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Can you cut your payroll and still keep employees happy?
Life-Sized Business | December 17th 2009 by Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin
Most small businesses have already done some belt tightening this year. We’ve trimmed dead wood, become a more lean machine, and every other metaphor you can apply to spending less money. Still, when we see our final projections of where our ye read more
Talent Retention (Doha, February 2010)
Strategic HCM | December 16th 2009 by Jon Ingham
The retention of talent seems to be becoming more and more urgent as the economy (outside the UK at least) starts to slowly motor forward again. There’s a good summary of the requirement and some of the things employers can do read more
25 Best Companies for Executive Leaders
Executive Resume Branding Blog | December 15th 2009 by Meg Guiseppi
25 Best Companies for Executive Leaders is a post from: Executive Resume Branding Teaming with human resources consultants Hewitt Associates and the RBL Group, Fortune surveyed more than 500 global companies and put together their list of the top 25 read more
Take a stand
The HR Store | December 10th 2009
That’s the least you can do.It’s applicable to HR, as it is to any other field of work. It’s time you put your best foot forward. Choose to do the right thing. You’ll end up making enemies out of people who were used to hearing you say yes, a read more
How to Make Employees Stay
Softheme Blog :: Software Outsourcing Ukraine | December 8th 2009 by Anton Blotskiy
If you are afraid your key employees will leave, there are some ways to avoid it. Every time one of employees leaves, a company loses expertise, faces the expense of hiring a replacement and risks losing customers who must deal with a new recruit. Em read more
Retaining employees is an ongoing challenge
The Official TimesJobs Blog | December 3rd 2009
Thomas Augustine, Associate Vice President – Human Resources in Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd., hosted a TimesJobs High Tea chat session on December 2nd, 2009. He spoke on the topic of Employee Engagement and Retention in tough times read more
How to manage and retain knowledge through Google Sites
Software for Enterprise | November 30th 2009 by Wang Internet = Internet Money Made Online
Does your organization currently utilize any knowledge management system (KMS) to store important company related information and documents? If your organization is still depending on shared folders and emails as a means to capturing and retaining kn read more
Excellent Thoughts from The Compensation Cafe
StrategicPay Blog | November 29th 2009 by Doug Sayed
As an occasional writer/blogger for the Compensation Cafe, I must say that I'm really impressed with the content that comes from my fellow writing/blogging colleagues. Since a lot of innovative thinking and informative writing comes from this e read more
The Importance of Human Capital in Business
FamilyBusinessBattleground Blog | November 29th 2009 by Martin Federer
Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary S. Becker, who coined the term “human capital,” says that “the basic resource in any company is the people. The most successful companies and the most successful countries will be those that manage human capit read more
Universal Travel Rules: #UTRPRHR
Punk Rock Human Resources | November 23rd 2009 by laurie ruettimann
My job is awesome. I get on a plane, travel across the country, and speak to employees, executive leaders, and job seekers. I talk about technology, social media, and how HR really sucks when it comes to hiring and retaining smart people. HR won’t read more
A New Level of Employee Engagement
The Engagement Factor | November 19th 2009 by Brad Federman
Employee engagement is often handled on a superficial level by organizations, but to truly make a difference in retaining employees, companies must start tackling it more authentically. “The first thing [to do] is to try and create more open di read more
NHS Employers: ‘We must attract, retain and develop talent’ #…
PMToolbox | November 19th 2009
‘Talent management refers to the process of developing and integrating new workers, developing and retaining current workers, and attracting highly skilled workers to work for your company’. Some people argue that many organisations put treme read more
The Best Employee Retention System
The Neo CEO | November 18th 2009 by Michael J Smith
Hiring and retaining great employees is a key factor in the success of your business. Without the right people with the right skills, your business can’t consistently fulfill your customer’s needs. Great employees support your business su read more
New York Times News Service to Cut Jobs and Relocate
The Agonist | November 15th 2009 by Sean-Paul Kelley
Richard Perez-Pena | November 12NYT - The New York Times News Service will lay off at least 25 editorial employees next year and will move the editing of the service to a Florida newspaper owned by The New York Times Company, the newspaper and the Ne read more
My Business Assistant added a blog post
Google Blogspot Blogger | November 10th 2009 by Aunk
My Business Assistant added a blog postHow to NOT lose time or productivity during a shift in employees.We have already discussed the top three reasons why growing companies choose to outsource – lower costs, lack of internal expertise, and scalabi read more
4M’s of Management I- Man (HR Management)
pluGGd.in | November 10th 2009 by rajesh
[This is the first part of the 4 part series on Business Management.] If you believe HR management was limited to your company employees, you wasted your MBA degree. If you think HR management was about hiring and retaining, you are only partially r read more
Retaining Older Workers is Part of Sharing the Pain
Winning Workplaces | November 9th 2009 by Mark Harbeke
I should probably clarify my title for this post. I do not mean to suggest that having an older workforce is painful, whether on other generations that work alongside them, or for your bottom line.No, I am referring to the fact that comprehensi read more
Five Important Questions Every Family Business should Know.
FamilyBusinessBattleground Blog | November 6th 2009 by Martin Federer
For the success any organization owned jointly by family members it is important to answer the following questions before proceeding further. 1. Have You Made a plan? A plan will give direction to your business and a positive future to proceed. A wr read more
Deck the Halls For Less: Eco-Friendly Holiday Gifts & Tips
Go Green - Go Green With Promotional Products | November 4th 2009 by steve
This holiday season shoppers are being encouraged to buy pricier eco-friendly products though consumer studies have shown that they will also be spending less money. However, due to unique eco-friendly shopping incentives and fun promotional environ read more
Terminating One Employee and Keeping the Other
San Francisco Employment Law Firm | November 3rd 2009 by Arkady Itkin
Terminating an employee can be a difficult and even devastating experience to the terminated worker, but it's also not an easy decision for the manager / employer charged with the duty of retaining and discharging employees. It's not uncommon for an read more
Radio’s Hostile Workplace Uprising
permafrost fuel | November 3rd 2009 by permafrost fuel
It appears we have the first signs of an uprising by abused radio employees protesting the increasingly pervasive hostile working environments they are being forced to tolerate.In the past I have heard rumblings from workers at Citadel complaining ab read more
Job Analysis And Design Tips
Finance-Worldwide | November 2nd 2009
Job Analysis And Design Tips By: Annette Estes Does your job description analysis assure you of hiring and retaining superior performers? Your employees may be doing the tasks required by the job, but are they performing those tasks the way they nee read more
Dallas Training Video Production Benefits Your Business
Dallas Social Media Marketing | November 2nd 2009 by Marcus Kaiser
Today, hiring and retaining the best talent is challenging. As a businessperson, you know that a more competent workforce is necessary to give your business the edge and ensure increasing profits.Traditionally training employees has been expensive -- read more
Retaining talent troubles US employers
Layoffs in India, Layoffs in USA, IT Layoffs | November 1st 2009 by tech market
As the economy shows signs of recovery, majority of American companies are turning their focus to attract and retain top talent, a report says.According to the survey of 201 US employers by HR consulting Watson Wyatt, about 65 per cent of them are mo read more
Take A Fresh Look At Talent Management And Why You Need It
Top10Rank's Blog | November 1st 2009 by ewidiyanto
When it comes to the purpose and value of talent management, the core concept is simple: attracting, developing, and retaining skilled employees increases your company’s bottom line. While most companies understand the theory, they often don’t ha read more
Here’s A Fresh Look At Talent Management And Must-Have Integrat…
Resources-Information | October 31st 2009 by Tony Maichl
When it comes to the purpose and value of talent management, the core concept is simple: attracting, developing, and retaining skilled employees increases your company’s bottom line. While most companies understand the theory, they often don’t ha read more
Business Opportunities In Franchising
Planyc 2030 | October 30th 2009 by Devi Daksina Putra
from Franchise Magazine The economic turmoil of the last year has meant that most employees have been concentrating on retaining their job rather than considering job satisfaction. However, a combination of the New Year and reports that the economy read more
Choose Trophies And Plaques For Your Corporate Gifts
Hand Made Gifts | October 30th 2009 by Jewell H. Robles
Every business acknowledges the importance of a corporate gift. It lifts the confidence of the employees and recognizes their good work, and therefore helps in retaining the best talents, as they feel cared for by the company. Other employees feel read more
8 Small Business Employee Retention Tips
Startup Business Idea | October 29th 2009 by budhi firman
The importance of employee retention cannot be overstated. As a small business owner, finding good talent and retaining it can be a challenge. Whether you own a handicrafts or a fashion and jewelry business the following will you to retain your quali read more
Isn't it interesting how Boeing brought new jobs here to S.C.
The Politics of Jamie Sanderson | October 29th 2009 by Jamie Sanderson
While I am in favor of a company like Boeing bringing desperately needed jobs to our state, I find is very alarming on how we got them to expand here.I was asked on Facebook my take on this:I think it sends the message to workers that in order to get read more
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