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

I recently reviewed a resume for a colleague who was trying to define a clearer career strategy. She has terrific experience. And yet, as I looked through it I could see the problem she was concerned about: she had done so many good things in so many... More...

Dear Joan: Do you have any articles or advice on motivating older employees who are set in their ways? The person in mind does an acceptable job, but I would like to see more flexibility, as we work on developing a new product. I put him on... More...

leg·a·cy a gift, bequest, heritage, something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor, a surviving system… What do you want your leadership legacy to be? By that I mean – have you made a lot of moves in your career, making more money,... More...

Social” seems to be the word of the year with Social Media, Social Marketing and Social Learning bursting from headlines, tweets, emails and whitepapers. We’re told that Social Learning is the future and we must adapt or be left-behind. Bu... More...

Dear Joan: The following bullet points were taken from your weekly column from last week (3/6/2013). · Employees should know what they are expected to do and how they can move up the ladder and make more money. · Employee... More...

Since I threw a lot of material at you last week, I thought this week we would re-visit some of it and tie everything together. We’ve delved a bit into the EEOC’s Enforcement Guidance on the use of criminal background checks in the hiring process. We... More...

Authors: Angelo Spinola, Danielle Kitson, Paul Weiner, and Katherine Hinde In EEOC v. The Original HoneyBaked Ham Company of Georgia Inc., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26887 (D. Colo. Feb. 27, 2013), the U.S. District Court for the District of Colora... More...

Changing the Brain of Your Organization Dysfunction - the abnormal or impaired functioning of an individual, team or organization relative to established norms, tends to be rampant even in the best organizations. Once it takes root and dysfuncti... More...

Great HR talent is the face of your organization, from meeting candidates to managing employee relations. Working in large enterprise environments present unique opportunities and challenges for motivated HR professionals . One of the most difficult... More...

Originally posted to the TribeHR blog at: 84% of Your Employees Want to Leave A study released by Manpower indicated that 84% of employees were planning to look for a new job in 2011—up from 60% of employees the year prior. You can read more... More...

In preparation for our upcoming webinar with HR.com on March 27th, I’ve been thinking more about Employee Engagement and ran across an article that really made me think. The article, How to Measure Employee Engagement – Gallup’s 12 Questions ... More...

President Jammeh of the Republic of Gambia has declared a four-day workweek for the African nation. Government workers will now work from Monday to Thursday, 8-6 pm. That's still a 40-hour workweek but with Fridays off. The president declared t... More...

TORONTO, March 20 - The Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation is growing in credibility according to a recent Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)/Canadian HR Reporter Pulse Survey. Of the more than 1,000 respondent... More...

Contingent workers such as staffing agency temps and independent contractors have become a large and permanent part of the workforce. As a result, companies need to think carefully about the tools they use to manage these workers so they can maximize... More...

http://http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/18/California-And-Rhode-Island-Tops-In-Unemployment More...

Is W-2 Season Really Over? DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - March 18, 2013) - Many small employers breathe a sigh of relief on February 28 each year when all the required IRS forms have been filed. But, they may not be through with employee W-2 forms, ac... More...

UPDATE 4/16: Thanks to all who attended this webinar! Due to popular demand, we have scheduled another session. The next informational webinar will be Wednesday, April 24th at 2:00 PM EST . Register now at FSAstore.com/HRwebinar . --- FSAst... More...

That old saying, “misery loves company” is, unfortunately, very true. Somehow we feel a smidge-bit better when we confer our misery onto others. I’ve noticed that misery-sharing and complaining have become ‘comfort zones’ that are tolerated and ev... More...

Compiled for those considering an APQC membership, this collection offers a sampling of the human capital management (HCM) content that is available in APQC’s Knowledge Base . This content represents a small percentage of our Knowledge Base,... More...

Money might be the measuring stick or the club or the incentive or the goal, but “making money” can’t be your mission statement. It can’t be everything that you talk about. Because that means your dreams are pretty small. And frankly, you’ll never... More...

Recognize This! – We all can do more – if we wanted to. The key is inspiring everyone to do so. This week I’m at Engage, our annual customer forum to which we invite customers to come, learn from each other and us, and help set our roadmap for ... More...

Wellness Coaches USA “2009-2012 Client Outcomes Summary” Blue Bell, PA. January 2013. Wellness Coaches USA is excited to release this summary of our “2012 Client Outcomes Report” which details our employee “engagement” and “healt... More...

Different industries have different workforces, and those workforces have unique attitudes and motivators that attract them to certain organizations. A recent research from Kelly Services on this very subject suggests that those in the IT in... More...

In the world of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), the “post and pray” method for recruiting and hiring qualified talent is, to put it bluntly, antique, ancient, archaic… just plain old. Placing a job advertisement in a newspaper or other general... More...

The answer: Just by implementing it, you’ll cut your costs. Unlike the budget sequester, however, an automated HR case management system is highly unlikely to stir debate over whether you should have taken a different path. One proven advanta... More...

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The #1 Career Mistake Capable People Make

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Motivating an older employee

What is Your Leadership Legacy?

Seven Things You Need to Know About Social Learning

Joan Lloyd’s HR Words of Advice: Lack of growth on the job

Is the EEOC Really Out to Force Employers to Hire Applicants with Criminal Histories?

EEOC Sanctioned for Failing to Produce Class Claimants' Social Media ESI and Other eDiscovery Misconduct

Eradicating Organizational Dysfunction

Strategies to Identify the Best HR Reps for Enterprise Environments

84% of Your Employees Want to Leave

Thoughts About Employee Engagement

The 4-Day Workweek

Recent HRPA Pulse Survey examines perceptions of the CHRP designation among Canadian HR professionals, employers and the public.

Companies Turning to Tools to Manage Contingent Labor by Sarah Fister Gale

California, Rhode Island Lead States in Unemployment

Is W-2 Season Over?

FSA Store Introduces New Resource for HR Professionals

4 Steps to Less Complaining and More Personal Responsibility!

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Making Everything About Money Is A Recipe For Failure

Why Discretionary Effort Matters

Wellness Coaches USA “2009-2012 Client Outcomes Summary”

What Differentiates IT Workers?

Post and Pray: Gone and Hopefully Forgotten

Riddle Us This: How Is an Automated HR Help Desk Like the Federal Budget Sequester