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Monthly Archives: November 2009

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November No More: A Look Back at Workplace News and Gossip

Turkeys have been carved, families and friends have reunited at dinner tables around the country, and that leftover pumpkin pie would probably taste a lot better than the vending-machine snack you’re devouring right now. Although Thanksgiving has passed and the full craziness of December is looming upon us, there’s still time to take a quick look back at November’s tasty workplace tidbits. Continue reading

By in In Review, Insights & Trends, Monthly Review, Social Media

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CareerBuilder Leadership Series: Spotlight on Bob McNabb, CEO of Futurestep

In CareerBuilder’s recent interview with Bob McNabb, chief executive officer of Futurestep, Bob discusses the unique understanding he has of the role that people play in creating a high-performance culture, both internally and for his clients.

What is your philosophy as it relates to your people and their impact on your business? Continue reading

By in CareerBuilder Leadership Series

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One-Third of Workers Plan to Holiday Shop Online While at the Office, CareerBuilder Survey Reveals

Workers and employers are once again at odds — at least in some offices around the country. Cyber Monday, the National Retail Federation’s coined term for the first Monday after Thanksgiving, is predicted to be a busy day for office Internet use. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention, Social Media, Survey Results

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Giving Your Employees Thanks This Holiday

With Thanksgiving T-minus 33 hours, 47 minutes and 12 seconds away just around the corner, it’s time to embrace your inner-Charlie Brown and let your employees know how much you appreciate them.  After all, showing that you’re grateful to your employees isn’t just goodwill, it’s good business practice – especially now. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention

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Smores and Social Media: Food for Thought

In the grand tradition of merging words to create portmanteaus (e.g. “chocoholic,” “truthiness,” “Brangelina,” and – most recently and unfortunately– “Speidi“), there now comes “smores.”

Smores, or “social media whores,” as explained by blogger Mark Allen Roberts in his article, Beware of Smores: Social Media Whores, are “self professed social media experts who take large retainers from unsuspecting clients, they over promise and under deliver.”

Michelle Spellerberg, Marketing Director of CareerBuilder’s consulting arm, Personified, passed the article on to me, summing it up this way: Continue reading

By in Social Media

Employment News for the Week of November 20, 2009

While you were busy scoring tickets to a screening of “New Moon” this weekend, fighting back your tears at the announcement that Oprah is canceling her show after a 25-year run, or wondering how you’re going to fill the void of your Pumpkin and Eggo Casserole this Thanksgiving, news in the hiring and recruiting world may have slipped right by you. Continue reading

By in Week in Review

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Heavier Workloads + Longer Hours x Strained Resources = Low Employee Morale

If the recession seems to have taken a toll on your workplace morale, you’re hardly alone…

A new CareerBuilder survey, released today, indicates that nearly a quarter of employers (23 percent) rate their organization’s current employee morale as low. According to Jason Ferrara, CareerBuilder’s Vice president of corporate marketing, low morale is an unfortunate side effect of this recession. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Survey Results

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Leadership Development: Invest in the Best So They’ll Invest in You

Last week, I listed the top traits recruiters and hiring managers look for when identifying their organization’s next leaders. Now, I’d like to follow up that post by discussing why now, more than ever, businesses need to put focus on developing their leaders (if they’re not already doing so) – and what areas they should concentrate on to get the best return on their investment. Continue reading

By in Leadership Development, Retention

Employment News for the Week of November 13

While you were busy getting suspended for your “wild” Bengals haircut, threatening to walk off the set of “Larry King Live”, or making a case for “Bikini Fridays,” here’s what was happening in the world of hiring and recruiting this week… Continue reading

By in Week in Review

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We Asked, You Answered: How Do You Identify a Leader? A Top 10 List

(Actually, this list is one better than a “top 10” list, because it goes up to 11.)

Last week, readers, I challenged you to tell me what qualities you consider most important when identifying new leaders.  I guess this question struck a chord, judging by the number of passionate responses I received in general, and the number of responses that referenced how a leader emerges during times of uncertainty in particular. Continue reading

By in Leadership Development

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