready to “pull the trigger” and my golf partner decides to share some career wisdom with me. Not that I asked for it and proba... More...

Talent acquisition is a top priority for companies big and small. But with so many options for sourcing talent, where should employers focus their time and energy? What recruiting channels deliver the highest bang for the buck? And what should employ... More...

According to LinkedIn’s ‘What Women Want @ Work’ study, released in celebration & support of International Women’s Day on March 8th Friday 1st March, 2013, Toronto, ON – The majority of women (63%) worldwide define professional success as ha... More...

From Baby Boomers to Generation Y, each generation has different motivators that contribute to increased employee engagement and productivity. A new infographic , developed by Michael C. Fina, illustrates generational differences impacting employee... More...

Given the sophistication of technology available today, one would think that companies would do a remarkable job communicating with their job prospects throughout the entire recruiting process. You would think that they would do an even better jo... More...

Best Letter Ever from a CEO who just got fired.... you got to love Andrew , CEO of Groupon. Heaven help the people who have to replace him . (This is for Groupon employees, but I'm posting it publicly since it will leak anyway) People of Groupon,... More...

Back in the day, most major employers during the Industrial Revolution operated an employee store where workers were able to buy the dry goods they needed. The company kept track of each purchase and deducted the cost of items from the workers’ paych... More...

Happy employee appreciation day! Dr. Nelson, the founder of employee appreciation day, didn't just want March 1st to be the only day of celebration, he says " employees should be valued all year round, especially when they have perfo... More...

Every Coach, Manager and Principal wants better teamwork, but without an investment in team building the behaviors that you desire to see as evidence of teamwork will likely go unseen. While it is common for some to underestimate the need to estab... More...

Recognize This! – Employee appreciation should happen every day. Today is Employee Appreciation Day. This irritates me. The fact of my irritation may surprise regular readers who know that employee appreciation and recognition are very importan... More...

Companies, both small and big, have the unending task of reducing attrition. That’s because attrition is a major threat to organizations financially and it also reduces the company’s overall productivity. Attrition means loss of employees because of ... More...

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How Can Managers Maximize their Middle Performers?

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Meetings - when to attend and when to say no

California Supreme Court Rules "Mixed Motive" Is a Mixed Bag for Employers

New York Passes "Toughest, Strongest" Gun Law in the Nation

The 2012 Global Employer: Highlights of Littler's Fifth Annual Global Employer Institute

Ratio of Learning & Development Professionals to Employee Headcount

Download List of Expat Car Registration Requirements in the U.S. Here!!!

Effective On Boarding Process : Step By Step approach

Breakthroughs in strategy

Burning illusions

Making plans is not enough

HR.com has HRCI eLearning Credits Now

Warning! You're About To Be Fired

2013 Recruiting Survey

Women choose work-life balance over wealth

Recognizing a Multigeneration Workforce: New Infographic

Why Don’t Companies Put Job Candidates First

Best Letter Ever from a CEO who just got fired

Workpays.me Reinvents the Company Store

Viva La Recognition Revolution: How Hot Is Your State?

Team Building is the Secret to Better Teamwork

3 Reasons Why Employee Appreciation Day Irritates Me

Expert Views on Preventing Attrition