Silly Survey Reveals the Obvious
March 27, 2008
Sometimes I wonder who thinks up these things. Seriously. Who sits there and thinks up these surveys? Case in point: Accountemps recently conducted a survey that revealed (gasp!) 75 percent of executives would be comfortable looking for a new job while... Read more...
Making the Impossible Possible
March 26, 2008
Samuel Johnson once wrote, “The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.” This statement seems to define Bill Strickland’s life. Make the Impossible Possible is an engaging, inspirational book... Read more...
Making the Impossible Possible
March 26, 2008
Samuel Johnson once wrote, “The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.” This statement seems to define Bill Strickland’s life. Make the Impossible Possible is an engaging, inspirational book... Read more...
TrendWatcher: Slowdowns: The Acid Test of Leadership
March 26, 2008
Have most of your leaders ever had to manage during a serious downturn? If not, then they may need some help dealing with today's crisis of confidence in the economy, especially... Read More →
World’s Easiest Dashboard?
March 26, 2008
Here at The Dashboard Spy, we’ve been keenly tracking the increasing adoption by business intelligence applications, dashboards, and database reporting tools of RIA (Rich Internet Application) technologies. The promise of RIA to provide enriched... Read more...
HR Outsourcing Solutions 101
March 26, 2008
Small businesses face a crushing HR burden. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small-business owners spend up to 25 percent of their time handling payroll, taxes, benefits, workers&#... Read More →
Dedicated, but Insufficient
March 26, 2008
“I am not sure where the problem is,” Gerald said. “He has been with the company for eight years, so he knows the ropes, how things are done, what the culture is. But ever since we promoted him four months ago, he has been different.” “In... Read more...
Ways to Retain Employees Without Money
March 26, 2008
The economic slowdown or (perhaps we should just call a spade a spade), the recession, is affecting the bottom lines of both employees and employers. But employers have the especially hard task of showing employees they are valued without monetary recognition. “This... Read more...
Tips for Returning to the Workforce
March 26, 2008
Returning to the workforce after an absence doesn’t have to be as daunting as it might seem. A recent survey by CareerBuilder showed that 45 percent of workers who returned to the workforce after at least a year’s absence were able to do so... Read more...
Risk Management Service Launched
March 26, 2008
The Beazley Group of Farmington, Conn., has added a telephone hotline and online access to employment attorneys on how to best minimize client risks to its offerings. The employment practices liability insurer’s new risk management service is an... Read more...
