Blogs / 2014 / November

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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 / 2014 / November

For Immediate Release VIF Editorial Contact: Ashley Miranda ashley.miranda@vifprogram.com 919-265-5002 VIF Releases Latest Version of Learning Center for Educators The new release of VIF’s learning center for K-12 teachers boasts sitewide UI upgrad... More...

Sodexo Canada Recognized as a Top Employer Five Years in a Row BURLINGTON, ON, Nov. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - For the fifth year in a row Mediacorp, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers, have recognized Sodexo Canada as a Top Employer in the Hamilton-Ni... More...

Land Trust Alliance Joins #GivingTuesday Movement Contributions Save the Places People Love, Strengthen Land Conservation WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 26, 2014) – The Land Trust Alliance, a national land conservation organization working to save the places... More...

Micoley.com to Auction Off Bowling Alley in Jacksonville Property is to be part of Micoley.com’s Quarter 1, 2015 Auction Event Jacksonville, FL - Under the lovely Florida sun in Jacksonville, a commercial investment property has become available to t... More...

TAMPA, FLORIDA, USA, 25 November 2014) – International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announces the extended deadline to submit an application for the 2015 Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) Program to 6 February 2015. The Facility of... More...

The BTL Network Experience: The Multi-Cultural Agency's Recent Marketing Event for Florida Blue Shows How It's Changing the Way Brands Connect with Consumers As a new year approaches, the experiential marketing agency is at the forefront of connectin... More...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:Jennifer McVan Director of Media Relations (813) 373-9505 (cell) Jennifer.Mcvan@ahss.org Florida Hospital Tampa Earns “Top Performer” on Key Quality Measures Recognition from The Joint Commission Florida Hos... More...

Honolulu Law Firm Welcomes Three Attorney’s Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing welcomes Timothy Irons, Nick Kacprowski, and Zachary DiIonno Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing (AHFI) is pleased to announce that Timothy H. Irons, Nickolas A. Kacprowski and Zachary M. DiIonn... More...

NEW YORK -- On November 25, 2014, John Altorelli, a former partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, made the difficult decision to file for bankruptcy after weeks of negotiations were unable to produce a settlement with the liquidating trustee of the Dewey & ... More...

Alpha Ecological Pest Control Honored at the Chamber of Commerce’s “Hiring Our Heroes” Event in Washington, D.C. Vancouver, WA Nov. 26th 2014 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiative “Hiring Our Heroes” that partners with a variety of companies acro... More...

Truly Universal Recruitment with Video Video interviewing is the wave of the future for both recruiters and candidates. Imagine having the whole world as your job search landscape. Or, if you are an employer, imagine truly universal recruitm... More...

TMA’s People in Energy conference was held in Houston last week. Elissa Tucker and I had the opportunity to present APQC‘s research on best practices for developing leaders in the oil and gas industry and to speak with attendees about leadershi... More...

Dear Joan: I have a situation in my office for which I would like your advice. I work for a very large telecommunications company on the East Coast. Although I have been working in my position as an account manager for four years now, I started wo... More...

Decisions, decisions. Should you buy a new piece of equipment or repair the one you own? Which procedure should your work team implement to solve their problem? Which job candidate should you hire? As a manager, you regularly are expected to ... More...

Dear Joan: At my company we have an extensive succession planning process. As a part of that process we hear feedback from those above us regarding our upward potential. I am a mid-level manager and I would like to move up some day but for righ... More...

Dear Joan: As a manager in a large company I find that I spend most of my day in useless meetings. Small talk eats up a lot of the meeting time, we wander every which way and generally don't get much done. I hear many of my colleagues compla... More...

Dear Joan: I am writing to you because the employees of the company I work for are very concerned about our president and manager. I've been with this company since its inception. We have almost 50 sales people working here. We really enjoy our jobs ... More...

Patrick runs an influential staff department and has been with his company for 28 years. He is "tight" with the CEO, who sees him as a loyal, dedicated employee. Unfortunately, Patrick is seen as a poorly performing obstructionist by most of the oth... More...

What You See: Case 1: Two technicians, who have similar jobs, have been in conflict for the past six months. One feels that the other isn't doing her share. The other feels that her co-worker is a demanding know-it-all. The manager has heard t... More...

Dear Joan: Recently, I read your article in the paper about swearing in the workplace. Not being an avid swearer myself, I do occasionally find myself letting out one now and again when something isn't working properly and I'm under the gun. Th... More...

"Trust me." Yeah, right. Trust is in short supply at work these days. Yet managers sometimes think because they’re the boss, trust should be automatically granted. Can you hear the employee chorus? "Yeah, right." Waning loyalty has become the hal... More...

The modern organization is becoming the new town hall, the new main street. Increasingly, employees are looking to their workplace as their "community." Many people spend more time with co-workers than with their families. Many people don't even know... More...

Is it just me, or is there more selfish, insensitive and downright mean behavior at work these days? When did we cross the line from honesty to cruelty? When did we evolve from "I’m okay, you’re okay," to "I’m okay and who cares about you?" In ... More...

Dear Joan: I am wondering if you have any insight on HR’s role in a merger. We are about to combine two companies. My job will now mean that I will be flying out to the other two locations of our newly formed company. They have not ha... More...

Some managers treat their subordinates in a way that leads to superior performance. How are they different from managers who fail to develop top-notch employees? A subtle yet powerful key lies in the manager's expectations of subordinates. If the... More...

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VIF Releases Latest Version of Learning Center for Educators

Sodexo Canada Recognized as a Top Employer Five Years in a Row

Land Trust Alliance Joins #GivingTuesday Movement

Micoley.com to Auction Off Bowling Alley in Jacksonville

ISPE extends deadline for 2015 Facility of the Year Award Program

THE BTL NETWORK EXPERIENCE

Florida Hospital Tampa Earns Top Performer on Key Quality Measures

Honolulu Law Firm Welcomes Three Attorney’s

Former Dewey Partner Files for Bankruptcy

Alpha Ecological Pest Control Honored at the Chamber of Commerce’s “Hiring Our Heroes” Event in Wash

Truly Universal Recruitment with Video

TMA People in Energy Conference: Key Takeaways

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Manager who plays favorites is playing with fire

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Managers need structure for group decisions

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Address feedback - perception is reality

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Tips to improve your meetings

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: President killing his own firm with authoritarian ways

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Problems with top executives eventually spread to all levels

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: When managers don't manage, employees suffer

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Managers, how open are you to feedback?

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Managers must earn their employees’ trust

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Is your organization built on a moral culture?

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: Your life isn’t more important than mine

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: HR’s role during a merger

Joan Lloyd's HR Words of Advice: High expectations lead to excellent performance