Does one lay off employees or force all to take a pay cut. The answer depends upon the needs of the job and what you want the “end result” to be.
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Online applicant tracking systems are powerful in helping track applicants. An online applicant tracking system that incorporates a robust pre-employment personality profile assessment with a Job Benchmark is a “game changer”.
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The always insightful Wally Bock is hosting the latest Carnival of Human Resources over at the Three Star Leadership Blog. Head on over and check it out today for a great collection of 23 posts written by leading HR and talent management bloggers!
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Why might older workers be beating out Generation Y in the recession?
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Companies are laying off employees who potentially could be high performers – thereby damaging their future when the economy recovers.
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What gets measured gets done. Improve employee performance by creating employee performance score cards
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Ever notice we pursue what we do not have? It is human. We want what we do not have. Advertising capitalizes on the our human fears of… Not being good enough. Not being liked/loved enough. Looking bad. I have played that game. I have done it. I am 38 years old on this journey called “life” and I have spent too much time… Trying to be something I am not. Trying to do things I have no way of doing. Being inauthentic. Over the weekend of January 16, 17, and 18 in a powerful program called “Landmark Forum”, I realized…
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With the come of the new year I have been reading and thinking an awful lot about what the state of affairs will be like fo in 2009. If I were to sum up what I am finding (and thinking) in one sentence it would be this: HR needs to think and act more strategically if it wants to be taken seriously as a value adding business partner. In my recent reading I have found no shortage of articles and blog posts about how HR continues to struggle to get the respect of its colleagues in many organizations. I also…
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With all the great posts hitting the Blogosphere this past week on the topics of leadership, talent management, and human resource management, I would like to point you to five posts that I consider to be the best of the best for the week of January 5th to January 11th, 2009. Paul Herbert, Fistful of Talent: Crime and Company Culture – Broken Windows and Broken Companies – Paul takes a look at improving organizational culture and reminds us of the importance of focusing on the “small stuff” when it comes to creating a workplace that attracts and retains the best…
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If your job performance not adding more than you cost, your value is minimal at best
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Is the Fundamental Attribution Error getting in your way?
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The latest Carnival of Leadership Development is up and live at Dan McCarthy’s blog – Great Leadership by Dan. Head on over and check it out for a great collection of posts with the theme of self improvement.
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2008 has been an exciting year for me and the Maximize Possibility Blog. I have formed some great relationships with fellow bloggers, seen a steady increase in readership and comments, and most importantly I have acquired a wealth of new knowledge to share with my readers and use in my quest to help my Clients Maximize Possibility in their organizations. The end of the year offers an excellent opportunity to reflect on highlights of the last past twelve months and look forward to the excitement that 2009 promises to bring us. As I looked back through my blog archives for…
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If you are an executive or senior level manager in a publicly held organization, you should already know this, but just in case you forgot: Succession planning is a fiduciary responsibility to your Shareholders. Remember your Shareholders? That is right… the people who actually own your company and vote for the board of directors that decides if you get to keep your job or not. While succession planning does not make a lot of financial headlines, it can have a considerable impact on the value of your organization’s stock. Remember Management 101? Your job as an executive is to increase…
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Any time you get together with family, it can be quite stressful… In the Young household, Christmas Eve is when we celebrate. We also enjoy our own family tradition of having a feast that my wife, son, and daughter look forward to in the weeks ahead. Oh yeah…. And we open up presents! Christmas Day is a rich tradition as well. Our Christmas tradition means going to the in-laws for the entire day. It’s an incredible day for our family as we celebrate together. There’s a rich feast as my mother-in-law is an amazing cook and the rest of the…
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