Monthly Archives: August 2011

Future HR Competencies: How to Prepare for the Third Evolution of HR

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Job Shopping: The Role of Brand

Recently, one of my children bought a very nice piece of clothing on sale on the internet.   She was very proud that she found a dress made by a big designer at a really good price.  I asked her why … Continue reading

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Recruiting: How to Approach It

Like many human resource processes, preparation will increase the chance of recruitment success.  We discussed the tangible and intangible investment that is made when we add a new team member in the last post and clearly the cost of recruiting … Continue reading

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Recruiting by the Numbers

As we discussed recruiting in the last two posts, a few readers posed questions over the average cost for hiring someone new.  As human resource professionals or managers we regularly make the comment that it is very costly to lose … Continue reading

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Do Not Make Me Hire

We all know that hiring someone possesses a certain amount of risk.  At a minimum, most of us worry about the depth of the candidate’s abilities, the candidate’s ability to fit in with the rest of the team and the … Continue reading

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Lessons from the Cereal Box: Prize Inside

One of my childhood memories is anxiously waiting to open a new cereal box to find the prize inside.  The cereal companies did a great job of combining a child’s natural desire to collect toys and fondness of sugar with … Continue reading

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Fight or Flight

How many times have you met with an employee about an issue and the response has been other than what you hoped for? Sadly, the typical response to criticism in the workplace is tuning the speaker out, running away, or … Continue reading

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Use Bottom Cushion for Flotation and Communication

Several years ago I was on a plane and talking to the man and his family sitting beside me.  They were the typical American family: suburban, two incomes, young children, and in need of a break.   They were heading west … Continue reading

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The Truth is Deceptive

With the recently resolved US debt ceiling crisis, people have returned to talking about who owns America instead of will there be anything left to own.  As the media returns its focuses to the Chinese ownership of US debt, it … Continue reading

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Disengagement: When It Seems All Wrong

Over the last several decades, engagement has become an accepted predictor of organizational success. Although increasingly leaders verbally confirm the importance of engagement, there is still considerable variation in understanding of what engagement encompasses, how it really works, and how … Continue reading

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