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Week of November 6, 2006

This week's topics:
  • Talent in Vietnam
  • Telecommuting

Next week's topic:
  • Staff Shortages
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How to Look for a Job When You Already Have One

The #1 reason people change jobs is not money. Feeling under-appreciated in a job that lacks any personal satisfaction is what motivates most people to move on, writes Robin Ryan.

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Telecommuting Becomes Business As Usual
A new Yoh study of HR managers finds that 81 percent of companies have remote work policies, and 67 percent believe it's likely that telecommuting will increase over the next two years.
On the Verge of WTO Accession, Vietnam Faces Wage Increases and Talent Shortages
HR managers of FIEs in Vietnam have witnessed an increasing trend of talent shortage and difficulties with staff retention.
Many Wars for Talent
David Creelman explores Helen Handfield-Jones' latest work on the war for talent: what it is, the key ideas about it today and the implications for compensation.  

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Success Built to Last: Creating a Life That Matters - Summary
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Some of the world's most enduringly successful people have become so by harvesting their failures and summoning the courage to follow their passions.

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How to reduce the high cost of turnover due to heavy workloads: IBM's Solution to this Vital HR concern.
One of HR's most important issues today, yet most often unaddressed, is attrition due to heavy workloads. A 2004 national study by the Families and Work Institute on Overwork in America found that almost half of US employees are overworked, 1/3 chronically overworked. No matter how you define it, an employee who feels overworked is more likely to make mistakes, feel angry at the employer, burn out and potentially leave, taking all their knowledge, talent and training hours with them. IBM's internal surveys found that heavy workload inhibited an employee's ability to provide quality service to customers, posed a serious threat to employee retention, and sapped energy for creativity and innovation. To address this vital issue, IBM teamed up with ClearPicture to develop practical, high impact solutions that could be implemented immediately to improve individual, team and business performance.
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