Human Resources 101

By Landy Chase, MBA, CSP
Author of Competitive Selling: Out-Plan, Out-Think, and Out-Sell to Win Every Time
In the perfect work environment, whenever a promotion opportunity became available, the most qualified person would always be selected for the available promotion. Unfortunately, as you know, such an environment does not exist; it may seem to you that job promotions [...]

Employee development is a critical factor for employee retention. Development opportunities rank high in lists of what employees look for in a job and in their descriptions of what makes a great workplace. Workers today are keenly interested in learning skills that will keep them employable and ensure their future employability.
Top performing companies consistently include employee [...]

If you work for an organization that uses buzz-words like ”Onboarding”, this webcast from DBM could be useful for you.
BEST PRACTICES FOR ONBOARDING: ENSURING SUCCESSFUL ASSIMILATION OF LEADERS IN NEW ROLES
All sessions presented online, HRCI approved, 90 minutes, no charge.
Wednesday, October 31, 20079am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 16:00 GMT
The statistics about the high number and [...]

Join Derek Irvine, from Globoforce, as he hosts an International Employee Engagement Roundtable with industry experts! Andy Parsley, from the UK’s Green Lion and David Zinger, from Winnipeg, MB Canada, an experienced engagement consultant, speaker, author and educator, will discuss in depth the growing need for employee engagement.
Join us at 11:30 am EDT on September [...]

DBM presents:
WHEN IS SEPARATION A RETENTION STRATEGY?PROTECTING EMPLOYER BRAND DURING DOWNSIZING
Thursday, September 20, 2007 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern

Most organizations don’t connect a downsizing to their retention initiatives. But consider what’s at stake if you don’t:

Protecting your company’s brand with retained and departing employees
Retaining key talent during transition
Employing recruitment strategies that [...]

Robert Half Finance and Accounting offers a variety of information and free resources to help employers make informed, strategic hiring decisions. This is a sales tool. The form asks for a phone call or number so they can make a pitch to you. If you don’t mind the pitch, there’s some helpful information in these booklets.

2007 [...]

There’s a Seth Godin article in the Guardian on being remarkable. As I read through his 10 points, few jump up and smack me on the head. I realize things I have been doing for five and six and seven years were remarkable then, but are now just ordinary.
Personally, resting on my laurels is a whole lot [...]

I’ve taken these resolutions from Bryan’s post at the Monster Blog and tweaked them a little from my perspective.

Improve Your Working Relationship with Your Boss: Regardless of whether your boss is good or bad, there are always ways to improve that relationship. Make 2007 the year you do something to make your day-to-day interactions with [...]

“Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement.” —Snoopy (Charles M. Schulz)

There are few this I dislike more than networking. The thought of going into a room full of strangers makes me wish my arm gets chopped off so I could go to the hospital instead. Even profressional association meetings, where we share a common interest, make me uncomfortable.
Robert May, an introvert himself has posted some [...]