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How Do We Help Supervisors Appraise Workers in Our New Self-Directed Organization? Q: Recently, my organization went to a self-directed structure at one of our mills. As we have continued to evolve in this process, it has become apparent that it is increasingly difficult for management (that is...

The Objective: Tell Your Potential Employer Where You Want To Be [Hcareers Hospitality Newsletter | June 05, 2008] Your objective is the first thing prospective hospitality employers see on your resume, so it must grab them from the start and encourage them to read on. An objective is a brief...

BREAKING FREE Aluna Joy Yaxkin December 1998 If you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what is within you will destroy you. The Gospel of St Thomas - Gnostic Gospels Deep inside each of us is a little hidden place, a...

Effective HR Outsourcing Solutions by Michael Eck HR leaders must know how to thread their way through the ins and outs of outsourcing before their organizations can build an effective HR solution. Although HR professionals have been using outsourcing in one way or another for many years, the...

Learning's Impact on Talent Flow by Dr. Robert Rodriguez and Gerry Hudson-Martin Bureau of Labor Statistics research indicates that employees will work for approximately nine companies during their professional careers. With the flow of talent between organizations on the rise, more enterprises...

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Employees Trust Own Manager More Than C-Suite By a substantial margin, employees trust their own managers more than top management, according to a survey on four continents by consultants BlessingWhite. Of the more than 7,500 workers who participated in the study, 75 percent trust their...

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Bhagwad Gita and Management Effectiveness We all have read Bhagwad Gita and Mahabharata stories since our childhood. We also hold Bhagwad Gita in great reverence. However, we seldom apply the lessons of the great Book in our practical life specially in our professional life . We generally...

Results, Not Responsibilities: How to Describe Job Experience on Your Resume [Hcareers Newsletter | June 12, 2008] You've got years of relevant experience, a job history that charts your steady upward progression in your field, and a reference list that reads like a "Who's Who" of the industry...

Eight Hiring Mistakes Employers Make: From Application to Interview by Susan M. Heathfield Hiring decisions that result in "bad" hires sap your organization' s time, training resources, and psychic energy. These are the top hiring mistakes to avoid during your recruiting and hiring process. Do...

Watch for Clues You May Be Laid Off In today's highly volatile job market, it makes sense to be aware of signals that might mean you are heading towards a pink-slip said Robert Graber, founder of WallStJobs.com, an online hiring site. "No one is really safe these days from sudden, unannounced...

Four Principles to Execute Today's Talent Management by Agatha Gilmore With an aging workforce, a growing talent shortage and an uncertain economy, a lot of emphasis has been put on developing new and exciting tools to help organizations navigate their talent needs. But while technologies might...

Gas Prices Prompt Employers to Consider Commuter Benefits by Agatha Gilmore Tired of costly fill-ups? You're not alone. The rising price of gas has led more and more employees to take alternative transportation to work, and employers are beginning to view pretax commuter benefits as a...

Six Steps to Creating an Ethical Culture by Agatha Gilmore First there was the case of the Wal-Mart whistleblower who alleged that a senior executive was engaging in questionable financial practices. Then there was the Societe Generale scandal, in which a rogue trader lost the French Bank a...

Candid Culture: Embracing Employee Complaints by Lindsay Edmonds Wickman Ever hear the tagline "Your Vote Counts?" In corporate America, the mantra might read "Your Opinion Matters." Unfortunately, creating a workplace that values candid feedback is no easy task. Cultures in which employees...

Telecommuting: Pipedream or Reality? by Barbara Safani Telecommuting continues to be a hot topic among job seekers as people strive for more work/life balance and flexible arrangements. But I think there is a misperception about how to secure a telecommuting arrangement. It's unlikely that you...

Build an Organization Based on Values by Susan M. Heathfield Why Values, What Values? "Our people are our most important asset." You've heard these words many times, if you work in an organization. Yet how many organizations act as if they really believe these words? Not many. These words are...

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Implementing Successful Learning Programs by Robb Powell As the world moves to an increasingly fast-paced, service-oriented global economy, talent management tasks grow more difficult to complete. Yet, HR must find top talent, develop future leaders and motivate employees if their organizations...