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Protect Your Company From Negligent Hiring Lawsuits - Samantha Bishop-Strand
Your company has an opening and you have interviewed several well qualified candidates. You’ve identified the person who best meets the experience and education requirements you established. You’ve called their previous employers and gotten glowing reviews. Should you extend a job... Submitted 313 days 4 hours ago.

Four Tips for Better Team Building - Samantha Bishop-Strand
In his book, Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team , management consultant Patrick Lencioni said: “When people come together and set aside their individual needs for the good of the whole, they can accomplish what might have looked impossible on paper.” The dysfunctions... Submitted 317 days 3 hours ago.

Poor Hiring With Incompetent Interviewers Is a Major Cause of Employee Turnover - - Bill Miller
Peak performance begins with surrounding yourself with talented people who are compatible with your company’s culture and who have the skills needed to succeed in the job. Excessive employee turnover ends all hope of developing peak performance. Two major reasons for people quitting are 1)... Submitted 319 days 23 hours ago.

You Heard it Right: There is a New California Leave Requirement - Michele O'Donnell
On January 1, 2011, The Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act (Donation Protection Act) became effective. This leave is one of many that California employers must be familiar and comply with, but there is one big difference with this leave…..it is an employer paid leave of... Submitted 332 days 2 hours ago.

The Return of Interviewing Skills - - Bill Miller
As the economy slowly recovers, companies are beginning to hire again. Unemployment is still high and many job applicants have been unemployed for many months. Since companies have not had robust hiring initiatives, their internal hiring skills may be a little “rusty” - not to mention... Submitted 337 days 1 hour ago.

Need More Human Resources? Hire College Interns - - Tiffany C. Wright
It is not just corporate America that benefits from interns. It is often harder for small and medium businesses to find new talent because these entities do not have the recruiting staff to send out to college campuses or recruiting fairs nor do they have the cache to attract up and comers.... Submitted 1 year 6 days ago.

The Necessity of Background Checks - Michele O'Donnell
The overall success of any organization is dictated by its employees. Certainly superior products and/or services are a requisite ingredient, but an organization's human capital will make the ultimate determination of overall success. As such, particular emphasis should be placed on the skills... Submitted 1 year 99 days ago.

When Top Performers Slump - - Brenda Kerton
How long is too long to carry a top performer who is not currently performing? And how to turn the situation around? The term top performer is not a title granted in perpetuity, but top performers must not be written off too quickly either. Only very rare people are on the top of their game... Submitted 1 year 116 days ago.

Depuzzle Human Behavior - Karla Brandau
Organizational camaraderie and productivity involve relating to others across a chasm of significant behavioral differences. Improving your "people skills" helps you figure out how to bridge the gap between yourself and others thereby making the organizational climate more supportive and... Submitted 1 year 118 days ago.

Transforming Employees Into Advocates - - Lee Eldridge
I've read several books and articles over the years about transforming employees into advocates. As business owners and managers, one of our greatest challenges is developing comprehensive strategies for recruiting, hiring, developing, rewarding and recognizing our employees. It's these... Submitted 1 year 140 days ago.

When Companies Start Hiring Again, Will Managers Be Ready? - - Dave Neal
Conducting good job interviews was a challenging prospect before the economy tanked, before companies stopped hiring and managers stopped interviewing and everyone fell out of practice. A few years ago (before the global recession), Development Dimensions International (DDI) and Monster... Submitted 1 year 208 days ago.

Who Should Make the First Offer in a Negotiation? - - Mary Greenwood
If you are involved in a negotiation where money is involved, who should make the first offer? The answer is that you 1) always want to get the other side to make the first offer and 2) you want to delay discussion of salary as long as possible. 1. You want to delay the discussion of... Submitted 1 year 254 days ago.

Rules for Hiring Unpaid Interns - Michele O'Donnell
As the summer season draws closer, so does the scramble for many college students to find summer internships. In recent decades, internships have largely been used as a vehicle by college students to learn valuable skills in the business world, gain experience to add to their resume, and help... Submitted 1 year 259 days ago.

Building Bridges Across Generation Gaps - Michele O'Donnell
It goes without saying that the general demographic of today's workforce is vastly different than it was 10 years ago. Countless employers have realized the bonuses and challenges when it comes to having workers of all ages present in the workplace. In this article we will focus on the "older"... Submitted 1 year 361 days ago.

Labor & Employment Law Update: The Year 2009 In Review - Crystal O'Brien
Top 5 List of issues which kept workplaces abuzz in 2009. 1. Swine Flu and the Workplace On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared the Swine Flu virus (H1N1) a pandemic. In doing so, employers across the U.S. scurried to take precautions for what to do when the virus... Submitted 2 years 30 days ago.

How to Deal With the Office Know-it-all - Carolyn Tytler
Every workplace has one or more: the know-it-all. There is no topic under the sun with which this individual will admit to being unfamiliar. Moreover, the know-it-all's mission in life is to impart his superior wisdom to all those intellectually-inferior beings in his environment. A... Submitted 2 years 31 days ago.

4 Ways to Start Fresh for 2010 - Michele O'Donnell
With the dawn of a new year approaching it is time to start planning the organizations Human Resources priorities for the new year. This can be a daunting task and quite a large undertaking for many employers. Many Human Resources initiatives involve long time lines and careful planning is always... Submitted 2 years 57 days ago.

The Value of Military Leadership Experience in Turbulent Business Environments - James Murphy
In today's turbulent business environments, every leader should be concerned about how well his or her organization executes and how well it adapts to change. Execution has been on the list of top concerns of CEOs for years now. But the turbulent business environments of the past few years... Submitted 2 years 63 days ago.

California Worker Classification - Michele O'Donnell
Under California and federal law, there are salary and duty requirements that must be met in order for a position to be considered "exempt" from overtime, meal and rest break laws. Requirements for determining who is exempt can be vastly different under state and federal rules. Federal law... Submitted 2 years 70 days ago.

Top 8 Preparations for Year End Activities - Michele O'Donnell
As 2009 draws to a close, now is the time to begin planning year-end activities. Below is a list of 8 of the most common year-end Human Resources related items to consider. They should be addressed prior to January 2010; having a plan will aid in a smooth transition into the New Year. ... Submitted 2 years 86 days ago.

The Stubborn Chameleon Approach: Ensuring a Growth- Oriented International Assignment - Matthew Arrigale
Both companies and employees take huge risks when embarking on longer term expatriate assignments. Companies gamble by investing in significantly higher expatriate wages and benefits with the hopes of a greater financial return. Employees gamble by uprooting themselves and their families into... Submitted 2 years 149 days ago.

Managing Change in Organizations: Lessons from the Best - - Leslie Allan
Creating successful change today in any organization is getting more difficult. However, making change successful is not a choice that we have. How is your organization going about changing systems and people? IBM's Global Business Services survey, Making Change Work Study , asked more than 1,500... Submitted 2 years 153 days ago.

Employee Motivation Simplified - - Todd Dewett
Scores of books exist addressing every aspect of leadership, yet the grand prize winner surely must be the topic of motivation. Sorry, today it is referred to as employee engagement. The label does not matter much as long as we agree on what we're talking about. I'm talking about an employee's... Submitted 2 years 177 days ago.

Positive Returns - Not For Profit Work Can Be Personally and Professionally Rewarding - Matthew Arrigale
If you ask a group of individuals why they started volunteering their time, they'll often tell you that a desire to give back to their community was their motivating factor. Ask them why they continue to do it, and you'll hear stories of making a difference not only within the organization and... Submitted 2 years 187 days ago.

Worker Classification Investigations Gain Momentum - Michele O'Donnell
Currently, one of the fastest growing areas of litigation, including class action suits, is in the proper classification of workers as either employees or Independent Contractors. The dictionary defines an Independent Contractor as "a person who contracts to do work for another person according... Submitted 2 years 190 days ago.