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Monthly Archives: September 2008

Q4 Job Forecast Released Today Indicates Emerging Trends

What another little news story from this past week did for celebrity gossips, a survey released this morning by CareerBuilder.com and USA TODAY did for financial analysts: It only seemed to confirm what many have been speculating. 

The Q4 2008 Job Forecast indicates a weakening job market, which should come as no surprise given what we now know about the financial crisis; however, the survey was conducted between August 21 and September 9, which means it might not reflect the full effects of the last few days.  Thus, hiring managers may now have to take an even more conservative approach than the one they indicated they would take in the upcoming quarter.  Continue reading

By in Survey Results

Fond of Closing Deals in the Office Bathroom, Are You? Shedding Some Light on ‘Daylighting’

Do you know what your employees are doing on their smoke breaks? It might not be what you think.

A recent article on CNN.com caught my eye the other day. This article details the habits of employees like Brian, a 30-something salesperson in NYC who uses the office bathroom as a secret cubicle in order to perform the duties of his second job as a mortgage broker. Continue reading

By in Economy, Employee Engagement, Retention

5 Tips for Telling Employees “Here’s to Your Health”

A hot debate is raging regarding the health of American workers. Interestingly enough, it has nothing to do with presidential campaigns and national health care plans. Instead, the focus narrows in on how much influence your employer should have on your health.  

The genesis of the issue can be traced back to the days of pioneer Henry Ford who required certain “healthy” behaviors from his employees if they were to be eligible for his increased minimum wage. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Retention, Talent Acquisition

Money Talks… 5 Tips for What Else Does

Is this the only thing every employee really wants from their company?

Maybe… But then again, maybe not…

Don’t get me wrong; when it comes to the topic of salary, I’m all about the Benjamins (baby). But are there any acceptable alternatives? Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Retention, Talent Acquisition

If You’re Going to Talk Politics in the Office, Here’s a Few Talking Points (so to speak)

As discussed previously, there’s a bit of controversy over whether it’s acceptable to discuss politics in the workplace, in light of the little upcoming contest on November 4th (You may have heard a bit about it in the news lately). Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement

Extreme Makeover: Corporate Culture Edition

How often do we think about corporate culture? Better question – How often do we think about changing corporate culture?

I happened to come across this list of the top 10 ways you can tell your corporate culture needs addressing.  You can click on the link to see all 10, but I’ve listed my favorites below: Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention

Managing During a Fuel Shortage

Although my frugal soul would detest paying more than $3.99 for a gallon of gas, I started to question that gas prices were only $3.99 in Atlanta this weekend. When the first local gas station ran out of gas, I thought it was a little odd. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Philanthropy

Are You a Community Organizer or Community Builder? 5 Tips for Community in the Workplace

There’s a lot of buzz these days surrounding the words “community organizer.”

We’ll leave it to the MSNBC and Fox News talking heads to argue over the political merits of the term. But from the marketplace perspective, if you want to build the best place for your employees to work, there’s a better label available. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement, Retention, Talent Acquisition

Five Ways to Flex so Employees Love their Jobs with You

Unless the name of your company happens to be one that rhymes with “moogle,” a general consensus that employees absolutely love working for you might not exist.

Each year, Fortune ranks the 100 Best Companies to Work For, and there’s little doubting these places are the ones most people want signing their paychecks. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement, Retention

How about Generation “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?”

Thanks to all who commented on my earlier post about supervising Generation Y – it generated some insightful conversation about the generation gap, so I thought it worthwhile to continue…

I have to admit that before now, I hadn’t thought much about how my own generation is perceived in the workplace.  While I wasn’t so much surprised to learn that you believe we’re innovative and tech-savvy (that’s pretty much how we perceive ourselves, an attitude that might explain why we’re also seen as narcissistic…), I was a little taken aback to read words like “lazy” and “disrespectful” in reference to us.  Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Generational Hiring

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